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Posted: Fri Aug 31st, 2018 09:12 pm

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If they all have the same projectile in them and have different headstamp you have reloads. And yes, they do look like SWC.

BTW: a 38 Special case has enough volume in it to double load a 357 Magnum load of bulky slow burning powder and not fill the case. You can get 10x powder load with a fast burning powder.

When I was a teenager my dad taught me a hybrid magnum load with a 125gr SWC - most seasoned reloaders will now say this is a bad idea. The SWC had 2 lube groves and the grove near the head is where the crimp went for both 38 and 357. Dads Hybrid load was a 357 powder in a 38 Special case with the crimp in the bottom lube grove. The loaded bullet was too long for a 38 Special cylinder but worked fine in a 357 Magnum. I had a Ruger 357 Mag Security Six back then and shot thousands of these reloads with no incident.

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