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Originally Posted by rockquarry
I don't shoot magnum loads anymore, but have shot many of the #358429 and #358439, the ones that are allegedly too long for the cylinders of 28s and 29s. These were designed as .38 Special bullets, certainly, and can be crimped in the crimp groove with a .38 Special loading. However, to use them in the .357 Magnum cartridge is really no hindrance. The bullet is simply seated a little deeper and crimped over the bullet's shoulder to give an acceptable OAL for the short cylinders. Accuracy is unaffected unless the crimp is overdone.
A better .357 Magnum bullet for those who must use a crimp groove for crimping is the original .357 Magnum bullet, the Hensley & Gibbs #51 SWC design, about 160 grains. There are others that will also work.
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I was fascinated by your account. You are the only man I've encountered to use those bullets in a M-29, which is a .44 Magnum!
I expect that you meant to say, M-27. ??
Seriously, I don't like crimping over the bullet shoulder. However, I never found a factory .357 load that was too long for a M-27/28 cylinder.
In handloads, I used the 358156 bullet and it worked normally. I have shot 358429's but in other guns. Accuracy seemed identical to the other bullet. But penetration would favor the 358429. Keith had in mind shooting large, heavy animals. That's why he really favored .44 and .45 Colt guns.