L Ross
Well-Known Member
I see a lot of love for the .38-55 here. I never met a more frustrating, cantankerous cartridge/chambering/barrel combination in my life! So much so I gave up on them. A Hepburn, a Hi-Wall, and a Marlin Model 93. All would have benefitted from .382" bullets and none of them could chamber such a beast. Typically they topped out at .379".
One thing that half azzed worked was black powder and 1 in 30 alloy in the Hepburn. Never good enough for serious accuracy work though. Oh, breech seating worked splendidly in the two single shots but I wanted to hunt with them and that was impractical. Moved on.
One thing that half azzed worked was black powder and 1 in 30 alloy in the Hepburn. Never good enough for serious accuracy work though. Oh, breech seating worked splendidly in the two single shots but I wanted to hunt with them and that was impractical. Moved on.