I'm fairly new to the forums, I read quite a bit but not much of a poster. I recently acquired a nice little S&W 19-5 at my local gun/pawn and had some questions (Its my first hundgun/revolver.) Its a nice piece of machinery, and I'm quite happy with my purchase.
However, I have heard that magnum loads lighter than 158gr can cause cracking in the forcing cone area. http://www.gunblast.com/Butch_MagnumLoads.htm, I have gone over my gun closely and it looks fine... I was just wondering what ammo should I be using?
I shot 3 boxes of Magtech 158gr. hollow points, no issues... couldnt find them at the sporting goods store I was at today so I bought some American Eagle (Federal) 158gr jacketed sp bullets. They cost way more than the magtech ammo I got last time, but everything in their store seemed exorbitant and I want to hit the range sometime in the next day or so.
Is there a good options for affordable .357 ammo out there that I should check out? Additionally, considering the possible problem with lighter grain/higher velocity magnum rounds is there anything I should definately steer clear of? Can I shoot heavier rounds? Can I shoot .38, .38+P ammo without worry? (should I not want to?)
Im at the range 1-2 times a month and go through a couple boxes a visit, I really don't want to buy high dollar stuff.
Looking forward to hearing your responses.
- rmuzz
However, I have heard that magnum loads lighter than 158gr can cause cracking in the forcing cone area. http://www.gunblast.com/Butch_MagnumLoads.htm, I have gone over my gun closely and it looks fine... I was just wondering what ammo should I be using?
I shot 3 boxes of Magtech 158gr. hollow points, no issues... couldnt find them at the sporting goods store I was at today so I bought some American Eagle (Federal) 158gr jacketed sp bullets. They cost way more than the magtech ammo I got last time, but everything in their store seemed exorbitant and I want to hit the range sometime in the next day or so.
Is there a good options for affordable .357 ammo out there that I should check out? Additionally, considering the possible problem with lighter grain/higher velocity magnum rounds is there anything I should definately steer clear of? Can I shoot heavier rounds? Can I shoot .38, .38+P ammo without worry? (should I not want to?)
Im at the range 1-2 times a month and go through a couple boxes a visit, I really don't want to buy high dollar stuff.
Looking forward to hearing your responses.
- rmuzz
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