The only round to feed and chamber through all four leverguns was the Oregon Trail 300-gr. Obviously, the last two are not good choices if one wants to shoot a lot of heavyweight cast bullets. The results showed the Marlin would feed and chamber nine rounds and the Winchester all 10 rounds the Rossi, two rounds and the Browning only one round.
I loaded up dummy rounds using all of these bullets and then tested for feeding and chambering through the guns listed previously. 44 Magnum sixguns, but what about their use in leverguns? I have 10 cast bullets on hand weighing from 290 grains up to 325 grains with all but two of them having gas checks. I am particularly fond of heavyweight bullets, those weighing around 300 grains in. With the Keith bullet seated over the front shoulder, it will work in all except the Rossi/Browning. However, it will not work in the longer action of the Marlin 336. The former will work through the action and chamber in the Marlin and Winchester Model 1894 along with the Rossi and Browning Model 92. 44 Magnum sixguns over the past six decades has been the Lyman/Thompson #431244 Gas Check and the Keith bullet - in this case the H&G design, the closest available to his original design. Softer bullets without a check can be used, but only with very light loads. In most of my experiments, I have found both of these are critical for obtaining the desired accuracy. Two things to consider are bullet hardness and whether or not it has a gas check. However, even if the bullet meets all of the necessary criteria for feeding and chambering it still may not shoot well. A wide, sharp-shouldered bullet may feed through the action but not enter the chamber and if the diameter is too large even after entering the chamber, it might not seat deep enough to close the action.Īny cast bullets chosen should be used to make up several dummy rounds to cycle through the action and chamber. Another factor is diameter, especially the diameter in front of the face of the case mouth.
For example, Keith bullets often will not feed and/or chamber because their shape requires crimping over the front band. The shape of the bullet is also important. If the bullet makes the loaded round too long, it will not feed through the action. There are several factors involved when choosing a cast bullet for use in the.
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