my question concerns ammo for lever action, but could be extended to handguns.
The minimum o.a.l. for .357 mag with 180 gr. bullets in a lyman manual is 1.585 inches. I have a cast mould that gives me very accurate bullets in my rossi lever action carbine. the problem is, when I crimp the brass in the groove of the bullet, as i think i should do in a tubular mag, o.a.l. shrinks to 1.555 inches. I use a load of 14.5 grains of H110. could I go to the max load of 15 grains, since there is no sign of hi pressures(the fired primers look like those of a .38 spl.)? Should I back off? thanks.
The minimum o.a.l. for .357 mag with 180 gr. bullets in a lyman manual is 1.585 inches. I have a cast mould that gives me very accurate bullets in my rossi lever action carbine. the problem is, when I crimp the brass in the groove of the bullet, as i think i should do in a tubular mag, o.a.l. shrinks to 1.555 inches. I use a load of 14.5 grains of H110. could I go to the max load of 15 grains, since there is no sign of hi pressures(the fired primers look like those of a .38 spl.)? Should I back off? thanks.