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    Default Winchester 38x72

    I GUYS NEW TO THIS FORUM
    IAM LOOKING FOR ANYLOADS FOR MY WINCHESTER 38X72 I HAVE THE BRASS AND DIES LOOKING FOR LOADS ANY AND ALL HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED
    LEE

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    Hey Lee welcome to the guide!!!
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    Lee,
    Cartridges of the World has four loads listed.
    I am surprised that Ideal #36 no longer listed it.
    I would doubt that black powder was ever common with that cartridge, as it was used in the '95 Winchester.
    Cheers from Darkest California,
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    Welcome to the guide Ross!!!
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    G'day & welcome to the Guide LEE & ROSS . Great to see youse on board Fantastic mob Of blokes here Look forward to seeing you round the Traps (Just watch out for Bullet shop Jnr ! The Young fella is a deadly shot & is blessed with young eyes )

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    To All Thank For The Warm Greetings From The Cold North And Thank You For The Leads
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    Thank you for the hospitable welcome. Both Oklahoma and Australia are well known for that.
    There does not seem to be much data on the.38-72. My _Pet Loads_ is loaned out so I can't look there, but it may be another place to look. Ken Waters examined many of the more obscure cartridges.
    I got more than a hundred shots from the one I had with .30-40 Krag cases blown out and with the bullet seated out and loaded singly uncrimped.
    My bore seemed large, and I ended up shooting the cast bullets unsized.
    I generally avoid very slow powders in old straight walled cases. I do not recall the charges I used, but they were pipsqueak loads.
    Sadly, I traded it off for a better grade .30-'03.
    Cheers from Darkest California,
    Ross

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    Hi Lee

    My edition of COTW ( 7th, 1993) gives two loads for the 38-72:
    275 lead + 27gr IMR4198 @ 1350fps, bullet is Lyman375167
    255 lead + 33gr IMR3031 @ 1735fps, unspecified bullet.

    "Modern Handloading" from GC Nonte has 1 load in the black powder section:
    34gr of 3031 with No375167 bullet. This load is listed for a "group III" guns which seem to be the strongers of the time. What's yours?

    kg

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