Need some components

[Utah]

I'm looking for 8 lbs of Bullseye and some 148gr hollow base .38 wad cutters. I can get the powder all day long on line for $120 shipped...would like to find it local under that price if possible. Having a harder time finding the bullets, so anywhere is fine for those. I'm in Winchester, so any help is appreciated. Not going to use Steele reloaders...long story. Thanks for the help.

[meadmkr]

Most of the sources I checked were backordered. Consider casting your own using somthing like http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?co ... D=LEE90380

A good source of casting info is http://castboolits.gunloads.com/

Haven't shot thse in a while but my old Dan Wesson loved the Speer hbwc sitting in .357 cases downloaded to .38spcl velocity. In the early 80's our selection of bullets/ammo and boolits was a lot more limited than today so a dual-use for these were to load them backwards for a snubby .38 and fill the cavity with hot glue or hotglue over a #4 buckshot seated in the cavity. These expanded to well over .5" Also had a very quiet 'gallery' load using 000 buckshot in .357 cases over a small amount of powder. It shaved a bit of lead off while seating but they were accurate enough to take a few desert cottontails and quail with minimal damage to the meat.

Cheers
Chris

[CowboyT]

Dude, Bullseye is at the gun shows all the time now. I regularly see 8lb jugs for $105.

But if you can't find Bullseye (it looks like you're loading .38 Special light target loads), Titegroup is also an excellent powder for that purpose. I can tell you that from experience, since .38 Special is most of what I load.

What part of VA are you in?

[Utah]

Winchester...I know it's at all the gun shows, however I need it ASAP. My wife, out of nowhere wants to start shooting with me and that's what she wants. I thought it would be somewhere close, but looks like I'm out of luck. I'll buy a couple boxes and wait for the next show.

[CowboyT]

Oh man, dude, that's great that the wife wants to go shootin' with you! My g/f also likes to go shootin' with me.

You coming anywhere close to Chantilly anytime soon? I've got some Bullseye I can let you use. Believe me, I've got *plenty* of it.