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    38 special OAL question

    Thanks JW. I hadn't considered the dual use of the bullets in 38 and 357 mag. I measured the distance from the bottom of the cannelure to the tip of of the (just pulled) factory bullet, then added that to the case length of an empty 357 shell I had and came up with 1.677. I then dropped that...
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    38 special OAL question

    Lee safety scale, which only goes up to 110g.
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    38 special OAL question

    Thanks for the feedback rc. Pulled the bullet from the factory cartridge and the cannelure is located lower on that bullet than the bullet bought seperately. Don't have the equipment to weigh the bullets, but they look the same other than cannelure location. I have some 125g hornady XTP...
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    38 special OAL question

    Brand new to reloading. I was reloading 38 special with Remmington 125g SJHP bullets. Seated the bullet to the cannelure and all looked good. I had a box of factory Remmington UMC 38 Special +P 125g SJHP so I naturally compared the two - to my surprise, the factory cartridge was much longer...
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