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Dusty Rhodes
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38/50 Case length.
May 20th, 2022 at 7:29am
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There seems to be quite a few opinions on correct Case length for the 38/50.
What are others useing. ??
  
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Re: 38/50 Case length.
Reply #1 - May 20th, 2022 at 8:19am
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Which 38-50, Ballard or Remington?
  
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Reply #2 - May 22nd, 2022 at 7:41am
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Remington.
  
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Re: 38/50 Case length.
Reply #3 - May 22nd, 2022 at 5:50pm
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The CORRECT case length for your .38-50 Rem Hep is what fits YOUR particular rifle chamber. Do a Cerrosafe cast to determine what that length needs to be. If you have to trim cartridge cases anyway, might as well trim them to fit your rifle chamber perfectly IMO.
  
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Re: 38/50 Case length.
Reply #4 - May 22nd, 2022 at 7:28pm
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RSW wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 5:50pm:
Dusty Rhodes
The CORRECT case length for your .38-50 Rem Hep is what fits YOUR particular rifle chamber. Do a Cerrosafe cast to determine what that length needs to be. If you have to trim cartridge cases anyway, might as well trim them to fit your rifle chamber perfectly IMO.


As Randy says, by all means, measure the chamber.

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Re: 38/50 Case length.
Reply #5 - May 22nd, 2022 at 9:03pm
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Thanks guys. 
As I thought, 👍
Just wanted to be sure.
  
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Re: 38/50 Case length.
Reply #6 - May 22nd, 2022 at 9:20pm
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Like mentioned, make a cast.
If you don't have cherrosafe just melt down a candle and use it. It will work just fine for that job. Just put a light coating of oil in the chamber and bore and push a tight patch to th.e length you want and pour the wax in and let it get cool
  
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Re: 38/50 Case length.
Reply #7 - May 24th, 2022 at 12:58am
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Thanks guys, we've had a Chamber cast prior to purchase. All good. 
Cast shows Chamber from mouth to free bore of 2.300" with a diameter of.3985"
Freebore length of .260".  Tapered from .3985" - .378". Groove diameter .375", bore diameter .368"
So. My existing cases are between 2.285" and 2.297". I'll trim what I can to 2.290" and wait and see if any of the shorter ones stretch a bit. 
Had a good trial this morning. 
2 different loads of Swiss with the same GG seated in the case.
After previously trying 55.0 grn with about .050" compression I went up a bit to.......
57.0 grn with .100" compression.
58.0 grn with .100" compression. 
20:1 Steve Brooks tapered bullet, which pushes easily into the Grooves with the thumb. 
First 5 shots went wierdly wild, and didn't carry on with that load. 
The first 7 of the 58.0 grn load went into a tight 1" group with one dropping low. 
Very happy. 
  
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