fxvr5
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Right. Matt's Bullets sells a cast HBWC. I've shot a few and they were very accurate in my gun.
152 Grain Hollow Base Wadcutter (.359)-359-152-HBWC
www.mattsbullets.com
.38 Special 148 grain wadcutter loads using Bullseye
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GeoDudeFlorida
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The problem with this entire thread is the use of “wadcutter” as a generic term. It is not. There are many types of wadcutter bullet: HBWC, DEWC, BNWC, BBWC, SWC, SWCHP, and a few which are deprecated, like the old Spire-Point Wadcutters which started with the Bullseye shooting trend.
I suggest the OP look up those acronyms and learn about each one. Don’t ask, look them up.
Some designs are easier and more economical to cast while others are better suited to swaging.
There are many alloys suitable to each type but some type of bullets will require harder or softer alloys to work effectively. More to the point it’s always important to note the alloys used in testing and only consider those similar to your bullets alloy. It’s really not useful to compare testing tables with results from antimonial lead bullets to those which are the results of Linotype bullets.
It’s important to convey accurately what you are using when asking questions. It will help prevent confusion and bad information being passed along.
I suggest the OP look up those acronyms and learn about each one. Don’t ask, look them up.
Some designs are easier and more economical to cast while others are better suited to swaging.
There are many alloys suitable to each type but some type of bullets will require harder or softer alloys to work effectively. More to the point it’s always important to note the alloys used in testing and only consider those similar to your bullets alloy. It’s really not useful to compare testing tables with results from antimonial lead bullets to those which are the results of Linotype bullets.
It’s important to convey accurately what you are using when asking questions. It will help prevent confusion and bad information being passed along.
Anchorite
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^This. And what a wonderful community of shooters we are/have at THR. Thank you @GeoDudeFlorida
roval
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your bullet is a 148 gr dewc.the MBC 148 gr dewc has a similar profile(including the much maligned irregularities in the sprue end) i didn't get good results at 2.8 gr bullseye with it and it shot much better at 3.2 gr using lyman as a guide. initially, i loaded it ugly end out( so the gases have a more regular surface to push against but i didn't see any difference so i just load them pretty end up. for the older guns, i shoot them in a K38 and M19-3/19-4.
roval
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here's a pic of the 148 gr DEWC hitek from MBC (left) with nice top end shown and a 148 HBWC(right) don't know what brand.
