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Early Marlin 1893 and Barnes bullets
Vince Greaves
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I have a 50% deposit on a 1st year production Marlin 1893(#99554) in .38-55 98% condition, tight action, shiny sharp-edged bore. Bore swage is .379 groove 2 groove.
I want to paper-patch swaged lead bullets with 24 lb. paper patches.
What diameter swaged bullet diameter do you recommend. Thanks.
I want to paper-patch swaged lead bullets with 24 lb. paper patches.
What diameter swaged bullet diameter do you recommend. Thanks.
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Swedge or cast bullet?
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jessie/PPB/PPB.htm
But what diameter for a .3795 grv. 2 grv diameter bore?
Also what weight paper - 20 lb., 24 lb.?
In the old days swaged bullets were undersized by rolling them between steel plates, then different paper was tried.
There is no short cut, you are deep into the custom hand loading.
Swaged bullets are usually very soft and will upset some to fit the bore especially if pushed hard. I would expect the patched bullet to be .379 to .381 but who knows what your rifle will like.
If it were mine I would just shoot soft hand lubricated as cast bullets from a Lyman 375240, perhaps with some antimony if the increased diameter help. Maybe you could find an oversized one.
There are people that make custom molds.
I have seen cast cores that were then finished swaged.
just to note, some old rifles will not chamber a cartidge with a .379" bullet, the cases are too thick, Starline made a run of 'thin wall' cases just for this
Really?
Any road, I would worry about a paper patched bullet making it through the action of a repeater.