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Red Cent - you will not find any information on Smith's website - so let me expound on the breech seating process for you. I breech seat 32-40 and 38-55 reloads using a CPA Stevens 44 1/2 and a Uberti HiWall using custom made breech seaters. I don't BS in lever actions but the principal is the same: * First need a rifle with a chamber leade that is throated to accept a tapered bullet - usually 2.5 degree opening * Next are tapered bullets, not straight wall that will allow the bullet nose to be chambered so that it is fully engraved all the way to the base, so the base is engraved 1/2 the width ... purpose, so as not to create fins on the base * If a plugged case can be used in a lever, fine but the tool normally used is a breech seater specific to the make of the rifle and caliber * Next reload the brass with just primer and powder. But sure to use a pinch of cotton or a wad at the case mouth to prevent the powder spilling out into the chamber on insertion * Put the tapered bullet in the seater with the nose extended 1/8" for wide base bullets or 1/16" for small with bullet bases ... chamber it with the action hammer block or in your case the bolt * Then insert the charged case in the chamber - close the action and ... your now breech seating Breech seating paper patched rounds is tricky, so stick with grease grooved bullets. This is what I take to to the range in addition to the charged cases PS:You can adjust the the nose extension in the plugged case by lengthening or shortening the round brass bar in the case IMO and others, a very accurate tapered bullet for breech seating is the Ideal Dr Hudon designed 375272 for the 38-55 375272. This is the famous Schuetzen bullet designed by Dr. W. G. Hudson, which gives such remarkable accuracy in .38-55 rifles which have been specially throated for it, the bullet being loaded into the bore ahead of the case. 5 bands, front three bands .372, bottom two bands .382 (PB, FN, 310 – TP 449) Accurate Molds has a clone of this bullet that I sent Tom an original Ideal to have him make a mold for me. He also has the Ideal 319273, 32-40 Dr Hudson bullet mold I sent him

John Boy, this is all awesome information. Thank you so much for posting it.

Why do I reference M.D. Smith's website as a recommended bookmark? Because there is no other 'one stop reference' listing ANY WHERE ELSE FOR: * 51 calibers with .. * Multiple weight bullets for each caliber * Multiple powder brands for each caliber * Multiple powder charges for the different powder brands * The velocity for each powder charge which would be unknown unless one owns a chronograph For instance, a popular CAS caliber is the 38 Spl. There are 15 bullet weights listed for the 38 Spl caliber by - multiple powder brands - corresponding powder charges and the velocity for each And if you note at the bottom of each caliber there is this reference footnote ... Bullseye, Unique and 2400 are products of Alliant (formerly Hercules) Powders. Clays, Universal, HP38, HS6 and H4895 are products of Hodgdon Powders. IMR 3031 and IMR 4895 are products of IMR (formerly DuPont) Powder Company. No. 2, No. 5, #2230, and #2460 are products of Accurate Arms Company WAP, WMR, WSF, WSL, 760, 748, 231 and 540 are products of Winchester, Components Div. VV N320, N330 and N340 are products of VihtaVouri Oy Company References: Accurate Arms Co. 1996 Reloading booklet - - Alliant Powder Co. Reloaders' Guide (1995) - - Hodgdon's Basic Reloaders Manual (1996) - - Speer Reloading Manual, #12 - - Winchester Reloading Components Manual, 14th edition - - Lyman Piston & Revolver Reloading Handbook, 2nd edition. - - VihtaVuori Oy Company, reloading booklet (1995) - - Numerous magazine articles on reloading special calibers and personal loads where noted. Also internet references 2009