R.W.Dale
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Thanks so much everyone!
I got a message back from Taylor's the other day. They told me they are out of stock of the .357 Baby Rolling Blocks... but they're expecting an order in about 30-60 days!
I am on the waiting list for one, they'll call me as soon as they come in! In the meantime, I'll have plenty of time to save up and do research, and accumulate different loads.
So, to clarify, do you guys think I can run the hot Buffalo Bore .357 magnum ammo in this rifle without issues? Will it not harm it? I know on Buffalo Bore's site it say the ammo is safe in all steel .357 handguns, but since a .357 Rolling Block is kind of an oddball thing I want to be sure I won't hurt the rifle.
No
The firing pin in these is kind of large and I've experienced some primer flow on the high end.
Mine has a .355 bore further raising pressure
Recoil is surprisingly unpleasant with hot loads
There's no reason to. A midrange magnum load will kill everything a nuclear level load will.
For these reasons I decided years ago against converting mine to 357max