silhouette_shooter
07-30-2020, 05:57 PM
After a lot of soul searching, I bought a WWII S&W Victory revolver in 38 S&W. I tried some commercially available cast bullets which were .361, they didn't shoot well, too small, dropped right through the cylinder throats, also, the bore on this gun is more like .362.
So, I ordered a mold from Accurate Molds and, as usual, was very impressed by the quality of the mold. I chose the Accurate version of the Lyman 358477 mold, a classic 150 grain bullet. I size them .362, Lyman No. 2, and then heat treat them.
Long story short, I am very pleased with this revolver, I did touch up the crown using the brass screw method and also hit the forcing cone with a 11 degree cutter which I rented from 4D Rentals, money well spent. Using the forcing cone depth gauge, I ended up with the maximum recommended depth, (started out at very close to the minimum depth). Lucky for me I went to the Brownells web site and got detailed instructions on using this tool. Naturally I had to lower the front sight a bit. But it shoots those 150 grain bullets about .5 inch high at 10 yards, windage perfect!
Just out curiousity, I tried that depth gauge on my 357 Ruger Blackhawk, which shoots cast bullets just fine and does not pick up lead. The forcing cone on my Ruger was cut to the maximum depth.
So, I ordered a mold from Accurate Molds and, as usual, was very impressed by the quality of the mold. I chose the Accurate version of the Lyman 358477 mold, a classic 150 grain bullet. I size them .362, Lyman No. 2, and then heat treat them.
Long story short, I am very pleased with this revolver, I did touch up the crown using the brass screw method and also hit the forcing cone with a 11 degree cutter which I rented from 4D Rentals, money well spent. Using the forcing cone depth gauge, I ended up with the maximum recommended depth, (started out at very close to the minimum depth). Lucky for me I went to the Brownells web site and got detailed instructions on using this tool. Naturally I had to lower the front sight a bit. But it shoots those 150 grain bullets about .5 inch high at 10 yards, windage perfect!
Just out curiousity, I tried that depth gauge on my 357 Ruger Blackhawk, which shoots cast bullets just fine and does not pick up lead. The forcing cone on my Ruger was cut to the maximum depth.