38-55 RIM thickness

perry shooter

December 10, 2009 15:37

I have a Remington Hepburn in 38-55 Black hills ammo using Starline brass with lead bullet works great but I found some Winchester Oliver Winchester COMM ammo stock W38550FW the breach block will not close the rim is too thick . Then I found some older Western cartridges they work great . Has anyone else had this problem with Winchester ammo [?][?]

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  5mmgunguy

  December 10, 2009 18:03

  No not yet.

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  38anup

  December 17, 2009 07:16

  I dont know if this will help you but sometime between mid 80s and 2005 the specs were changed on the 38-55 case.Older specs had a case length of 2.125 newer cases are 2.080.both have a rim thickness of .063

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  perry shooter

  December 17, 2009 14:04

  Thanks I could see problems but old WW cases work and new Star line work it is just the 10 year old WINCHESTER ones don't work. I will check case length . after I pull bullets on some of the Winchester.

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  CapnMidnight

  December 17, 2009 20:24

  Karl,
  I've shot both Winchester and Starline in my Marlin 1893 38-55 without any problems. That said, I firmly believe Starline is the best brass you can buy for straight cases, like 38-55, 45-70, 45-90. Thats all I buy, when buying new brass. Great product.
  W.D.

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  5mmgunguy

  December 23, 2009 18:50

  I use only the Starline brass it is the best.

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