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Re: 38-55 schuetzen barrel twist
Reply #15 - Feb 28th, 2025 at 11:49am
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marlinguy wrote on Feb 28th, 2025 at 11:08am:
I've wondered why anyone ordered a rifle chambered in the .38-50 Remington today? Is it simply because the .30-40 Krag and .303 British brass is so common and cheap to buy?


Val I've found Krag brass easy enough if you are patient.  I have a lifetime supply which took a few months to find.  It's pretty easy to fit 8-10gr more Swiss 1.5 into the 38-50 case over the 38-55, if it's based on the 30-40 case instead of the shorter  303 Brit brass.

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Reply #16 - Feb 28th, 2025 at 11:54am
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My understanding the is that BPCR silhouette shooters like the .38-50 Rem-Hep because it has more case capacity than the .38-55. A heavier bullet can be launched at greater velocity than the .38-55 plus it has better knock-down power on the Rams.
Being made from .30-40 and/or .303 brass it an additional plus.
I have a VERY heavy BR rifle with a .38-50 chamber that is every bit as accurate as any .38-55 I've ever come across shooting black and duplex loads. Smiley
  
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Re: 38-55 schuetzen barrel twist
Reply #17 - Feb 28th, 2025 at 5:36pm
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RSW wrote on Feb 28th, 2025 at 11:54am:
marlinguy
My understanding the is that BPCR silhouette shooters like the .38-50 Rem-Hep because it has more case capacity than the .38-55. A heavier bullet can be launched at greater velocity than the .38-55 plus it has better knock-down power on the Rams.
Being made from .30-40 and/or .303 brass it an additional plus.
I have a VERY heavy BR rifle with a .38-50 chamber that is every bit as accurate as any .38-55 I've ever come across shooting black and duplex loads. Smiley


Thanks Randy. 
With smokeless powders I wouldn't have thought the extra case capacity would matter.
  
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