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    .38-40 Winchester (.38 WCF)-Steven Benkert 

    Published on 10-17-2014 07:59 PM  Number of Views: 5446 

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    .38-40 Winchester (.38 WCF)
     FIREARM  PISTOL
     LEAD TYPE   Oregon Trail Cast Bu
     CALIBER TYPE   38 WCF
     RATING   7
     LEAD SIZE   180
     POWDER TYPE   VihtaVuori
     POWDER AMOUNT   7.6 grains
     PRIMER   CCI 350 LPM
     BRASS   Starline
     BARREL LENGTH   4 3/4 Colt SSA Current Production
     F.P.S   1063
     GROUP SIZE   Other than shooting at bowling pin at 50 yards I have not tested for accuracy.
     OVERALL LENGTH   1.589 inch
     GUN DETAILS   I have not done formal accuracy testing. Load seems accurate and roughly hits point of impact at 50 yards within my Colt. Use in Current Production Colt or Ruger only!
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  
    Source of Load Shooting Colt Single Actions by Mike Venturino Page 102. In my Colt Ave.Vel. 1063, Low 1047, Hi 1084, ES 37, SD 13, Freq. 11. Gun and cases remain very clean after firing. Cases fall out of Colt without need of using ejector rod. Cylinder and barrel remain cool to touch after 50 rounds. Note that the use of a CCI 350 LPM primer lowers ES from 66 to 37 as opposed to using CCI LP 300 primer.
     SUBMITTED ON   04 Aug 2006
     SUBMITTED BY   Steven Benkert

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