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Offline Badnews Bob

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On the clock
« on: April 22, 2008, 07:51:10 PM »
I just sent one of my actions in for a .357 and a .44 barrel. I hope the .44 shioots well I've always wanted one, The .357 is gonna become a .358 X 39 or at least one of my .357s will.   Now I just gotta wait.
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Re: On the clock
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2008, 12:43:01 AM »
I am right here waiting with you BNB. I have a action there for a .44 Mag barrel now as well....<><....:)
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Re: On the clock
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2008, 04:20:03 PM »
The .357 is gonna become a .358 X 39

Now that sounds interesting!  Will it work? 

Just checked the as fired case mouth OD of a 360DW fired in my 357 Handi & it's .378" (cailpers) and the smallest dia I can measure on a fired case from my 7.62x39 Handi is .400" OD.  Ouch .022" (.011" per side) or are you going to headspace on the case mouth - or blow the shoulder out? 

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Re: On the clock
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2008, 07:39:38 PM »
Yes it will work. The Russians have already done all the design (they call it a 9MM x 39) and pacific tool has the reamers for it.  The case not only gets necked up but it also gets fire formed moving the shoulder forward and blowing out the case making it almost straight walled.  With the larger case capacity you can get right at .35 rem velocity using 180/200gr bullets but what I hope to do is use 240/260gr bullets at sub sonic speeds, If I can get the local law to buy it, it will be suppressed.  Kind of like a .35 whisper.  If you look in the wildcat section there are some links about it.
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