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Ballard .38 Long load data?
Apr 7th, 2015 at 2:20pm
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My Uncle just bought a nice Ballard in .38 Long and he is having a hard time finding loading data for it. Any load info will be helpful, but he is most interested in type/size of bullet and where he can get a mold.

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Re: Ballard .38 Long load data?
Reply #1 - Apr 7th, 2015 at 3:36pm
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STEVEN:
     Barber's book lists 140-150 gr bullet for the 38L RF, and presumably the CF would be the same.   It will take a heeled bullet, which will be the big problem.  A chamber cast will tell you a lot.   I prefer to use sulfur rather than Cerrosafe, easy to do, cheap, and gives 'good enough" results.   

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Re: Ballard .38 Long load data?
Reply #2 - Apr 7th, 2015 at 5:20pm
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Bernie, Old West Moulds, 1175 17 1/4 Road, Fruita CO 81521 has a nice .38 heeled mould. Email: Allisonmonument@aol.com
  
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Re: Ballard .38 Long load data?
Reply #3 - Apr 7th, 2015 at 6:18pm
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NEI also has a nice heeled bullet mold for the .38 Long. I use both an original Ideal mold, and a NEI mold for mine. I use a little plinker load of 3.0 grs. of Unique, which is around 650 fps. I run it up a little bit, but this is a good place to start, and maybe work up to 3.5 grs. of Unique.
  
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Re: Ballard .38 Long load data?
Reply #4 - Apr 8th, 2015 at 11:15am
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Thanks guys!
  
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Re: Ballard .38 Long load data?
Reply #5 - Apr 8th, 2015 at 2:38pm
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It depends on your actual bore diameter (not groove ).
If a 38 special hollow based wadcutter doesn't just drop through the barrel but grips slightly on the bore, then this will probably shoot better than the correct heeled bullet. 
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Re: Ballard .38 Long load data?
Reply #6 - Apr 8th, 2015 at 9:01pm
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The heeled bullets I've used have shot surprisingly well given a lead alloy with about 2% tin to fill out the mould, and the right low pressure loads, as long as they fit the bore.
  
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