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My Rossi in 357 cycles both .38and .357s in swc without any trouble. What experience have you had with flat nose bullets. Do you think they will cycle?
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I know a lot say swc bullets don't cycle but they work fine in my 92's,maybe we are just lucky ;)
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With my Rossi the .357s are OK, it's the .38s that are picky. Round nose .38s cycle flawlessly, but RNFP tend to get stuck down in the carrier if I load up the whole magazine. I found that if I only load 4 RNFP at a time it works consistently; as soon as I put 5 or more in the tube I can expect to be digging them out with my screwdriver.
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I have not used straight wad cutters but everything seems to work fine.
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I currently have the 158gr SWC loaded in my 357 Mag brass. If I slow cycle my 92 it has a propensity to jam the rd about 1/4 of the way in. However, if I fast cycle the lever, it loads perfectly. I do have a very tight crimp on those rds as well.
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twoshotc wrote:My Rossi in 357 cycles both .38and .357s in swc without any trouble. What experience have you had with flat nose bullets. Do you think they will cycle?
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I noticed a marked decrease in ammo "fussyness" after I stripped down to basic parts, cleaned, deburred, polished and oiled my new Rossi rifles. After the tune-up they would cycle just about anything I put in em.
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The truncated cone and RNFP work just fine in my lever guns. The TC types seem to feed with a little less resistance in most cases. You may find your rifle does not like certain designs but that is normal. Do a test with a small amount first before buying a bunch of bullets.
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