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ascast Newbie Offline Posts: 7 Location: upstate ny Joined: Sep 16^th, 2024	38 rimfire ?? Jul 23^rd, 2025 at 6:39pm	Print Post
	I saw a very nice Rem roller in 38 RF today. I have maybe 12 rounds. What to do after they are gone? Can this be converted to--what? thanks


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cheatin_charlie Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 392 Location: ohio Joined: Jan 10^th, 2009	Re: 38 rimfire ?? Reply #1 - Jul 23^rd, 2025 at 6:44pm	Print Post
	Read this it is at the top of reloading section. You are welcome. Charlie (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 739 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: 38 rimfire ?? Reply #2 - Jul 23^rd, 2025 at 6:55pm	Print Post
	They may or may not go bang. Good luck. Also, the rifle can be converted to center fire.


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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1155 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: 38 rimfire ?? Reply #3 - Jul 23^rd, 2025 at 8:38pm	Print Post
	ascast wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2025 at 6:39pm: I saw a very nice Rem roller in 38 RF today. I have maybe 12 rounds. What to do after they are gone? Can this be converted to--what? thanks Shame to mess with a nice old rifle, keep it as a 38 RF, and make ammo for it . I have done this for many calibers. Use cut=off 22RF cartridges for primers (like them better than nail-gun charges) and drill the ctg’s to accept them. Make a cast of the chamber so you can tell what you are dealing with. I use sulfur for the casts - It’s cheaper and more fool--proof than the oft- recommended “Cerrosafe”. Probably you will want a heeled bullet, I.e., the bullet is probably the same OD as the ctg case. I think you’ll have more fun and satisfaction making the ctgs than actually shooting the rifle. CHRIS


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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 251 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: 38 rimfire ?? Reply #4 - Jul 23^rd, 2025 at 9:48pm	Print Post
	If you scroll down on this page, they sell .38 RF reloading kits. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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John Taylor Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1777 Location: Lewiston, ID Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2006	Re: 38 rimfire ?? Reply #5 - Jul 24^th, 2025 at 9:43am	Print Post
	In the last month I converted two 32 rimfire rollers to centerfire. Bore was bad so both got liners.

	John Taylor Machinist/gunsmith
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16952 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 38 rimfire ?? Reply #6 - Jul 24^th, 2025 at 11:49am	Print Post
	In .38RF Long I wouldn't hesitate to change that Rolling Block to CF myself. The .38 Special cases work perfectly in this conversion, and once converted the gun will have far more appeal to a future buyer as a .38CF Long than RF. You will likely need to have a bullet mold made up to fit the larger bores these old .38RF rifles had, and it will be a heeled design, but you'd need that if you left it RF too. I have a #1 Rolling Block that was once a .38RF and someone converted it to CF and relined it to .357" groove, so it shoots .38 Specials well. Likely had a bad bore before, so no harm done to reline to a better cartridge. Had it not already been done I'd have relined it to .38-55, but it was cheap at $750 already done, so I left it alone.

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