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Poygan · May 2, 2005, 01:25 PM

Here's something to consider: I seem to remember an article some years back that used the .358156 and 13.5 grains of 2400 in a .38 special case. Here's the important difference: crimp the bullet in the second crimping groove so that the overall cartridge length is the same as a .357. Seating the bullet further out reduces the pressure and also avoids the potential problem of getting them into a .38 special by accident. If I was restricted to the .358477 (my book lists at 150 grains, BTW), I would crimp on the driving bank below the crimping groove, again keeping the length to a .357. Your Ruger cylinder may even accomodate a longer round.

Also note the 13.5 grains (from my VERY faulty memory) was the older 2400, not the later batches.

May 2, 2005, 01:25 PM	#10
Poygan Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2004 Posts: 125	Here's something to consider: I seem to remember an article some years back that used the .358156 and 13.5 grains of 2400 in a .38 special case. Here's the important difference: crimp the bullet in the second crimping groove so that the overall cartridge length is the same as a .357. Seating the bullet further out reduces the pressure and also avoids the potential problem of getting them into a .38 special by accident. If I was restricted to the .358477 (my book lists at 150 grains, BTW), I would crimp on the driving bank below the crimping groove, again keeping the length to a .357. Your Ruger cylinder may even accomodate a longer round. Also note the 13.5 grains (from my VERY faulty memory) was the older 2400, not the later batches.