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.