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100 yds? If so, congratulations. It's my goal to achieve sub moa with a cast combination, but I'm not there yet.

Tom, those are awesome images showing the dimensions. Thanks for posting them.

John

I would check the diameter of the cylinder throats and size the bullets one or two thou over the throat diameter.

The 5" full lug N frame is the most perfectly balanced handgun ever.... and you've got a nice one. You can tell the dash number by looking at the area under the crane when the cylinder is open, you...

What type of rifling does the CBSL have? I've looked all over Marlin's site and can't find any info.

Thnaks, John

The K frame 357's are wonderful handguns. Find a good midrange load for it, get some grips that work for your hands, and you'll love it. Hogues are my favorite, they fit my paws well.

I think...

A fellow on the S&W forum sells them.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/accessories-misc-sale-trade/143299-fs-plug.html

john

I've got a 97 in 45 Colt. It's a beautiful gun and very well made. Accuracy is spectacular.

Unfortunately, the grip just doesn't match up to my paw, it pounds my middle finger unmercifully. If...

I use a profile crimp die for my 44 mag loads, and have pulled several ACWW boolits and measured them after crimping, and there was no sizing by the crimp die.

However, brass thickness obviously...

It's definitely chambered long if it takes a loaded 44mag round. You could try calling back to S&W and trying somebody else, you might get a different answer. If not, try it with 44 spl's and see...

Whopist, will your gun chamber a loaded 44mag round or just a piece of empty brass? Has the 44 mag brass been resized ? Have you checked the length of the 44 mag brass?

John

A high grip on the revolver, a smooth steady pull all the way thru. Work on developing a rhythm for the first five shots, if you have to clean up a mess do it last. While the gun is coming down out...

You might try a different brand of brass. I have experienced that bulge with some brands but not others. +P brass is particularly bad in my experience.

You might also check the length of the...

It sounds like a reasonable price if it's in decent shape. Two places to look are the underside of the topstrap next to the forcing cone to see if there is excessive flame cutting, and note if the...

Larry, thanks for a well planned, well performed, and well documented test.

Very nicely done.

John

No, actual groups are about 6"-8" from my Model 66-1, which normally does much better than that. The "improved cylinder" part was a weak joke/shotgun reference.

Looks like I lucked up and got a...

What diameter does this mold typically drop, using straight wheel weights? Mine is giving 0.3555 to 0.3570, and it zips right thru my 358 sizing die untouched. Bad thing is it's giving generally...

I've experienced problems with wadcutters in some brands +p cases, but not others. As mentioned above, the internal taper is greater and you wind up with a swelled case that won't chamber, or...

These folks can help:

http://www.cylindersmith.com/

John

I'm not sure exactly when they made the change, but the newer Smiths don't have the locator pins on the star. When you check the carry up, or tighten the ejector rod, it's important to put some...

I recently sent them a mold for fine tuning, and it took right at three weeks for them to turn it around. I haven't had a chance to try it out and see the results.

John

You can tell a wadcutter with a very square front shoulder, like the 429348, cuts a cleaner hole than a wc with a bevel on the front, like the 358063. I've never made a close comparison between...

What does the button on some 38 wadcutters accomplish? Most have this feature, although the actual shape varies a little. Only a few, like the Lyman 358063, don't have anything.

Does it help the...