Still leading

[Three44s]

The forcing cone roughness will daunt you until you fix it.

Three44s

[Lloyd Smale]

me too. I could never see why some get so excited about shooting Russians or specials in a 44 mag. The 44 mag cases can be easily loaded down to the same level and are easier to find and usually cheaper. I don't remember the last time I even shot a 38 out of a 357. Ive got 38 revolvers to do that with and if I want to shoot 44 specials I do it in a 44 special gun.

I would just stick with the magnum cases. using a faster powder, you can load them to 44 Russian, or 44spl velocities, and you don't have to worry about blow by and leading, I think you got it figgered out though! have fun! by the way, did you say what model you have?, I have the super Blackhawk stainless bisley hunter in 44 mag, and I love it! I have never shot a manufactured load or boolit through it. I use the noe 432-277 keith style, which casts at 275grs with my alloy, and I size to 431. what boolit are you using?

[Outback32]

Well I had 300 Russian cases and the reloading dies for them gave to me. That's the only reason I tried them. I will just shoot the mag cases

[Lloyd Smale]

Id bet you could find someone that would swap you two to one for those Russian cases in exchange for 44 mags. If not here at any cowboy action shoot.

[Oklahoma Rebel]

Lloyd is probably right, since they probably make the Russians in pretty limited runs, they are bound to cost more than the magnums, maybe try swap and sell ( I think you have to have a certain amount of posts to use it, but I don't think it was very much.

[9.3X62AL]

Fully in agreement with Tom Myers' posts in this thread. If accuracy is sound with castings and the leading problem is resolved by use of the full-length cases, the 11* forcing cone modification may be "Nice but not necessary". That re-cut forcing cone sure looks GOOD, though!

I stopped using short brass in long chambers several years ago. I got tired of cleaning the carbon/lead/lube deposits out of the chamber front ends.