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38-55 Winchester loads
Dave45-70
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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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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.
http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp
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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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