Help I.D. This Boolit...

Are these hollow base wadcutters?...

Swaged or cast?...

No lube?just shoot ?em this way?...

Got them from a purchase of reloading stuff and they came along for the ride?

Can?t seem to find data for them and the 357 Magnum. Probably just use a starting load for a 148 grain full wadcutter?...

Thanks?BCB

Are these hollow base wadcutters?...

Swaged or cast?...

No lube?just shoot ?em this way?...

Got them from a purchase of reloading stuff and they came along for the ride?

Can?t seem to find data for them and the 357 Magnum. Probably just use a starting load for a 148 grain full wadcutter?...

Thanks?BCB

I'm not 100% on this but this does resemble the thing.
Lyman 429348 or some clone.

I will guess Hornady swaged HBWC

they are swaged holleow base wad cutters. made for light target loads in .38 spl. a heavy load in a .357 would blow the bases. now they do make a good defense load in .38 loaded backwards with a heaver charge.

Probably a swaged HBWC. Toss in some thinned LLA and you are good to go. I found ~6-700 similar but knurled and did the same thing.

Sorry about the response I posted, I guess I'm drifting.
My post has nothing to do with the hollow based dilema.
Geez....

Sherrie, what was I doin again ?

I believe Hornady swaged HBWC have knurled sides. There must be some waxy coating on these bullets as lube so load 'em light and shoot. I would think about 3.0 gr. of Bullseye would work...

Can’t seem to find data for them and the 357 Magnum. Probably just use a starting load for a 148 grain full wadcutter?...If you can't find 357 loads, use 38 Special target loads, if starting at minimums add 0.1 or 0.2 grains to compensate for the larger case.

Sorry about the response I posted, I guess I'm drifting.
My post has nothing to do with the hollow based dilema.
Geez....

Sherrie, what was I doin again ?

right post wrong thread...

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

Those look like some I saw a few decades back, something like Alberts Bullets, if
I remember correctly.

They were swaged of dead soft lead, coated with a waxy lube with graphite. I'd
stay at about 2.8 gr BE or TG with those in .38 Spl.

Your idea to match starting load for 148 HBWC is right on.

Bill

If it was easy, anybody could do it.

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