.38 Specials Shooting and Loading.

[03RN]

Good idea

[Malamute]

Wait, whats that odd looking dull silver colored gun? Did you strip the blue off to get it reblued?

[Lost River]

I know!

It must have been a bad run of bluing during the banged up putas era of S&W.

[SCCY Marshal]

...the banged up putas era of S&W.

Stealing that line.

[Duelist]

With the exception of my Dillon equipment, every single press I have has been picked up used. Garage sale finds, classifieds, etc. They can last about forever in most normal environments, so buying used is a great way to pick stuff up.

Turret presses like the old Lyman All American are great.

Here is a pic of the top end,



My .308 dies are pretty much permanently screwed into it, and the other stations are currently 30-06, but every now and then get swapped out. I might replace the 30-06 with 6.5 Manbun. Since they all take the same shell plate, it is always ready to run.

Those old Lyman All Americans can be found now and then for pretty darn good prices compared to new stuff. Same with the RCBS version.

Keep an eye on the local classifieds and estate sales!

My Redding T7 came from an estate sale. $50. Huge improvement over the single stage Lee I had before that.

[deputyG23]

That is Awesome!

I might also consider providing them each a single stage reloader as well and a few basic tools to fill those empty cases back up. You never know, we seem to be heading in the direction of many Socialist countries. Teaching those little Wolverines the skill sets to manufacture ammo for themselves may be one of the greatest gifts of all!

Funny I hear "Silent Running" playing in the background...

..... Teach the children quietly
For some day sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still

I have a set of .38 dies and an old RCBS JR. press set aside for my son when he finally gets his MD HQL and I can transfer one of my 4” .38s to him.
He helped me reload during his middle and high school years.

[Lost River]

Stealing that line.

Few will get that reference..

[Wheeler]

Today was the first chance I had to go to the range in a couple of weeks. Due to the primer shortage I limited myself to 18 rounds out of the 10-8 DoC gun I picked up a few years ago. This following group was shot cold from 37-ish yards using 158 LSWCs over 4.3 grains of W231. All shots were of course performed double action.


I pulled the first shot low. I need to work on that.

[Spartan1980]

I know!

It must have been a bad run of bluing during the banged up putas era of S&W.

My 686-0 from that era is bare too!

[revchuck38]

Few will get that reference..

I'm old enough to remember.