Then it was switched to an inside case projectile and I guess that is were we get our .358" ".38" today. The heel bullet is a little messy with the waxy external lube and is more prone to damage. I have never loaded proper "heeled" bullets myself, but I have shot some SWC backwards in a .41 Colt to mimic a heeled bullet. They shot great!
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In the odds n' ends box I found a
- WB, 2019-11-13, 11:09
- Scotty, sent you a link (nm) - Asa, 2019-11-13, 14:44
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More for neck tension, wasn't the 38 colt a heeled bullet? (nm)
- Asa, 2019-11-13, 13:31
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Yes, the early ones were. It had a .38 bullet!
- WB, 2019-11-13, 14:01
- They would use hollow base bullets to expand enough to catch - Asa, 2019-11-13, 14:27
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Yes, the early ones were. It had a .38 bullet!
- WB, 2019-11-13, 14:01