Welcome to the ASSRA. Tell us some details. Is this a 'modern' Winchester? Barrel length & twist (profile is also of interest, though not critical for load info) are useful. 

What do you want to do with the rifle? Hunt, target shoot, whatever. Not much in the way of competitions for jacketed bullets. Most require lead.

Good group of folks shoot BPCR (both BP & .22LR) at the OKC Gun Club in Arcadia, 20mi, or so, north of you. Good contact is Dan Zimmerman, who owns DZ Arms on the SW side of OKC. Another good local contact would be Steve Baldwin of Baldwin Sights (google Dan or Steve via their business for contact info). Another place to shoot is the Stillwater Gun Club. John Gage in Stillwater is a good contact for same.

You might try these. For less than the cost of 2 boxes of jacketed you could have that 500 (a lot cheaper than Midway.) (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)
You could have plenty to work up a good lot and blast away for a long time.

I'd be surprised if that bullet does not lead your barrel. I have better luck with a beeswax/crisco mixture, the blue lube is too hard for the speeds that bullet will take. If the bullet leads the barrel freeze a dozen or so bullets, chip the lube off and relube with the soft grease to see if the leading goes away. Be sure to try the new lube on a clean barrel that has been patched with grease, nothing leads quicker than a dry bore. The bullet diameter is also marginal, .378 or larger works better.

You might find something here. They do use the blue lube on some products.
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Kurt

danmcqueen wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2017 at 4:25pm:

Hi Dan,
I may have the same rifle. It's a High Wall Traditional Hunter. .38-55, 28" barrel. I slugged mine and it is 0.377.  It has a 1-15 twist. I believe mine was made around 2006; I bought it as NOS.
If you are going to cast your own, I found the RCBS 82090 (.378-312) to be a very accurate choice. If you just want to purchase slugs, Big Sky Cast Bullets had a couple good selections; one was a 300 gr Hickey (0.380 dia).  Both of these projectiles gave me excellent results out to 300 yds (haven't tried it at longer ranges yet).
You didn't mention if you were using BP or smokeless; I use smokeless (BH209) and the lubes don't seem to be an issue.
My only minor complaint about the rifle is the trigger will only adjust so much and it's still a bit more pull and creep than I would prefer, but it's not that bad; some day I'll have that remedied.
Enjoy your new purchase!
Mike.

Hi Dan,
My rifle had open sights on it and I can't see through them any longer so I put a Lee Shaver Economy Soule rear sight and one of his globe sights on the front.  I use it strictly for targets and gongs. Lastly, I fitted a DZ Arms 8X scope, hoping my father-in-law might try it; nice scope set-up and it shoots very well. 
My BH209 load is usually 24gr ignited with a Fed 215M primer. I put a 0.60 veggie wad under the bullet.  Velocity is around 1250fps.  I have tried 27 gr of IMR 3031 in another 38-55 rifle I have with good results using a 330gr bullet; the primer was a Fed 210M. If you are after more velocity, the IMR 3031 might be the better choice. 
Last, I mentioned being less than satisfied with the trigger, so it motivated me to drop it off with a local smith to have it tuned.  I'll be anxious to try it out after I get it back.
Mike.

You need to get light fast bullets out of your head for this kind of cartridge.
The best velocities with softer lead bullets (for best accuracy) will be 1100 to about 1300 fps.

The best powders will be extruded (stick) powders like 5744, 4227, 4198 and similar burning rates. 
Now you can go to high velocity with jacketed bullets but the velocities will still be low compared to modern rounds and your accuracy will not be as good most of the time.

Your best accuracy will probably be with a softer heavier cast bullet. 
You could also try a gas check cast bullet. 

You can also make contact with the guys at cast boolits for a lot of input.


danmcqueen wrote on Jan 8^th, 2017 at 2:37pm: