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8mm/06
Is there any concern about the shorter 38 sp case and exposed .135 of bullet allowing for more lead or plating to "scrape off" on the chamber edge?
Having never approached this before it crossed my mind, but I have no experience with it to know one way or the other.
My 1894c manual states that shooting .38 special will do such a thing in a lever action after many rounds. The issue is lead build up in the chamber, in that extra .135 gap between the case and the lands. It can lead to jamming issues when shooting .357 magnum rounds. I have seen this happen.
Revolvers are built differently and I think there wouldn't be a problem here since you would know if there was an issue. You wouldn't be able to load or spin the cylinder if the same issue occured. And I never seen this happen.