It will surprise you just how far down the barrel will swage a lead bullet. A couple years ago I took SIL shooting and we had a couple of look alike Handi rifles along ,one 30-30 the other 357mag. Mistake made was SIL chambered and fired a 357mag round in the 30-30 It split the case end to end but the bullet actually hit the target. No damage to the rifle. Glad it wasn't a hot jacketed round. And a testament to how strong the Handi's are. Gp