150 year old Ideal 38 Long inside Lubricated makes excellent 38 Long colt rounds. Pics included

[Blackpowderwarrior]

I like to fill my 38 Long case full of 3f trips 7 or 3f Old Eynesford.
These here where loaded with triple 7
These H777 loads have 150 grain hollow base bullets.
They are lubed with lee liquid alox and and the charge set off with some old cci magnum small pistol primers I had .
I'm betting they're pushing 1000 fps I don't have a chrony but they smack with authority.uaing 20.7 gn H777. and have excellent accuracy in my uberti kirst converted 61 Navy.

 

[woodnbow]

How’s the accuracy?

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

How’s the accuracy?

Superb around 2-3 inches

 

[Col. Harrumph]

I would expect one-hole groups at 3 inches range.

 

[woodnbow]

I would expect one-hole groups at 3 inches range.

It’s the coffee that makes it difficult…

 

[Risky buisness]

Very interesting. And great results too.
Clue me in, do you have to find .38 long colt brass or can you form it from 38 special?
Or 38 Smith Wesson?

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

Very interesting. And great results too.
Clue me in, do you have to find .38 long colt brass or can you form it from 38 special?
Or 38 Smith Wesson?

I buy starline by the bundle of 500 usually

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

You could also form it from 38 special if you just want to load a few

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

I buy starline by the bundle of 500 usually

38 special is just a 38 long colt stretched out