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07-29-2007, 04:43 PM
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Reloading .38 special vs .357 Magnum
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I bought the J&G military surplus .38 special and I am planning to reload them after I used them. The brass looks great and they shoot very nicely. My question is simple: Is it possible to reload those .38 special cases up to .357 Magnum power? ---> ADDED: I shoot the .38 special on a .357 Magnum revolver. <--- Thank you Last edited by kestak; 07-30-2007 at 04:30 AM. |
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07-29-2007, 06:16 PM
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The .38 special case length is shorter than the .357 magnum. If you use a mag powder charge seated to 38 sp OAL, your pressures will be excessively high (probably a compressed charge, depending on powder) and a possible "KABOOM!". Seating to mag OAL, I'm not sure how much of the bullet you would have a crimp on. On a 148 gr wadcutter, about 1/2 the bullet (or more) would be sticking out past the end of the case but I don't know if this would cause a problem (possibly a squib?
 ).I'm sure others with alot more experience than I will join in with their input and correct me if I'm wrong.
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