A safe version of Russian Roulette

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So I tend to shoot a fair amount of .38 Spl from my two S&W's to help control cost. But I'm a sucker for some .357 power as well. Loading from a box of 50 always ends up with a couple of orphans at the end so I got the idea to do something about it.

I load five .38Spl's to use a row from the box liner and then slip in a .357Mag round. Looking up from the cylinder I give'er a spin and then slip it into the frame before presenting the gun for shooting. The mag round may be the first or the last or any in between. Boy, does THIS sure make or break your flinch..... :D

I've gotten pretty good at it by now and find that with my 6 inch barreled model 19 I pattern my 38's all nicely on the bullseye but that the .357 round typically comes in about an inch and a half low. This is with the sights set to work best with .38Spl and shooting at around 12 yards. I understand this is not unexpected in shooting rounds with this much difference in power and velocity.

Anyone else mixed in a magnum round to liven things up like this?
 
Had it happen to me with a Dan Wesson 715.
.38,.357, etc
Next time I will do the loading. :eek::eek::eek:
.357 is much better for shooting plates.
 
roulette

Years ago, my friend and I would take turns, one would load the other would shoot. Made for some interesting "comments" learned quickly to treat every shot like it was a full load, got real fun when we moved up to a .44mag, mixed up with full loads and .44 specials.:kickInTheNuts:
 
BCRider said:
So I tend to shoot a fair amount of .38 Spl from my two S&W's to help control cost. But I'm a sucker for some .357 power as well. Loading from a box of 50 always ends up with a couple of orphans at the end so I got the idea to do something about it.

I load five .38Spl's to use a row from the box liner and then slip in a .357Mag round. Looking up from the cylinder I give'er a spin and then slip it into the frame before presenting the gun for shooting. The mag round may be the first or the last or any in between. Boy, does THIS sure make or break your flinch..... :D

I've gotten pretty good at it by now and find that with my 6 inch barreled model 19 I pattern my 38's all nicely on the bullseye but that the .357 round typically comes in about an inch and a half low. This is with the sights set to work best with .38Spl and shooting at around 12 yards. I understand this is not unexpected in shooting rounds with this much difference in power and velocity.

Anyone else mixed in a magnum round to liven things up like this?
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You're kidding right?? The POI shift between the two loads at 12 yards is negligible. The operator creates more variation than any load ever will.

TDC
 
These days revolvers are prohibited in Russia, now they play roulette with this one
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And you can play the same way just putting 3'' shell with 2''3/4 ;-)
 
I've gotten pretty good at it by now and find that with my 6 inch barreled model 19 I pattern my 38's all nicely on the bullseye but that the .357 round typically comes in about an inch and a half low. This is with the sights set to work best with .38Spl and shooting at around 12 yards. I understand this is not unexpected in shooting rounds with this much difference in power and velocity.
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Assuming that the .357's are hot loads, the barrel time for the bullet is considerably less than a slower bullet. Since the gun starts recoiling ( rising ) as soon as the powder is ignited, a faster bullet will leave the barrel at a lower point resulting in a lower P.O.I.
 
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