is 125 grain ok?

[old fart]

i have a ruger service six 357 magnum, it has a small flame cut above the forcing cone. i was told light bullets like 110 grain causes this, i recently found several 158 grain federal soft points but got a great deal on 125 grain remington soft points. will the remington's be ok? or should i just stick with 158 or larger grain? thanks

 

[horsemen61]

Id stick with the heavier bullets if it were me

 

[BaltimoreBoy]

I have a couple of venerable Security Sixes. They have been fired with a mixed bag of weights - including 110's. As you have seen, there is some slight flame cutting.

But I don't think it is anything to worry about in these guns. I haven't seen the cutting change visibly on the older one in the last couple of decades. I think people worry a little too much about this.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Put a dab of grease on the flame cut spot and shoot 'em.

 

[Lucky Derby]

Flame cutting tends to be a self limiting issue. I'd not worry about it.

 

[Fast Frank]

Yes.

The flame cutting will only go so far, and then it stops.

Fear not, and shoot whatever makes you happy out of your Ruger.

It's not going to hurt it.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Flame cutting isn't caused by any weight bullet and like said above, it's usually self limiting. I wouldn't worry about shooting ammo with a 125gr bullet.

 

[Water-Man]

I wouldn't worry about it with a Service Six.

Now a lightweight J-frame is another matter.

 

[old fart]

these are remington umc 125 grain soft points box of 50. i can get several boxes at $15 a box from a guy who has went to an auto and doesn't want them. just wanted to know if they are some of the one's that might cause flame cutting as i was told that the 110 grains were bad for that. the federal 158 grain soft points were $26 a box at my local store so i'm saving some money if the remingtons are ok. thanks

 

[gamestalker]

Doesn't matter what you shoot, most all revolvers eventually earn their stripes.

GS

 

[buck460XVR]

As the others have said, factory 125s are not going to destroy your Ruger.

 

[mavracer]

i can get several boxes at $15 a box

Several boxes isn't going to make much difference. At that price you'll spend thousands in ammo to see any appreciable wear.

 

[Drail]

Try to shoot 140-158 gr. loads for general use. Carry the light ones if you want but limit how many you run through the gun. Personally I don't see any good reason not to just stick with the heavy loads. The only thing you get from the light ones are more blast and flash. Who needs it?

 

[kilibreaux]

Man SHOOT the gun! Flame cutting is no big deal...it only goes so far and doesn't compromise the frame's ultimate integrity!
ENJOY the gun!

 

[Steve C]

Sometimes what you think is flame cutting is just fouling. Have a S&W 66 that I thought had some flame cutting as I've shot plenty of magnum loads through it but after taking a lead and carbon cleaning cloth to it I found it wasn't flame cut at all, instead it was accumulated fouling. Don't use the lead cleaning cloth on a blued gun because they remove bluing along with any lead and carbon. However a wire brush and bore solvent should do the trick.

 

[19-3Ben]

Just to be sure, old fart, you mention that these rounds are 125gr. but you don't say if they are .357magnum loads, or .38spl.
If .38spl then it's absolutely 100% no concern. That gun will shoot 125gr. .38spl all day long and never see unusual wear of forcing cone or top strap flame cutting.
If .357mag, limited use (several boxes, as your said) should be absolutely fine. Rugers Six lineup used stronger beefier stuff than S&W's K-frames that had the problems with lightweight .357mag ammo. I would want to shoot thousands of lightweight .357mag, but a few boxes won't do anything.