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Post by wasatchjack on Feb 18, 2019 13:40:15 GMT -5
So I'm aware of Ruger 's tendency to produce tight cylinder throats in their 45 Colt single actions , as I'm sure most of are , but what about ,(generally speaking ), the other calibers ? Don't recall hearing much over the years about the 357 or 44 magnums . What about the 327 Federal ? I need to get a good plug gauge set i guess ?
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lws
.30 Stingray
Spokane Valley, Washington
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Post by lws on Feb 18, 2019 14:33:47 GMT -5
All the .44 calibers that I have had , and also all that I have at the present time have been right on the money to shoot .430 bullets. 10 or 12 so fare. Over the last 50 years.
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Post by wheelguns on Feb 18, 2019 15:06:54 GMT -5
All of my .45’s were indeed tight. My .357’s were a little tight for cast. They would take a .357 pin, but not a .358. My .327’s have all been a tight .314. The only ones with large throats were a .38 spl lcrx. They would take a .359 pin, but were all the same. I have a .32hrm that will take a .315 pin, but they at least are all the same.
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Post by cas on Feb 18, 2019 18:12:55 GMT -5
I've seen a couple Rugers.  45's mostly too small (a few too big) 44's are good, unless you have a real oddball with an oversized barrel. 357's usually good, like he said .357" The blued 41's I saw were almost always good, newer stainless ones could run small. 40/10/38-40 tight to very tight, though I've not seen any of the newest runs in those calibers, so I don't know. 32's tight. 30's, very tight. 454's oversized, I assume intentionally. |
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Post by Alaskan454 on Feb 22, 2019 9:54:04 GMT -5
.357s have been pretty good.
.44s have been slightly oversized, but still good.
.45s have all been tight, they got reamed
.454s over by .002-.003.
.475s over by .002 as well.
They still shoot well with properly sized bullets as long as your barrel/throat dimensions play well together.
My .475 is way oversized but shoots .477 bullets into small groups. Just need to find the right bullet.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Feb 22, 2019 23:40:06 GMT -5
So I'm aware of Ruger 's tendency to produce tight cylinder throats in their 45 Colt single actions , as I'm sure most of are , but what about ,(generally speaking ), the other calibers ? Don't recall hearing much over the years about the 357 or 44 magnums . What about the 327 Federal ? I need to get a good plug gauge set i guess ? You just don’t know until you measure them. I have a standing offer to measure anyones cylinder throats free of charge except the price of postage. I will check your cast bullets for hardness, roundness and correct size. I have all 3 sets of pin gauges to measure from .22s up to .500s so just PM me if you need help. |
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