I concur on the "NOT" of shooting special brass in magnum revolvers.
I have been very pleased with "Iosso Bore Cleaner" and elbow grease.
Back in the day...(sigh)...we all thought the proper way was to shoot practice ammo for two hours and then end the range session with a cylinder or two of premium hollow points. One fine day, after a couple or three boxes of 38 specials, I put in some magnum silvertips in my Model 28 Highway Patrolman and ran the cylinder. Then I performed a speed reload,
or ...I tried to.
I did not successfully reload the revolver because when I brought the web of my hand down hard on the ejection rod, the rod did not move.
The cases did not eject.
I did, however, succeed in putting a bloody hole in my palm.
Even now, decades later...,
I can still feel it.
There was no lasting scar...(sigh)
...except one on my soul which, alas, will never heal.
If I ever must prove my courage to the mafia by slamming my hand down on an office paper spike, at least I will always know I CAN do it.
Nowadays, we think the proper way is to run your self-defense drills, using your carry loads, FIRST. Only score your first cold run; that is the only one that counts in real life anyway.
Kind Regards,
Thanks for a great thread!
BrianD