At the 6 o' clock position, the forcing cone on M19s (and 13s) is machined flat on the bottom/outside to make room for the crane, etc. I believe it was at this position where the fracturing would occur after a given number of "full house" magnum rounds ranging from 10 to 20,000.Can you elaborate on the k frame 66 forcing cone cracking that you may have seen at that time?
I’m awareOne thing you need to learn is that the 158gr LRN is OT a weak "Widow Maker" bullet. Has it failed? Yep. Same as every other handgun round has failed at one time or another. The 158gr LRN is a deep penetrating bullet It has a good chance of tumbling in flesh. It passed out a lot of dirt naps over the years. Its not that the 158LRN is so bad, its just that there are far better bullets available.
My uncle, a Ft Worth policeman used a model 15 loaded with RNL bullets to kill one man while on duty. The guy dropped at his feet. But when better bullets became available of course he loaded up with those. I saw one of the crime shows on TV where a Sheriffs Deputy got into it with a guy at a rest stop. The cop shot the guy in the stomach with his mighty 45acp and the guy looked at the cop and dared him to shoot him again. Thankfully a bystander convinced the shootee to sit down on the curb and wait for an ambulance.
All rounds and calibers have worked. All rounds and calibers have failed.
173gr Lyman… close enough
Keith design for .38-44 Heavy Duty.
Its nose and front band are too long for .357 Magnum brass in an original .357 Magnum or Python.
OK in Combat Magnum, Rugers, and later Colts.
At the 6 o' clock position, the forcing cone on M19s (and 13s) is machined flat on the bottom/outside to make room for the crane, etc. I believe it was at this position where the fracturing would occur after a given number of "full house" magnum rounds ranging from 10 to 20,000.
The ideology of the day was to practice with .38s, and carry the magnums for duty, and only practice with the magnums once in a while....
The "L" frame came out to partly address this issue, allowing for more use of the Magnums. IMO this holds true.
When I compare my M27 or 28s forcing cone (the platform the original .357 was designed) to my M13s Its a huge, huge difference in metal thickness.
From what I recall it was fairly sporadic, sometimes happening surprisingly early on.....other times K frames lasted a long long time shooting magnum rounds often. I don't know much more than that.
From what I recall it was fairly sporadic, sometimes happening surprisingly early on.....other times K frames lasted a long long time shooting magnum rounds often. I don't know much more than that.
Anyone shoot that Super Vel stuff? I’m sure it was like buf bore. I’m younger so I wasn’t around for that. Super hot from what I read
Anyone shoot that Super Vel stuff? I’m sure it was like buf bore. I’m younger so I wasn’t around for that. Super hot from what I read