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Did you solve your loading problem?

Agreed, American Eagle was the worst.

Yep, my 929 wouldn't fire factory ammo worth a damn.

Bullet creep, moves forward. I've had one laying in the cylinder with the powder behind it.

So there you have it. Much like Goldilocks, it's either too much crimp, not enough crimp, or just right. Happy Easter to All

I don't go by what it measures, I load a few and pull one. I go by what it looks like.

That's a pretty heavy crimp to me. I don't go that deep.

Here's a link to Gene's ad. I've bought 1000s of once fired brass from him. It's all tumbled, roll sized, and deprimed. https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1602640

Cool, can you post when it's live?

Any update?

Email Gene. 1000 pieces roll sized, tumbled, deprimed, you choose the head stamp, 80 bucks.

Here's a load for win 231 Name: .38 Short Colt: 158gr Berry's RN: 231 3.7gr: OAL 1.20 Notes: S&W 627 5" Shots: 11 Average: 777 ft/s SD: 25 ft/s Min: 736 ft/s Max: 817 ft/s Spread: 81 ft/s Power Factor Average: 122 Power Factor Low: 116 Power Factor High: 129 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 57 F Bullet Weight: 158 Powder: 231 3.7gr Bullet: Berry's 158gr RN C.O.A.L.: 1.20 Primer: Fed SPP Case: Starline

I've only loaded 10 or 20 thousand .38 Short Colts, so take this with a grain of rice. I load on a Dillon 750 with a bullet feeder and a case feeder. I run a .357 sizing die, 9mm powder funnel, 9mm seating die and a 9mm crimping die. I load mine to an OAL of 1.20 with a .358 160 grain bullet (Blue or Bayou). I'm running a green conversion kit that I drilled out so a .38 Short Colt would fit thru it (it still works fine for 9mm). Keep in mind any 9mm load data will work in .38 Short Colt.

Yes, to me heavier bullets going slower have less felt recoil than lighter bullets going faster. I load 160gr bullets in .38 Short Colt. When I use Win 231 they have more snap then Clays for the same power factor.

Tell me more !! Is it on Practiscore? What's the name of the club? What's dates?

Federal FC brass, Federal small pistol primers, TK .035 moon clips, Blue or Bayou 160gr .358 bullets, Clays or Sport Pistol powder.

Cool, thanks for the info.

Oh, and the factory comp was useless.

My 929 wouldn't fire factory ammo reliably, had bullet creep with factory ammo, and some brass was nearly impossible to get in or out of my TK moon clips. I finally settled on FC Federal brass, Federal small pistol primers, and .358 160 grain bullets.

I have both a 627 and 929. The 929 took hours and hours of dicking around to run smoothly. The 627 was plug and play.

Thanks guys, as soon as I'm able I'll go back to the range.

Did you try any of these steps?

I'm just joking with ya. Dots are cool.

What does heeling mean?