It was nothing fancy, just some low pressure .38 Special plinking rounds for a 1922 Colt Army Special. I used 4 grains of Unique and some (more expensive than necessary) 125 grain Hornady JHPs, because that was what was in my Lyman book and I thought it best to follow the instructions to the letter, for my first attempt. I made a few rounds, took them to the range and fired 5 from a Charter Arms Southpaw, as a first test, then the other six from my Colt. They worked great, so I came home and loaded a box of 50. Next time, I'll find some cast bullets, for economy.
Flushed with my success, I ordered two new sets of dies in .303 British (for my Enfields) and .38 S&W (for my Webley). My next mission is to find some cheap (expensive is easy) .360" or .361" diameter 200 grain bullets, so that I can have a go at replicating the pre WWII .38/200 round. I'm talking with the chap at Western Bullet Company about that and he's kindly offered to see what he can do next time he casts a batch.
I think that I'm beginning to understand what folks see in reloading. In some ways, it reminds me of 1911s - I never understood the fascination with those, either, until I got one.
