Midway bullets

[Doug.38PR]

I can't seem to find an actual reloading manuel from Midway. Yet I have .357 and .38 spl. bullets from Midway. I have speer and hornady manuels. Where can I get reloading data approved for the midway bullets? (manuels say to only use bullets made from said company who wrote manuel)

 

[Dragon88]

(manuels say to only use bullets made from said company who wrote manuel)

Ignore that.

Find a bullet in your manual that most closely resembles the bullets you have. Jacketed or cast is a big difference, then get as close as you can in weight and profile. Use the data in the manual, start low and work up.

Additionally, I don't particularly like either of those manuals. Go to the online reloading center for the manufacturer of the powder you are using.

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp
Alliant Powder - Reloader's Guide

 

[john16443]

+1 to what Dragon88 said.

The bullets you bought from Midway were manufactured by somebody OTHER than Midway anyway. Give us a clue as to what type bullets you bought (weight, style, material, shape) and what powders you're planning on using, and we can point you in the right direction. I'm 99.999% sure that your Speer and Hornady manuals contain all the information you need to get started at safe charges.

 

[Paul5388]

I've never seen a Midway bullet in pistol calibers. I've seen Dogtown in .223 and bulk Winchesters and Remingtons in pistol calibers, but no Midway brand per se. I also have some bulk Hornady that came in blue Midway boxes, but they are .223 also and the box label doesn't help identify them.

 

[Dragon88]

I'm guessing these are Midway bulk bullets. They are name brand to one manufacturer or another, but get split into small batches and shipped in Midway labeled blue boxes.

 

[Calliope]

I've seen some Hornady swaged pistol bullets listed as Midway brand blem's.

Either follow Dragon88's advice or give us more detailed info.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I have to agree with the above information. In some cases it's better to use the manual published by the bullet manufacturer you're using but it's not necessary. Choose the data where the bullet weight and profile are close and you're good. For example, if you have a Speer manual and they list data for their 148gr DEWC bullet the data will be identical for a Hornady 148gr DEWC bullet.

The reason the manuals tell you to use only their components is because they want you to buy their components...

 

[Paul5388]

I just looked at a brown box of bulk bullets from Midway that only says "Rem .38 Special bullets" and that's all it says. I happen to know it's 125 gr Golden Sabers in there, but I also know that there isn't any Remington data for that bullet, because Remington doesn't publish any data.

If I use data for a Sierra 125 gr JHC, or an XTP, it should work just fine. However, the reverse isn't necessarily true. The Golden Saber is a bore rider with only a small driving band that's bore diameter and the rest is groove diameter. That configuration will produce less pressure than a non-bore rider, like everyone else makes. So, what I work up for the GS is not necessarily safe with an XTP, Gold Dot or Sierra JHC.

If the DEWC example is followed, it should work fine, but that doesn't always hold true for every bullet, especially jacketed bullets.

 

[papajohn428]

Midway is a retailer, not a manufacturer. They sell bullets. and about anything else you can think of.

If you work up your loads like you should, it doesn't matter whose bullet or data you're using.

 

[gregintenn]

Give Larry Potterfield a call. He'll tell you how to load em.

 

[Dragon88]

Larry is out hunting these days, I barely recognize him!

And that's the way it is.