SukhaSD

Thanks all for the advice thus far. I will definitely look into buying myself a reloading manual ASAP. Aside from the recommended Lee book, are there any other recommendations? For the foreseeable future, all I'll be reloading is .38/.357 Mag, with 6.5 CREEDMOOR coming further down the line. I'm using the Lee 3 die set, for which the Bullet Seating Die also doubles as the Crimping Die. Will that suffice? I can certainly looki at adjusting the die for a more desired crimp. The .38 loads will be shot solely out of my Marlin 1894 CST, 16.5" barrel. My concerns/queries are as below: - Have the bullets been seated too far into the case (from the reference pictures)? - Is the OAL range of 1.4475 inches to 1.4425 between the rounds from the reference picture too low? What would be an ideal OAL range (Min-Max) to not stray from, for .38 SPL specifically? Any other tips would be greatly appreciated, and as already mentioned I will be looking to get myself a reloading manual very soon.

I’ve just started reloading and have a few questions: Firstly being does anyone have load data for Viht N320, in .38 SPL 158GR Lead Cast / Truncated Cone? I have found it incredibly hard to find data for this bullet/powder combination. Currently I have the below: .38 SPL Case 158 GR Lead Cast Flat Point / Truncated Cone 4.2 GR Vihtavuori N320 I’ve measured the COA length for the 8 rounds that I have loaded, and they range from 1.4475 inches to 1.4425. I’m fine with pulling these bullets, whether I can utilise the powder and bullet again or not. Just wanted to make sure before actually firing them, and certainly didn’t want to load anymore than I already have.