I use 231 in .38 for my wife simply because I use it in 9mm... It is not ideal for .38 and becomes very very position sensitive plus you must crimp.... A different powder that fills the case more would help...I don't crimp the cases. Will try resized cases only next time.
The S&W 67 is a 38 (still tight) while the 19 is a 357.
Very disappointed in 5 inch groups from benchrest at 25 yards. Tried 3 different bullets using 231.
These guns haven't been used much either.
Had a series 70 45 that would do 1-2 inches at 25.
A dan Wesson 357 was amazing.
I don't crimp the cases.
Why Not ? - You are shooting them in a revolver. - Depending on the bullet you should be using a roll crimp for a cast bullet or one with a crimping canalure or a taper crimp for a "smooth" sided bullet.
- Have a look at & read a reloading manual for the correct way to load hand gun ammunition is my recommendation.
- Ron -
Some bullets have a chamfer or radius on the end the inserted into case. On ones I used to load, it was sufficient so as to not require forming a bell mouth on the case.
Understand - but the base of the bullet has nothing to do with whether to apply a Crimp after seating the bullet. - I realize that its 38 special which doesn't have a large amount of recoil, But there's a reason that bullets are crimped on hand gun ammunition. - I bet there isn't one reputable Mfgr. who doesn't crimp the bullets on hand gun ammunition. Again, - I revert - Read a reloading manual on How to reload rimmed hand gun ammunition.
- Ron -
If I can chamber then eject a round and it’s length doesn’t change, I see no value in crimping and don’t...
Well I'm not here to "force" you to crimp it, that's your choice, I don't know what you shoot as far as caliber(s) or guns but to me it demonstrates you don't understand the processes in reloading or really care to understand the correct way to do things.
Again, - I revert to the Need to Read a Reloading Manual on How to reload Hand Gun ammunition.
The crimp is there for two or more reasons. One it makes it harder for the bullet to be expelled from the case, upping the pressure and giving a cleaner burn to the powder. Another is it keeps the bullets from walking forward when it's companion cartridges are fired. A buddy of mine showed me this many years back, he took his Ruger Super Blackhawk put 6 rounds in the cylinder, and fired 5 of them. He then removed the 5 empty brass and replaced them with five more rounds, and fired those. He then removed all the empty brass and the one live round. The unfired round after having gone through 10 full house recoil cycles, the bullet had moved forward almost to the point of coming out of the case (these were all uncrimped).If I can chamber then eject a round and it’s length doesn’t change, I see no value in crimping and don’t...