C.o.a.l. Question 380 cal.

[lonewolf5347]

Well did run into a problem with the RCBS taper crimp die seem it set up a little different from the Lee taper crimp die.
I did figure it out after a while and the dies work great:My Question on bullet weight A friend did cast a few 95 grain FP bullets in .356 but weighing them out on the scale they run 104 grains.
I did start with 2.7 grains of bull eye powder other then that the bullet weight is it O.K. seem higher then 95 grains
My C.O.A.L. is .935 the seem to be the correct length in my 380 LCP

 

[gamestalker]

Just be cautious, and work up from the minimum. At 9.0 grs. heavy, those bullets could get you into a high pressure problem with 95 gr. data.

.380 doesn't have a bunch of wriggle room to begin with.

GS

 

[USSR]

lonewolf5347,

.935" seems awful short to me. I cast a 80gr FP bullet that I seat to .950" in .380 ACP.

Don

 

[kerreckt]

I have loaded .380 to a length of .950"-.975". The variation is because of the different bullets used. These have worked in all 5 of my .380 handguns which includes a Kel-tec P3AT.