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Offline luckydawg13

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pin gage and cylinder
« on: May 10, 2011, 06:37:11 AM »
i took my cylinder to work to use a pin gage in my cylinder the largest size that i could get to go in was .431 so do i have a .432 sizer made or a .433 this is for a B/H 44MAG
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Re: pin gage and cylinder
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2011, 02:52:21 AM »
.431 - bullets need to be a firm thumb press into the cylinder. Bigger isn't a big deal as long as they chamber, but smaller doesn't work. If the sizer is exactly .431, with springback the bullets should be right on.
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Re: pin gage and cylinder
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2011, 08:13:32 AM »
.431 - bullets need to be a firm thumb press into the cylinder. Bigger isn't a big deal as long as they chamber, but smaller doesn't work. If the sizer is exactly .431, with springback the bullets should be right on.
Yep, .431".