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Heavy bullet load for .38-55
Jun 3rd, 2025 at 8:40am
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Here’s a poll question for our .38-55 shooters, using 330-350- grain bullets, not lighter bullets.

My new Accurate mold 
#38-330A, weighs about 345-grains. It was made with a tapered profile to fit my hew CPA that has a Bartlien 1:12 twist, 5-groove, 30” barrel. I’ve been doing breach seating with the CPA. 

I have 5+ pounds of IMR 4227 that am limiting my “research” with.

So far 16.5 to 17.0-grains has been showing promise. Has anyone found an IMR 4227 load that does well with this bullet weight?

Thanks!

Tom
  
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Re: Heavy bullet load for .38-55
Reply #1 - Jun 3rd, 2025 at 2:42pm
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Some years ago, Ron Long gave me his successful loading data for a .38-55  Ballard (Cody) he had built for a customer when he worked for Ballard Rifle Co. It's a rifle I now own.
18.5 gr IMR 4227
330 gr grease groove bullet breech seated
no wad
I have not used this load only because I already had a good load using SR 4759 that is quite accurate in that rifle.
  
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Re: Heavy bullet load for .38-55
Reply #2 - Jun 3rd, 2025 at 4:35pm
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RSW,

Excellent…..thank you!

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Re: Heavy bullet load for .38-55
Reply #3 - Jun 13th, 2025 at 6:11pm
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Also shoot a Cody with an mos 320 gr, using 18.5 of 4759.
Shoots very well

RSW wrote on Jun 3rd, 2025 at 2:42pm:
Some years ago, Ron Long gave me his successful loading data for a .38-55  Ballard (Cody) he had built for a customer when he worked for Ballard Rifle Co. It's a rifle I now own.
18.5 gr IMR 4227
330 gr grease groove bullet breech seated
no wad
I have not used this load only because I already had a good load using SR 4759 that is quite accurate in that rifle.

  
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