ORIGINAL: furbman
I just had ther opertunity to get a winchester " Crazy Horse" in 38/55 and would like to use it. I dont see a lot of reloading data on this cartridge, i know its an older one but was hoping some one has one and has some good data for reloads to use with this venerable old round, sure seems like it did its job back when, sort of like a lighter version of the 45/70. Any help would be apreciated..........Craig
Craig, look in the Lyman Handbooks. I know that No. 46 has some .38/55 loads, and I think the No. 47 does also, but they're probably the same loads as No. 46. In a strong relatively new M94, you should be able to come close to 1800 FPS with a cast 255-grain gascheck bullet. This makes the .38/55 at least the equal of the .35 Remington for deer and black bear shooting. Maybe even moose, out to 75 or 80 yards!