38-55 Winchester loads

Dave45-70

October 30, 2012 05:58

I have a new manufactured Winchester 1885 in 38-55 and I'm having trouble finding load data for 220 (.375 diameter) grain JFP Hornady bullets that I would like to use for Whitetail hunting next month.All my manuals list loads for 255 Gr Jacketed bullets or 249Gr lead.Any one have a favorite load adquate for hunting? Some of the powders I have on hand are 4895,4198,RL-7, 5744.and 4350. Any help is appreciated.

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  Hawk Carse

  October 30, 2012 06:36

  If you called Hornady, they might give you a "recipe."
  I don't see load data on their www site, I guess they want to sell you a book, which would be one way to go.
  
  Or you might notice that a Lyman maximum .38-55 load for a 255 gr JSP is slightly over a Lyman starting .375 Win. load for the same bullet. I would not mind using the starting 220 gr .375 Win. load in a strong .38-55 like the Miroku/Winchester.

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  eastbank

  October 30, 2012 07:00

  i shoot 31grs RL-7 with the 220gr hornady in a marlin cowboy 336. i,m sure your gun will stand more. but that load realy shoots in my marlin. eastbank.

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  Ambrose

  October 30, 2012 08:54

  I have a Remington 788 that has been rebored/rechambered to .38-55 from the origional .30-30. I load 38 gr. of Reloader 7 (about all the powder the case will hold) with that Hornady bullet. The 22" barrel produces 2240 fps.

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  Dave45-70

  October 30, 2012 09:12

  Many thanks I'll try the RL-7 loads Dave

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  tsr1965

  October 30, 2012 10:14

  I have most of the Hornady loading manuals. I will look it up for you when I get home later tonight around 7ish. In the mean time, here is a site to look at.
  
  http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp
  
  Best
  
  EDIT 1
  
  Not so sure that is such a hot idea using the data for a higher pressure round. Suppose you kick the bucket, and someone gets a hold of them, and stuffs them in an old 94'?
  
  Here is the data promised for the Hornady 220 FP, from the hornady book.
  
  POWDER START MAX
  
  H4198 22.7- 27.3
  
  VITH N-130 24.1- 27.4
  
  IMR 4198 24.6- 26.4
  
  RL-7 29.6- 31.9
  
  IMR 3031 29.9- 34.7
  
  
  
  That is out of the 7th edition...just before the 375 Winchester data
  
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  EDIT 2
  
  You are very welcome. I have a whole library of relaoding manuals from different manufacturers, and publications in general, Bet there has to be close to 300 books in there.
  
  One suggestion I might add, is that perhaps you should try hard cast bullets in that too. I know the Browning BPCR's and the Winchester 1886's have a rifleing that prefer's cast bullets over jacketed. When I say 1886, and 1885, I mean the newer production ones.
  
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  Dave45-70

  October 30, 2012 11:02

  Hawk Carse, Great idea checking 375 Dats, lots of loads for 220 gr. bullets,case dimensions are close so I'll reduce the loads about 20% and start there. Again Thanks to all

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  Dave45-70

  October 31, 2012 03:28

  trsr1965 Thanks for going to the trouble of looking up the loads for me,I have 4 of the 5 powders so I'll be trying several until I find the one my rifle likes best, Again Thanks Dave

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  25wcf

  October 31, 2012 17:55

  You might try 37 grains of 4895 with the Hornady 220-grain bullet. My .38-55 Browning 1885 Traditional Hunter likes this load and I have shot several deer and a bear with it.

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