.38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#31 Post by Alpha1 »

While setting up the lubrisizer it gave me the opportunity to use this gizmo its a tool for fitting and removing the top nut that holds the die in place so you do not damage the fine thread. It works a treat. I got it of Adam at pukkabundhooks ages ago. Id recommend it.
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Unfortunately the bullets sized to .357 not what I wanted. I might just use liquid allox for the rest of them and see how that pans out.
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#32 Post by Alpha1 »

Tea and lubed bullets is all ways a good starting point.
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#33 Post by Alpha1 »

100 once fired cases to be prepped.
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#34 Post by Alpha1 »

The cases were sized primed then expanded using a very old expander die that works like the Lyman sizing buttons.
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The Lee priming tool is pap they should be banned from flooding the market with there crap.
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#35 Post by Alpha1 »

Next job is powder using a Lee very old hand operated powder measure that actually works.
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All weights checked on my calibrated Hornady beam scale.
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#36 Post by Alpha1 »

Finally seating the bullets using a Lee modified reloader die and a arbor press.
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#37 Post by Alpha1 »

And the final product 100 reloaded rounds ready to go and the end of this story as there is obviously no interest in my ramblings.
So I wont be doing any thing similar again.
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#38 Post by Sim G »

How long did it take to load the 100?
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?

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#39 Post by ovenpaa »

It has been a good thread with informative pictures Dave and we are yet to hear how the load is doing accuracy wise so why quit now?
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Re: .38 Winchester Under lever accuracy

#40 Post by dodgyrog »

Hey Dave, cool it! This has been a most interesting SHOOTING related thread.
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