Tallinar
Member
I’m considering getting into .350 Legend, but have one reservation.
One of the things attractive to me about .350 Legend as a reloader is the prospect of being able to cook up loads using the same cast bullets as what I might load in .357 Magnum or .38 Special. However, it sounds like .350 Legend was designed with some slightly ambiguous groove diameter specs, and I can’t quite tell for sure if it should be thought of as a .355/9mm or .357 groove diameter.
My intent would be to use .358 cast bullets. In theory, this seems like it should work fine for the same reasons that it works fine to run a 9mm/.357 Magnum convertible Blackhawk. The nominal bore diameter is basically the same. However, with the shape of the .350 Legend case mouth, I wonder if I would encounter chambering issues, even if the gun would otherwise digest .358 just fine.
Can anyone speak more to this now that this cartridge has been around a little longer and the reloading community has had some time to tinker?
One of the things attractive to me about .350 Legend as a reloader is the prospect of being able to cook up loads using the same cast bullets as what I might load in .357 Magnum or .38 Special. However, it sounds like .350 Legend was designed with some slightly ambiguous groove diameter specs, and I can’t quite tell for sure if it should be thought of as a .355/9mm or .357 groove diameter.
My intent would be to use .358 cast bullets. In theory, this seems like it should work fine for the same reasons that it works fine to run a 9mm/.357 Magnum convertible Blackhawk. The nominal bore diameter is basically the same. However, with the shape of the .350 Legend case mouth, I wonder if I would encounter chambering issues, even if the gun would otherwise digest .358 just fine.
Can anyone speak more to this now that this cartridge has been around a little longer and the reloading community has had some time to tinker?