130gr .356 load data please

[audaciousnightowl]

Hello this is my first post on nes. I am looking for a load data for a 130gr .356 jacketed or lead round nose using bullseye or unique powder, please. Or if you would let me know of a better powder for this application i would greatly appreciate your advice. Thank you for your help. God Bless you and your loved ones, be safe. Btw i will be using a .38 super colt according to the serial number it was made in 1938

audaciousnightowl

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

Nice gun!

 

[audaciousnightowl]

Hello this is my first post on nes. I am looking for a load data for a 130gr .356 jacketed or lead round nose using bullseye or unique powder, please. Or if you would let me know of a better powder for this application i would greatly appreciate your advice. Thank you for your help. God Bless you and your loved ones, be safe. Btw i will be using a .38 super colt according to the serial number it was made in 1938

audaciousnightowl

Thank you very much kind sir! Please be safe mr. spangler, how long have you been on NES I’m about a few years just for reading posts. my name is Shawn, I heard this caliber was Dillinger’s favorite... a bit extreme lmao!!!

 

[BTSDOG]

Ok, seems like you got some info, now next step is to GO GREEN.....

 

[audaciousnightowl]

How does one go green? Sort of new here, forgive my inquiry

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

Thank you very much kind sir! Please be safe mr. spangler, how long have you been on NES I’m about a few years just for reading posts. my name is Shawn, I heard this caliber was Dillinger’s favorite... a bit extreme lmao!!!

Far too long.
Thank you for the kind words sir.
Its a pretty serious cartridge for sure.

 

[mac1911]

Nice gun!
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i just picked up that 358480 mold in the data above , might get to casting them soon. I will be running them in my tiny little revolver.

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

i just picked up that 358480 mold in the data above , might get to casting them soon. I will be running them in my tiny little revolver.

Pics or it didn't happen

 

[audaciousnightowl]

i just picked up that 358480 mold in the data above , might get to casting them soon. I will be running them in my tiny little revolver.

Hello mr. spangler is molding bullets difficult? Just curious... btw am i green? Hahaha still new at this place although ive been visiting since 2010. Just goes to show you how much i had visited hahaha

thank you
Shawn
God Bless yall

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

Hello mr. spangler is molding bullets difficult? Just curious... btw am i green? Hahaha still new at this place although ive been visiting since 2010. Just goes to show you how much i had visited hahaha

thank you
Shawn
God Bless yall

Looks green to me!

Not hard at all. Keep an eye on this forum and you will see a bullet casting seminar around October. It's an all day event and you should walk away with enough knowledge to make your own.

 

[mac1911]

Pics or it didn't happen

From a Great Deal from WEGMAN
This mold is beast. Going to use the alloy that came with the deal. Looks good and seems to be in the wheel weight hardness area + which is fine for lower velocity 38s and such.

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

OHHH nice.
I just smelted up a bunch of WW that @1919FAN scored a ways back. I mixed in all of my random bits and piece of lead, some shot, some solder, and some old bullets.
It was a nice little side project for the day.

 

[mac1911]

OHHH nice.
I just smelted up a bunch of WW that @1919FAN scored a ways back. I mixed in all of my random bits and piece of lead, some shot, some solder, and some old bullets.
It was a nice little side project for the day.

Molds just getting up to temp. Alloy is pretty hard vs my Faux Lyman #2 also dropping on the light side It also melted at a lower temp closer to linotype was going molten at 550ish
348480 is 130grain vs 133gn listed with lyman #2
358242 Ideal on the right is just coming in a 90 vs 95 grains
Both are dropping .358-.359”
That Lyman 4 cav is a beast and a work out to use.

 

[audaciousnightowl]

Wow all looks awesome.... seems it would be a great project in these days of mandated to stay home ))

thanks everyone, y’all are super nice!!!
God Bless you and yours!!!

Shawn

 

[mac1911]

OHHH nice.
I just smelted up a bunch of WW that @1919FAN scored a ways back. I mixed in all of my random bits and piece of lead, some shot, some solder, and some old bullets.
It was a nice little side project for the day.

I got a box of random started....I could probably Smelt scrap/ww all week, its just to cold waste of propane. I wonder what a 220v smelting pot would cost to run

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

I got a box of random started....I could probably Smelt scrap/ww all week, its just to cold waste of propane. I wonder what a 220v smelting pot would cost to run

Nice!
A few guys on castboolits have set them up with big band heaters. I did the math on my electric heat treating furnace at once point. It was cheap to run. Even running 2000 degrees it wasn’t expensive.
I bet an induction furnace would be the bees knees.

 

[mac1911]

Nice!
A few guys on castboolits have set them up with big band heaters. I did the math on my electric heat treating furnace at once point. It was cheap to run. Even running 2000 degrees it wasn’t expensive.
I bet an induction furnace would be the bees knees.

yeah I seen some inductive furnaces but on a small scale -10lbs but no easy way to poor ignots. I would like a pot that can be tilted or bottom poor.

Anything big enough to hold 30# or more are expensive