Forcing Cone Depth and Bullet Weight

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Keep Trying posted this 18 hours ago

Is it better for the base of a revolver bullet, (.38/.357) cast or jacketed. To drop all the way into the forcing cone or to protrude some so that the base of the bullet is still in the cylinder when the front contacts the rifling?

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Aaron posted this 18 hours ago

If you are primarily going to shoot cast bullets, then cut a 11 degree forcing cone. My revolvers love it. The base of the bullet position will be determined by bullet diameter and bullet length. Period. 

With rifle in hand, I confidently go forth into the darkness.

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Keep Trying posted this 17 hours ago

The best bullet length is what I'm wondering about.

If the base of a 158 grain bullet  protrudes slightly from the forcing cone when the front part is touching the rifling then a 90/140 grain bullet seems like it would have massive gas blow by due to the lighter bullet "rattling around" before it contacts the rifling.

This would seem inefficient or possibly harmful. But I'm not sure. 

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