Bob Wright
Hawkeye
A gent on another gun forum is contemplating reaming a Blackhawk .357 Magnum cylinder to accept .357 Maximun cartridge CASES. His idea is to load flush seated wadcutter bullets for target/small game loads.
To rain on his parade, its already been done, after a fashion. Over a hundred years ago, Smith & Wesson introduced the .38-44 S&W centerfire round for target shooters. (This was not the later .38-44 Special of the 'Thirties.) This was made for the No. 3 Top Break single action revolver, there was also a .32-44 S&W. In this case the cartridge case was the same length as the gun's cylinder, and the bullet, a round nosed lead bullet, was seated entirely within the case.
The idea was that the bullet was supported until leaving the cylinder and hopping into the barrel.
Who was it, maybe Solomon, who said "There is nothing new under the sun?"
Bob Wright
To rain on his parade, its already been done, after a fashion. Over a hundred years ago, Smith & Wesson introduced the .38-44 S&W centerfire round for target shooters. (This was not the later .38-44 Special of the 'Thirties.) This was made for the No. 3 Top Break single action revolver, there was also a .32-44 S&W. In this case the cartridge case was the same length as the gun's cylinder, and the bullet, a round nosed lead bullet, was seated entirely within the case.
The idea was that the bullet was supported until leaving the cylinder and hopping into the barrel.
Who was it, maybe Solomon, who said "There is nothing new under the sun?"
Bob Wright