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    40 mm quston

    I slugged my friends 40 today and we found that the grooves measure at .391.


    This explains the leading we get when using cast.

    I am having him call the gun manufacture as that's a bit nuts.

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    Last edited by flyingmonkey35; 02-18-2017 at 06:22 PM. Reason: 40 s&w

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    Yep thats .01 a little too small huh , That just dont sound right to be that small
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    40 s&w. Sorry

    . Shouldn't the barrel be .400

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    Yes , the cast bullets that I cast , they are at .401 , so something is not right
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    I was about to comment that .391" ID is a might small for a 40mm...
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    Quote Originally Posted by nicholst55 View Post
    I was about to comment that .391" ID is a might small for a 40mm...
    Yep, that would be a pretty extreme bottleneck case.

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