.358" cast bullets for accuracy?

lugerholsterrepair · 12-25-2004, 01:52 PM

Dan, Even though your bore may be .358 this does not necessarily make your chamber large enough to accommodate the expanded case mouth. This could result in the casing pressing hard against the chamber wall and causing the bullet to stick in the chamber. Huge pressures could result and your pistol could become a grenade.

If this is something you are determined to do, I would suggest you plug the chamber and get an accurate idea of the exact demensions of the chamber area as well as the mouth of the bore. There are many members out there that put my knowledge of reloading to shame. I hope they chime in and give their opinions. Jerry Burney

12-25-2004, 01:52 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Dan, Even though your bore may be .358 this does not necessarily make your chamber large enough to accommodate the expanded case mouth. This could result in the casing pressing hard against the chamber wall and causing the bullet to stick in the chamber. Huge pressures could result and your pistol could become a grenade. If this is something you are determined to do, I would suggest you plug the chamber and get an accurate idea of the exact demensions of the chamber area as well as the mouth of the bore. There are many members out there that put my knowledge of reloading to shame. I hope they chime in and give their opinions. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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