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30/357 revolver wildcat, opinions and suggestions welcome
So when I was living in a place with lots of gun violence (the illegal type and automatic ones too) and bullet proof vest was fairly common (stolen police vest) I have always wanted a handgun with enough power to defeat level 3A vests without resorting to fancy boolit designs like THV and steel core J-word bullet. So the idea of necking down a 357 mag to take a 30 cal 120 gr J-WORD at about 1500pfs had been on my mind for years. I couldn't afford the custom work then
Many years later, I now live in a country where guns are only legal for hunting and sport but still would like to have one built because it was amy dream to make it happen. In a lever action (with blunt boolit) or a mini Martini action, say 120 Cast boolit at around 1500 fps should be handy for small games, but can be pushed to 1800 with a gas check too.
I also need a handgun built too (don't ask why, I don't even know myself), the idea is to get a Ruger Black hawk in 30 Carbine, just ream the chambers a 7.62*25 or 300 BLK reamer, should be a fairly easy job. My only concern is the set back, the .22 Jet S&W 53 was plagued by it. I believe 300 BLK has much less taper, so I may just get away with it. I am thinking of doing just one chamber first, use it for load development and see if there is set back. If it's a no go, I can at least load the rest of the chambers with 30 Carbine so the gun won't be a door stop.
Here is a 30/357 that I necked down with a 7.62*25 die (I sized the lower half of the wall with a 38 die), I think it looks pretty neat too, pretty much a short 300 blk with rim. Sure it has been done before but I can't seem to find reference.....
Sorry, I took the nearest bullet on my bench when I made up the dummy and it just happened to be a saboted J-word....
Opinion? Suggestions?