Time to get my 29-2 out of mothballs again! It's got chamber throats that admit a .430 bullet loosely. Slugging the throats is an upcoming task. I like cast bullets, but I am limited to commercial sources. I was wondering what bullets, jacketed or cast, other 29-2 shooters here have used successfully, as in accurate and minimal leading of bore and chambers (or is that charge holes?).

All my rev, regardless of make or model, get cast bullets. So I would look for cast sized 0.431" & start there. Most guns will shoot jacketed fine, large or small throats. For lead, always hedge to larger dia.

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I prefer a flat base cast bullet rather than a bevel base bullet, right or wrong I feel the flat base bullet will more easily jug up to fill the throat than a bevel base. Do not go for a "hard cast" bullet, a BHN of 12 to 14 will not lead your bore as badly as a harder one will unless your over 1,400 fps. Check out Missouri Bullet Co. or Mastercraft bullet. As for jacketed bullets I have had excellent results using the Hornady HP/XTP's. and Nosler sport bullets.

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VB, the alloy BHN is not gernerally the issue for leading. You can run lino bullets in a gun @ 900fps if they fit well. True a softer bullet will allow for some error in fit, but then you also don't want to push softer lead bullets hard enough to have them deform or skid. It's more about pressure than vel. I can run a pretty soft 20-1 bullet in my 45-70 @ 1500fps & get little to no leading. Fit is king, alloy is second. BTW, I agree about flat base bullets, but a proper fitting BB will certainly shoot well w/ no leading. My best 1911 can attest to that.

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Slug the throats first. I've seen the early guns with .433 to .434 throats, and they definitely require a different approach, or exclusive use of jacketed bullets.

Purchase bullets to fit the cylinder throats of your revolver, many commercial casters will provide different diameters per caliber. I like Beartooth Bullet's 250 gr. LFNGC bullets. Very accurate in all my revolvers and feeds well in my Puma. I use starting loads of 2400 or Blue Dot for fairly easy, not punishing, shooting. And there is always a 250 gr SWC (Kieth style) which is a classic cast bullet for the .44 Magnum...

Thanks, Everyone, for your responses thus far. Slugging the throats is next on the to-do list. First, the 25-2 gets a cleaning!

Since you're limited to commercial bullets, just buy the biggest cast bullet you can get (probably will be .431") and hope for the best. A thousandth bigger would be better. Most 29-2s will chamber a handload with Win-Rem-Fed cases and a .432" or .4325" bullet. When you go bigger than that things become a bit more problematic.

I also own a 629 Classic that seems to be a tight .430 in the throats. I used a .430 Keith I had lying around to check the size and it would just barely go through. Think a .431 would be too tight in it? Loads would be moderate, as with the 29-2.

The .431" bullets should be just fine in your .430" throats. My 29-2 has .432" throats & it's not been picky about using the normally found .430" cast bullets with a moderate (17.0-17.5gr.@ 2400) load. It's always shot well & doesn't lead.