38 WCF/.38-40 revolvers were made during 2nd Generation manufacture (1955-1974). Three are 3rd Generation production and two are 1st Generation: one a standard SAA and the other a Bisley. A blade front sight and an integral notch rear sight. At this writing, I own five SAAs so chambered. This Colt Model Single Action Army 2nd Generation is a 6 shot single action revolver in. 38 WCF revolvers have been Colt SAAs except for one, a Colt New Service. It was no big deal in the end, because my handloads are used in long guns along with revolvers, so RN/FP bullets are my primary choice anyway.Īll my. The crimping edge in the die was so tight that the SWC’s sharp shoulders caught on it during seating, resulting in uneven overall cartridge lengths.
Finally, the bright bulb in my brain turned on, illuminating the problem. Such did not happen with round nose / flat point bullets. My RCBS seating-crimping die put them at varying depths in the case. 38 WCF rifle or carbine and have owned dozens – Winchester, Marlin, Uberti and Colt.)Īn especially annoying reloading problem encountered early on was with semi wadcutter bullets. (I’ve never experienced this last problem with any. Also, some brands of reloading dies will not set case shoulders back enough to freely fit in tight revolver chambers. Being of bottleneck construction, special carbide-type dies are not available, so lubing for sizing is a necessity. Case walls are thin, easily crumpled, dented or creased when resizing and during bullet seating. I’m not completely sure why, as it can be a fragile round to handload. One of my all-time favorite cartridges is the. 38-40/.38 WCF Handloader | August - September 2017
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