Saleen322
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I have a vague memory of such a thing in a 357 Maximum revolver, where the gas-cutting issue came up in a big way about 30 years ago. I want to say Ruger or maybe Dan Wesson, but frankly I cannot be sure I saw such a thing at all, let alone what kind of gun it was in.
Our Dan Wesson 357 SM (Maximum) that I posted about earlier came with another barrel. Since I only used bullets 180 and heavier, the second barrel has not been needed in over 30 years of use. The Ruger 357 Maximum is a fine revolver but the cylinder is a little shorter and some folks were shooting 158 grain and even lighter bullets through it which effected the gas cutting as well as forcing cone erosion. The Dan Wesson and the other popular 357 Max revolver used in silhouette back then, a Seville, had a little longer cylinder that handled 200 grain and heavier bullets. My most used bullet is a cast gas check bullet that weighs about 208 grains. That load still groups around 1.5" @ 50 yards from the Super Mag. They are very good revolvers.
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