Thanks for all of your input.
The distance from the breech face to the cylinder is 0.067" and the firing pin protrusion is 0.047". I don't know if that is OK or not. Is the specification for firing pin protrusion available somewhere on line?
The load is maybe as much as 5.1 gr of Unique...
So... I took my girl friend out to the shooting range for the first time last night. We had a bunch of 38 special ammo that I loaded up, 158 gr SWC, 5 gr Unique. They were just a little hot for her S&W 642(?) snubbie. She shot one round and I finished the other four in the cylinder. When I...
Thanks Steve. I'll give that a try.
After starting this thread last night I ordered Oregon Trail's loading manule. Hopefully it will have lots of data for lead rounds.
bc
I need a load for a 215gr LSWC in 41 mag. It is to be a practice/plinking round and I'd like it to be around 800 f/s. A recipe would be fine if someone has one. A point in the direction of a good source of LSWC loads for 38special/357, 41 mag, 44 special and 45 acp would be even better.
I...
I picked one up last fall. I haven't put a lot of rounds through it yet but so far I really like it. I don't shoot factory ammo and it has tolerated my reloads quite well.
bc
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