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38-55 reloading
Mar 23rd, 2020 at 12:49pm
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What's a good smokeless powder to use for 38-55?
I have about 5 lbs of 4227 hanging around, but I imagine that's too fast. I have 500, 245gr. hard cast bullets.

  
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Re: 38-55 reloading
Reply #1 - Mar 23rd, 2020 at 3:29pm
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4227 was an excellent for me. 16-18 grs. with a 240 gr. bullet will put you right in the BP pressure and velocity area. 

What rifle are you shooting it in?
  
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Reply #2 - Mar 23rd, 2020 at 5:42pm
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I've had good results with 4227, currently working up loads with 4198 and a 329 gr bullet in my Ballard.

Last visit to the range before the lock down I started seeing 1/2 inch groups with 20.5 grains.Burns a bit cleaner than the 4227 so far.

This was all done with the bullet breech seated .060" ahead of the case mouth and a single cork wad at the mouth.I have a lot of bullets cast up and lubed and cases prepped for when I can get back down there....It's driving me crazy knowing that I'm "this close" to finding the sweet spot.
  
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Reply #3 - Mar 23rd, 2020 at 6:06pm
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Jeff, I'm loading for a#1 roller. thanks.

Joe, thanks for the info

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Reply #4 - Mar 24th, 2020 at 8:41am
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I've had good results with 10.0 grains Unique with fixed loads.  Practical accuracy, certainly "old school". Smiley
  
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Reply #5 - Mar 26th, 2020 at 1:26pm
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Elsewhere on this forum, you will find a shooter using a rifle chambered in .38-55. The powder is 300MP. An impressive 200-yard target is shown. IIRC it was 16-17 grains.

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