Can you??
I'm pretty sure the answer is yes but can you use 375 Winchester dies to reload .38-55 ammo?
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I'm not a expert, but from what I read in my Lyman Manual, 49th edition, I would say no.
Let me quote the last three sentences which talks about ammo not reloading ... "Never put a 375 Winchester round into a 38-55 Winchester. Nor should you attempt to use 38-55 ammo in the 375 Winchester. Incompatible neck diameters can cause serious hazard. According to the diagrams in the manual there are some small differences in case diameters and a somewhat bigger difference in the neck diameter. Since it's a rimmed case it going to head space off the rim so the difference in case length may not matter. I'll wait and see what others say |
Gonna say yes, according to buffalo bore the cases are close enough to be interchangable.
https://www.buffalobore.com/index.ph...uct_list&c=175 try one and see if it chambers. oonly problem I see is perhaps you may have to change the expander ball if the neck tension is to light. |
I was only function testing, but I did some work on a Big Bore 94 last year and needed ammo - I used 38-55 brass I had on hand from my Cowboy Action side stage days with customer supplied 375 dies to make dummies. Neck tension and brass thickness, chamber support, should be a quick spec check.
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Originally Posted by Ridge Runner
(Post 4404865)
Gonna say yes, according to buffalo bore the cases are close enough to be interchangable.
https://www.buffalobore.com/index.ph...uct_list&c=175 try one and see if it chambers. oonly problem I see is perhaps you may have to change the expander ball if the neck tension is to light.
Originally Posted by Nomercy448
(Post 4404871)
I was only function testing, but I did some work on a Big Bore 94 last year and needed ammo - I used 38-55 brass I had on hand from my Cowboy Action side stage days with customer supplied 375 dies to make dummies. Neck tension and brass thickness, chamber support, should be a quick spec check.
I was able to easily chamber one of these brass in my 375 but that was without a bullet. I may just try and seat a bullet and see if it chambers. |
https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads...sting-Copy.pdf
why not look up the chamber and case differences and reload data |
Originally Posted by hardcastonly
(Post 4404877)
https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads...sting-Copy.pdf
why not look up the chamber and case differences and reload data I guess I should have rephrased the question. Can I load 38-55 brass up to 375 pressures without having any case ruptures? |
the difference in increased velocity, if you reloaded 38-55 brass to drive bullets of identical weight, at 375 win pressure levels is not worth the increased risk , incurred with use of the thinner brass case in my opinion.
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Well to answer the question yes you can use 375 Win dies for 38-55 Win even without trimming. I sized, flaired, and seated a bullet to the max 38-55 length of 2.550" and it dropped neatly into the chamber of my Big Bore 94.
Hardcast as far as pushing the 38-55 brass to 375 pressures rest assured that I see no reason to do that. I don't even load my 375s up hot. No deer is ever going to know the difference of a few fps at the ranges I will be using the rifle. And the 38-55 has been killing deer for decades. |
yeah, most hard cast projectiles can be both very accurate and very lethal ,
without the need to have the handloads reach the max potential velocity. |
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