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Originally Posted by lrrifleman
As I understand the issue, the 125gr bullets require more powder than heavier bullets ... generating more hear and flame at the barrel/cylinder gap, which allows the flame to cut the top strap.
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My brother likes to shoot his "K" frame with .357 mags like I love my "N" frames in .44special and .44mag... So his sole 'K' frame sees it's share of hot pills down the pipe. His has significant flame cutting into the top strap but no cracks around the forcing cone. I guess he stopped worrying about it after an old school K frame shooter showed him a couple of his "K's" with flame cutting into almost half way thru the top strap and never seemed to get any deeper. It just sort of settled/stopped and the guy just kept on rockin' them. I'd have loved to have seen those old war horses but wasn't with him that day!