While I waited for my new to me 686 to arrive I loaded up some ammo w the lee 140g SWC, 110g jacketed ammo and a 185 NOE WFN. The cast bullets were sized .3585.
Gun arrives and the mag cast ammo dosent fit. Bummer. The jacketed does as well as the 38 special cast.
My .3585 bullets don’t push thru throats. The .357 jackets are a very slight push fit.
Slugged the barrel but can’t measure it cause it’s 5 groove, but the slug is a very slight push fit thru the throats just like the 357 jackets.
So I have some .357 9mm commercial cast bullets that again require a slight push thru on all cylinders. load them up and THEY DONT FIT!!! Erg.
The brass, at the mouth w bullets, measures .371 with the jacketed bullets, .374 with cast.
What causes that? I thought it was going to be an easy, get a .357 sizer kinda answer.
One weak spot of my system is I’m using the Lee whack a mole loader. Don’t have dies yet. But all bullets were loaded w it and every jacketed bullet fits perfect.