Hi,
I was out this morning working up a .357mag load for my pistol (SAA clone) amd rifle (1894). I was looking for something that gave a fun level of "kick" in the pistol but didnt shake the gun apart. I settled on 5.0g of Universal under a 158g cast SWC.
I decided to run through the rest of my test ammo in the marlin and was rather displeased to find that I had alot of problems with the SWCs getting hung up when being chambered. It seems that the driving band was hitting "something" right before the round chambered. If I forced the round in and then ejected it the bullet showed a good deal of damage and deforming of the driving band. If it helps the bullets in question are Missouri Bullet company 158g bevel base SWCs cast at BHN 18.
Having found a load that I like and a bullet who's price I REALLY like I am hoping that there is some way to fix this other than "use another bullet".
I was out this morning working up a .357mag load for my pistol (SAA clone) amd rifle (1894). I was looking for something that gave a fun level of "kick" in the pistol but didnt shake the gun apart. I settled on 5.0g of Universal under a 158g cast SWC.
I decided to run through the rest of my test ammo in the marlin and was rather displeased to find that I had alot of problems with the SWCs getting hung up when being chambered. It seems that the driving band was hitting "something" right before the round chambered. If I forced the round in and then ejected it the bullet showed a good deal of damage and deforming of the driving band. If it helps the bullets in question are Missouri Bullet company 158g bevel base SWCs cast at BHN 18.
Having found a load that I like and a bullet who's price I REALLY like I am hoping that there is some way to fix this other than "use another bullet".