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doubs43
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Help on 38-55 Loads
Apr 18th, 2011 at 2:40pm
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A friend has a new C. Sharps 1875 rifle being made in 38-55. The chamber and lead are designed to use bullets up to 360 grains or so.

He'll have the rifle in a couple or three weeks and would like to know about loads using bullets of 335 ~ 360 grains. He likes black powder but would also like to know about loads using smokeless.

Any help would be appreciated.
  
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Re: Help on 38-55 Loads
Reply #1 - Apr 18th, 2011 at 9:34pm
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Black fill it up with 2 F I use a thin card wad between the bullet and powder. Settle the powder somehow I tap the case with a brass rod. Weight I get about 41 grs of 2 f in mine.

Smokless use a different bullet one that seats more in the case, to use up air space,  My regular load was 15.5 of 4759 and a 300 gr Saeco. Now using a custom LBT 290 gr and 17.5 of 4227  Heavy bullet start with just a bit less powder. I tailor my smokless loads to shoot to Black powder sight settings 

Heavy bullet 38/55's are great shooters

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Reply #2 - Apr 19th, 2011 at 11:48am
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Thanks boats. I'll pass your data on to my friend and I know he'll be happy to have it.
  
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Reply #3 - Sep 21st, 2011 at 9:19pm
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Hi 
I bought the same rifle a little over a year ago order it without sights get good ones mine had 30 in badger barrel with Lyman 264Gr. or a Paul Jones 300 gr. bullet It will shoot in an inch at 100 yds. on a perfect day 1.5 the rest of the time at 100 yds. 3f swiss 45 gr. .60 wad or 18 gr. 4227 work best 2f swiss works good too. 
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Re: Help on 38-55 Loads
Reply #4 - Sep 21st, 2011 at 10:32pm
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From memory, the most common load in the 38/55 at Butte each year, where the 38/55 dominates.  The load is 43 gr Swiss 1.5. A Walters wad. 300 grain bullets being about the average.  That is the most common powder charge and wad.  All the other small details is up to the shooter.

Oh, 20-1, 30-1 seemed to be the most used alloy. 

Used for 200 yard OH shooting. 

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Re: Help on 38-55 Loads
Reply #5 - Oct 3rd, 2011 at 1:02pm
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Hello, doubs43.  In an original Win. High-Wall, I am using 18.5grs. IMR 4227 with the Lyman 375248 250gr. bullet.
  
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Re: Help on 38-55 Loads
Reply #6 - Oct 3rd, 2011 at 8:16pm
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For smokeless loads please have him send me an e-mail and I would be more than happy to share copies of my scanned load development targets along with the load data brought about by my testing of the new Alliant 300MP in the 38-55 and I truly do believe that one would be hard pressed to find a more consistent smokeless powder day in and day out if used properly.

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Reply #7 - Oct 4th, 2011 at 5:00pm
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Lyman 378674  332gr Bhn 8.2      
Starline 2.125
Federal 150
0.01 Paper wad over primer hole
Any FFg-Sifted or Not  42grs
0.03 LDPE wad or 0.06 Dry Felt Wad
2.950 COAL
1087 fps

Same loading data without using any wads ... 21gr XMP5744 
If you or your friend don't cast, order the 335gr Chey-Cast Snover.  Comes 1:20 and BP lubed

  
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Re: Help on 38-55 Loads
Reply #8 - Oct 4th, 2011 at 6:08pm
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I have a C. Sharps HiWall in 38-55 and it accepts only 2.080 long cases, not 2.125 cases. Might be different on the 1875 but worth asking them.
  
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