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35 / 40 Lucas loads
Sep 30th, 2025 at 6:44pm
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I have on hand IMR 4198 , AA2495 shooting a Lyman 358 250gr cast 20/1
all cases have been fire formed with a 180 gr cast bullet 7.5g Unique
Rifle is a Remington Rolling block with new 1/10 twist KS Arms Barrel
Looking for a good starting load  to try...any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Craig
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Re: 35 / 40 Lucas loads
Reply #1 - Sep 30th, 2025 at 7:00pm
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What are the case dimensions of your 35 Lucas?
  
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Re: 35 / 40 Lucas loads
Reply #2 - Sep 30th, 2025 at 7:21pm
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reamer specs
  
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Re: 35 / 40 Lucas loads
Reply #3 - Oct 1st, 2025 at 2:13am
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Not a great deal different than a 38/55 and the SD of the 250 gr .358, isn't any different than a 270 gr .376 bullet.

So, what I would do, is find 38/55 data for a 270 gr bullet, start 1.5 gr less and set up your chrono. Then work a load up for best accuracy. Stay under 1500 fps, with PB bullets.
  
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Re: 35 / 40 Lucas loads
Reply #4 - Oct 1st, 2025 at 8:10am
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That’s what I was looking at, thank you for confirming
  
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