.38 wadcutter?

[fastpowerstroker]

Anybody load 38 special wc? My speer manual says to seat flush with case mouth but I made some practice rounds and left them a 1/16" high. Or should I seat completely flush? The bullet is a 148 west coast plated wc with a cannelure. The cannelure is where I seated the dummy rounds. Oal is 1.235. What does everyone else do?

[stand125]

I seat mine flush with the case mouth and a very slight roll crimp.

[Sheldon]

I've done it both ways.....both worked fine. Some autos require the flush seat to feed, but wheelguns don't care.

[dougtoni]

I like to flush set them, then put a sliet roll crimp on the each, so they will slide into the holes better. Either way is fine though.

[ireload]

Either way will work fine. I went through my WC phase when I first started loading .38spl.

[Jack1939]

I use the bear creek supply lead 148g DEWC and when I loaded it flush it was less accurate then when I seated them out to the crimp grove at 1.237". Of course it is different for every gun but my thinking is it is good to experiment, I mean that is why we reload, right?

[scarville]

I use Xtreme DEWC's and I found seating them a little long to work better. I seat it to the cannelure and put a taper crimp on it. OAL is about 1.22".

YMMV.

[Bill Steele]

I use Xtreme DEWC's and I found seating them a little long to work better. I seat it to the cannelure and put a taper crimp on it. OAL is about 1.22".

YMMV.

That is what I do as well, except I use lead DEWC's.

[XDRoX]

I also don't seat all the way down.

[meaty-btz]

Are we talking bevel-base wad cutters or Hollow-base Wad Cutters? HBWC should be seated to the lip because of the extra space beneath them. BBWC should be seated to the cannalure.

[TakeFive]

Also, HBWC should be seated flush for use in self loaders such as the Smith & Wesson Model 52 and some 1911's. That's probably why the manuals say to flush seat.

[fastpowerstroker]

Yes bevel base not hollow base. Thanks guys!

[fastpowerstroker]

I'll get a pic up tonight of the bullet to show you guys exactly. Looks like XDrocs pic.

[huckberry668]

38 cal WC bullets are usually soft swaged lead bullets with 90 degree edge on both ends. The edge is easily damaged if seated above the case mouth even for the plated and hardcast ones. Seat them flush for semi or revolvers... if you want accuracy.

[ireload]

I also don't seat all the way down.

Off topic here Chris, but you pic is showing a hand drawn circle. What gives? Bulge maybe?