.429" vs .430" Rem. 44 Magnum bullets
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.429" vs .430" Rem. 44 Magnum bullets
Does this .001" make much difference in accuracy? life of the brass?
I'venarrowed by choice down toeither the Hornady XTP or the Speer Gold Dot for hunting with my S&W 629 44 mag. The basic difference between the two is this .001". Since I'll be using open sights, I'll probably never be able shoot both and come up with a clear winner. But has anybody with a scoped revolver tried bullets that were both diameters and seen anything decisive.
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Dan
I'venarrowed by choice down toeither the Hornady XTP or the Speer Gold Dot for hunting with my S&W 629 44 mag. The basic difference between the two is this .001". Since I'll be using open sights, I'll probably never be able shoot both and come up with a clear winner. But has anybody with a scoped revolver tried bullets that were both diameters and seen anything decisive.
Thanks
Dan
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RE: .429" vs .430" Rem. 44 Magnum bullets
ORIGINAL: dkbs
Does this .001" make much difference in accuracy? life of the brass?
I'venarrowed by choice down toeither the Hornady XTP or the Speer Gold Dot for hunting with my S&W 629 44 mag. The basic difference between the two is this .001". Since I'll be using open sights, I'll probably never be able shoot both and come up with a clear winner. But has anybody with a scoped revolver tried bullets that were both diameters and seen anything decisive.
Thanks
Dan
Does this .001" make much difference in accuracy? life of the brass?
I'venarrowed by choice down toeither the Hornady XTP or the Speer Gold Dot for hunting with my S&W 629 44 mag. The basic difference between the two is this .001". Since I'll be using open sights, I'll probably never be able shoot both and come up with a clear winner. But has anybody with a scoped revolver tried bullets that were both diameters and seen anything decisive.
Thanks
Dan
Just offhand, I'd say that this .001" of bullet diameter will make no difference at all.............
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RE: .429" vs .430" Rem. 44 Magnum bullets
I'm a firm believer that cast bullets do best .001 or .002 oversized. Jacketed I wouldn't go over .001. The only diff you may notice will be improved accuracy in most cases. Sometimes the accuracy improvement can be dramatic.
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RE: .429" vs .430" Rem. 44 Magnum bullets
ORIGINAL: Pavomesa
I'm a firm believer that cast bullets do best .001 or .002 oversized. Jacketed I wouldn't go over .001. The only diff you may notice will be improved accuracy in most cases. Sometimes the accuracy improvement can be dramatic.
I'm a firm believer that cast bullets do best .001 or .002 oversized. Jacketed I wouldn't go over .001. The only diff you may notice will be improved accuracy in most cases. Sometimes the accuracy improvement can be dramatic.
You can pretty much predict how well a revolver will shoot by measuring chamber throat and barrel groove diameters. If a cylinder has chamber throatsrunning under to just a couple thouandths over barrel groove, it will usually shoot well, or can be made to shoot well by lapping the chamber throats to a larger size. IF the throats are alot bigger, a new cylinder is called for.
I once owned a beautiful Colt New Frontier in .45 Colt. The groove diameter of the barrel was .451". But the cylinder's chamber throats were .456". This gun never shot wel with any sort of cast bullets, hard, soft, etc., regardless of bullet sizing. It was just barelymediocre with jacketed bullets. Had to ditch the thing!