.38 S&W (not Special)

[dtalley]

Do any of you reload for the .38S&W cartridge? I might have a chance to pickup a revolver rather cheap and would rather spend the money on reloading dies and stuff than $30 a box of ammo.

My main question is, can you safely reload the 38S&W with .358 bullets? I know that the older cartridge is .360 but thought I had heard that you could use lighter .358 bullets. I don't find many souces for .360 bullets and I am not casting yet.

 

[txpete]

my magma mold drops(158 gr) at .360 so if you need some until you get set up let me know.I would just tumble lube and shoot as cast.
pete