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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 3238760" data-attributes="member: 10465"><p>To further explain: The lighter .357 Magnum rounds (120 grain or less) use a <u>fast-burning powder</u> to launch the lighter bullet and that <u>fast burning powder <em>will </em>cut or erode</u> the cylinder face and sometimes even the forward sides of the cylinder itself. It only takes a few rounds of light .357 Magnum rounds to do serious damage; so stick to heavier grain bullet weights, above 120 gr, and you will be good. "Good" as in, it won't erode your cylinder; but it will <em>still </em>punish the BeeJeebus outta you if you insist on shooting full power .357 Magnum rounds out of an 11 oz revolver. Stick to .38 specials in any grain and even the +P, and you won't have a problem. According to S&W, this 120 gr rule only applies to .357 Magnum loads. I bought some 158 gr .38 Specials to bring to the ENS in Enid this Sunday. Trust me on this, that's all you're gonna want, unless you be Godzilla-Like behemoth or similar. Or if youse just like pain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="druryj, post: 3238760, member: 10465"] To further explain: The lighter .357 Magnum rounds (120 grain or less) use a [U]fast-burning powder[/U] to launch the lighter bullet and that [U]fast burning powder [I]will [/I]cut or erode[/U] the cylinder face and sometimes even the forward sides of the cylinder itself. It only takes a few rounds of light .357 Magnum rounds to do serious damage; so stick to heavier grain bullet weights, above 120 gr, and you will be good. "Good" as in, it won't erode your cylinder; but it will [I]still [/I]punish the BeeJeebus outta you if you insist on shooting full power .357 Magnum rounds out of an 11 oz revolver. Stick to .38 specials in any grain and even the +P, and you won't have a problem. According to S&W, this 120 gr rule only applies to .357 Magnum loads. I bought some 158 gr .38 Specials to bring to the ENS in Enid this Sunday. Trust me on this, that's all you're gonna want, unless you be Godzilla-Like behemoth or similar. Or if youse just like pain. [/QUOTE]
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