Accuracy Problems with .38/.357 Accessory Barrel

[ratdog]

you couldn't hit a squirrel at 25 yards with mine unless you used bird shot.

[demented]

   Don't give up before trying some 158 gr. jacketed bullets.  I've never found 125 grain bullets with their short bearing length to shoot all that well in any .357 I've owned-rifle or handgun.

[Spanky]

   Don't give up before trying some 158 gr. jacketed bullets.  I've never found 125 grain bullets with their short bearing length to shoot all that well in any .357 I've owned-rifle or handgun.

 
I shoot 110gr. XTP hollowpoints in my Maxi and they're very accurate.
 
 
 
Spanky

[ratdog]

gee i just sent my 357 back to the factory it was bad. ordered a 44mag. now i read here that they are having the same problems with the 44.my 44 marlin shoots cast bullets also shoots clover leafs it has balard riflings. my marlin 45-70 has micro groove it doesn't like cast bullets.but my bc looks like micro groove shoots cast real good even the 22'' barrel.

[ratdog]

you guys that have pm me wanting my 357 barrel i will not sale or trade a defective rife part it will be torched and put in dumpster which i think the factory should do.

[cwlongshot]

Gee, I just sent my 357 back to the factory it was bad. I ordered a 44mag. Now I read here that they are having the same problems with the 44. My 44 marlin shoots cast bullets also shoots clover leafs it has ballard rifling. My marlin 45-70 has micro groove it doesn't like cast bullets. But my BC looks like micro groove shoots cast real good even the 22'' barrel.

Don't get caught up in the "Micro groove cannot shoot cast bullets" theology.  They will shoot cast, they simply need to be cleaned more. Not having said this, I would not buy one with the expectation of expressly shooting lead bullets.
 
CW

[gcrank1]

Folks in 'The Cast Bullet Assoc.' have been successfully shooting cast in Micro-Groove barrels for years.

[vincewarde]

  What diameter are your hardcast bullets ?? My 357 MAX likes .360 best or .359 if I can't get them to cast bigger , most all of my Handis seem to prefer a  cast bullet .002 over bore diameter . Are you getting any leading ?? If you are it very well may be an indicator of undersize bullets.

Add me to those suggesting this.  I my book slugging the bore is mandatory when shooting cast.  You may find that the barrel is seriously over sized.  This can cause problems with jacketed too.  In fact as I read this thread it was the first thing to come to my mind, for what it is worth