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here are some sources http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/Item....aspx?catid=645 check this site for some price comparison shopping http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.38_Super 38super ammo isn't commonly found on the shelf. Most of the guys that shoot it regularly reload as far as a "good price" , right now $15 to $20 pr 50rnd box is the going rate for factory new ..L.T.A.

I did end up seating them so that they are just shy of flush of the hood extension, and re checked crimp. looks good. i kind of messed up with not belling quite enough, I normaly bell a little more for cast bullets. I did have a little shaving of lead i cleaned up in the seating operation. (previously belled for ball).

Quote: Originally Posted by ABH2 So what would bea good self-defense FMJ maker? Never thought about it. Never considered using FMJ for self defense. If you must use FMJ, UMC, or any of the similar brands, would probably be satisfactory, as long as they worked in your gun. DVC

Thanks for the replies, fellah's. The cases still have the fired primers, they have not been de-primed.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cap is corrosive a concern if you clean the bore soon after shooting? ..L.T.A. I suppose if you clean it thoroughly soon after shooting, then maybe not. Personally I wouldn't shoot it. There is the mercury issue too. Probably a minor concern in a properly ventilated range, but again, I'd pass.

Sorry you haven't received some replies by now. I've never seen/heard of it. Take care, Rick

The range where I shoot is indoors and limited in space. We don't have full-fledged, sanction IDPA or IPSIC competitions, but we do have weekly informal combat shoots that are sort of a hybrid of the two. No classes, we don't have enough entrants to justify that. The top three or four shooters are shooting 9mm 1911s, one other top shooter uses a Colt Super 38 for which he loads his own (very light) ammo, and another top shooter uses...

Not sure, never seen this. One thing is for sure, it's the same problem with each case, for the blow out is identical. I've seen 9mm cases stretch a lot before rupturing. Do these guys do the reloading, or do they buy the reloads? Might be overloaded, or even worn out brass. I would guess the latter.

After seating them more to the proper depth, I'd take a careful look at the bullet just ahead of the case mouth, measure the bullet OD there as well as see if the rounds pass the "plunk" test in your Springfield without getting stuck. What you're looking for is bullet metal that got plowed up ahead of the case mouth by the additional seating. If you "crimp" just enough to knock down any remaining...