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| I would look at using .432 diameter bullets. Cast bullets generally like to be .001 over groove diameter.
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| At least one thou over groove is de rigueur. BUT, check your cylinder first; the bullets can't be bigger that it is; if they are, they just get squeezed down anyway. Worse case is when a cylinder is smaller than the barrel groove dia; then the revolver will never shoot well. |
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| Check the throats for sure. If they are under bore dia. then have them reamed to match. I usually size my bullets to match the throats.
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| Thanks for the replies. I did a tentative check on the cylinder with the 430 jacketed I have and then tried the lead slug I pushed thru the barrel, they will not go thru without pressure. Anyone know a good gunsmith in the Dallas Tx area ? |
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| Slug them first and if the cylinder is .431 and the groove is .431, then you don't need a gunsmith. If the cylinder is .430 and the groove is .431 then you do. |
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| .003 is about normal go go oversized.
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