Originally Posted by
Lee T.
I'm hoping someone with a relatively older loading manual , say 15-20 years old, can help. Some time ago I bought a bunch of mixed caliber plated bullets, most of which were .45 cal 230 g RN which I reload. They came in boxes from Western Bullet Co. Reno, I'm guessing they're 15-20 years old at most.
In the lot were about 225 bullets .355" RN - I assumed they're for .380 or 9mm, which I don't load. I want to sell them off and weighed them at 104g. Problem is I can't find any load data for that weight under any current caliber - both 9mm and .380 have 100g loads but none for 104/105. I want to be accurate as to what they are for so not to mislead anyone.
Maybe it's for an old loading, or even a different cartridge alltogether. So if someone could see if this oddball weight appears in an older manual I'd very much appreciate it. TIA, lee
My Hodgdon manual, circa 1992 shows a 100 gr. bullet for 380. My Hornady circa 1973 manual also shows the 100 gr. 380 and 9MM. No 104 gr. in any of my older manuals. My 1937 Phil Sharpe manual shows a 107 cast load in 38 automatic but no jacketed close to that weight. Did you check your scale for accuracy? Whatever the case, sell them as 104 gr. if indeed they are that weight. Using the 100 gr. loading data a reloader can drop the charge a tenth or two to compensate for the increase in weight. Perhaps these bullets were blemished or first run bullets and sold that way. Machines have to heat up before they produce perfect bullets......
Matt
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