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Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
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Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
Just out of curiosity I slugged my Henry BBB .357 mag/.38 spl barrel and measured with digital calipers. I had consistent readings of .3565” and .357”; so realistically, .357”. I wasn’t surprised. Anyone else here slug their Henry barrels? Please share your results if you have.
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Re: Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
Ive slugged some of mine. Recently I slugged the Sidegate in 38-55 it slugged at .376. Most of the pistol calibers I have Im not shooting lead in them anymore so I haven't bothered to slug them. Im shooting the Zero bullets from Roze Dist.
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Re: Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
Thanks BigAl52. I was DuckDuckGoing for some other information when I came across a poster’s comment about the tight bore of his Henry .357. I believe it was .355”; so decided to check mine out.
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Ignorant here. How do you 'slug' a barrel?
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Re: Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
Essentially pounding an slightly oversized lead 'slug' into a barrel to 'swage' an impression of the bore and lands to measure the bore diameter.Ignorant here. How do you 'slug' a barrel?
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Thanks. I have only shot jacketed or semi jacketed so far. Will explore the possibilities further.
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Re: Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
If you’re interested, I’ll PM you the method I used. It’s short and simple.
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CoFisher
If you know some roundball BP shooters steal a 395 roundball. There soft lead and I use some wood dowels to pound it thru the bore. Measure with calipers and you will know the diameter. I cut the dowel into shorter pieces. Works good for me. But if you aren't going to shoot any lead bullets knowing the groove dia. is just for your own knowledge because slugging the bore isn't necessary for copper jacketed bullets.
If you know some roundball BP shooters steal a 395 roundball. There soft lead and I use some wood dowels to pound it thru the bore. Measure with calipers and you will know the diameter. I cut the dowel into shorter pieces. Works good for me. But if you aren't going to shoot any lead bullets knowing the groove dia. is just for your own knowledge because slugging the bore isn't necessary for copper jacketed bullets.
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Don't worry about getting older and still doing stupid stuff. You'll do the stupid stuff as always, only much slower. Hold my beer and watch this.......
H001T .22LR
H001T .22LR MONUMENT VALLEY
H003T PUMP .22LR
BBS .41 MAG
SS .357
SIDE GATE 38-55
H001T .22LR
H001T .22LR MONUMENT VALLEY
H003T PUMP .22LR
BBS .41 MAG
SS .357
SIDE GATE 38-55
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Re: Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
That’s basically the same thing I did. I have a good resource from the SASS Wire Forum but wasn’t sure if the TOS prohibited linking to another forum as some forums do. I’ll post the link and if it’s against forum policy, the mods can remove it. The post is the fifth one down by Driftwood Johnson. I modified it a bit as I just used a lead slug from a factory cartridge, some lubricant on the slug, and placed an empty .357 case over the end of the wood dowel.
https://forums.sassnet.com/index.php?/t ... -question/
https://forums.sassnet.com/index.php?/t ... -question/
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Re: Slugged my .357 mag. BBB barrel
Yeah, thanks Al. The water is getting too deep for me. Cinderman, thanks for the input, but not my gig.
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