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Posted: 4/2/2017 10:34:41 PM EDT
| I pulled out my Enfield Webley Copy this afternoon and hand fitted a piece of 38 SPL brass in the cylinder to see if it would fit. I knew before that the case is too long to fit even without the projectile. My question is this; Can you cut a 38 SPL casing down to 38 S&W length and use those to reload 38 S&W rounds? |
| No need to try to make 38 Special work in your Webley/Enfield. 38 S&W ammunition and brass is still available from many sources. Matt's bullets even has a pretty faithful reproduction of the 200gr hemispherical round nose bullet used in the old Mk I ammunition for sale as just bullets for reloading or as loaded ammunition. |
| Thanks for all of the replies. I just now remembered that the projectiles are .359 for 38 S&W so the brass for .357 would probably be too small and split when fired. Thanks for the suggestions for the .38 S&W projectile source. I will look that up. The cheapest brass seems to be the loaded ammo from Privi Partisan ammo. I was planning on shooting that and use the brass for reloads. |
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Thanks for all of the replies. I just now remembered that the projectiles are .359 for 38 S&W so the brass for .357 would probably be too small and split when fired. Thanks for the suggestions for the .38 S&W projectile source. I will look that up. The cheapest brass seems to be the loaded ammo from Privi Partisan ammo. I was planning on shooting that and use the brass for reloads. I reloaded it on my Dillon 650 XL. Had to open up a 38 Special shell plate just a few thousands with a Dremel and a fine sanding wheel, still works fine for 38/357. Couldn't find dies for my 650XL in 38 S&W so I used a old 38 ACP (AKA 38 Super) die to size the brass. It is .001 under size but works well, sort of like a Lee under-sizing die for 38 S&W. Used regular Dillon 9mm dies for the rest of the stations; bell, seat, and crimp. On the crimp station I never actually get to the crimp part of the 9mm die, but the tapered body of the 9mm dies does a nice taper crimp on the case removing the flare from the bell/powder station. 
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Bullets for 38 S&W are actually .361. I did similar bought some PPU and Magtech and shot it up in my two Top Breaks (Webley and Iver Johnson). As for factory ammo I thought the Magtech was a little better but not as cheap I then reloaded it for my Webley using Matt's 200gr bullet. Managed to get it going a blistering 600 fps from my Webley. Slaps steel plates very nicely. I reloaded it on my Dillon 650 XL. Had to open up a 38 Special shell plate just a few thousands with a Dremel and a fine sanding wheel, still works fine for 38/357. Couldn't find dies for my 650XL in 38 S&W so I used a old 38 ACP (AKA 38 Super) die to size the brass. It is .001 under size but works well, sort of like a Lee under-sizing die for 38 S&W. Used regular Dillon 9mm dies for the rest of the stations; bell, seat, and crimp. On the crimp station I never actually get to the crimp part of the 9mm die, but the tapered body of the 9mm dies does a nice taper crimp on the case removing the flare from the bell/powder station. http://i.imgur.com/jcg7juZ.jpg |
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