Sorry fo the basic question but I'm still fairly new to all this and trying to learn.
I understand that it is possible to fire a .38 round through a gun designed for 357 as the diameter is the same or at least close enough. Now since the 38 round is shorter that would leave a larger space for the bullet to "jump" before entering the barrel. I say jump as the bullet is smaller in diameter than the casing and therefore smaller than the barrel ID. So once it leaves the casing it will be free floating so to speak before it makes contact with the "forcing cone" I think it is called and travels down the barrel.
My question is wether or not there are any adverse effects from having a 38 round jumping that longe distance on a regular basis? If the bullet has more time between being fired and squirting through the barrel then I would guess it has more oppourtunity to become misaligned and may impact the forcing cone harder and off center than a 357 which is much closer in the first place.
Is there any adverse effects on accuracy having the bullet being fired from a basically 0" barrel (casing only) before going through the rest of the gun?
I'm sure it is probably not worth worrying about but I'm curious none the less. Thanks in advance for helping out the new guy!
Max
I understand that it is possible to fire a .38 round through a gun designed for 357 as the diameter is the same or at least close enough. Now since the 38 round is shorter that would leave a larger space for the bullet to "jump" before entering the barrel. I say jump as the bullet is smaller in diameter than the casing and therefore smaller than the barrel ID. So once it leaves the casing it will be free floating so to speak before it makes contact with the "forcing cone" I think it is called and travels down the barrel.
My question is wether or not there are any adverse effects from having a 38 round jumping that longe distance on a regular basis? If the bullet has more time between being fired and squirting through the barrel then I would guess it has more oppourtunity to become misaligned and may impact the forcing cone harder and off center than a 357 which is much closer in the first place.
Is there any adverse effects on accuracy having the bullet being fired from a basically 0" barrel (casing only) before going through the rest of the gun?
I'm sure it is probably not worth worrying about but I'm curious none the less. Thanks in advance for helping out the new guy!
Max