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Old 02-26-2021, 02:48 AM
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Good point. Most people don't take into consideration the bullet's overall length (BOAL) when interchanging different bullets but using the same powder charge.

If you're COAL" is not restricted by the cannelure's placement that's easily fixed by seating the bullet out by the corresponding difference in BOAL, as long as you don't exceed it's max. COAL", if you don't have a cannelure.

Since the OP is shooting these 38 Special in a 357 Magnum adjusting the COAL" for bullets with a longer BOAL shouldn't be a problem.

It would be nice if manufacturers listed the bullet's overal length in their load data too.

The OP didn't say exactly which 125gr Xtreme plated bullet he has.



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