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Old 02-20-2021, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Hair Trigger View Post
Nothing wrong with shooting magnum loads in a M19 of any dash number. Just avoid lightweight bullets at full powder loads, like 110 and 125 JHP's. Seems like they are the usual culprit when a forcing cone cracks. That said, my M19-3 (1974) has had a pretty varied diet, with quite a few 125 gr JHP's out the pipe, and no cracked cone. I tend to download my magnum ammo now, and shoot only 140 or 158 grain bullets at 1150-1250 fps range.
I just bought 1500 125grain copper RN. I reload with Bullseye or VN310. Do you have a recommended load?
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