.38, .38 special, .357 what is your load like?

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Hellgate

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A Marlin, '66 or '73 ought not to have any feeding issues. The '92s are pretty OAL sensitive. Snakebite, who designed the bullet is a hard core Frontier Cartridge competitor and I believe he used a Marlin last I saw which was a few years ago.
 
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Doc Hoy

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Hellgate....

...That is a good tip.

Seems like I should be looking at OAL specs too. Something I have not paid much attention to since loading only .45 LC for a revolver.

That also means that I might have less choice in which case I use. If the Magnum case is too long to feed properly, it appears my decision will be made for me. That Snake bite bullet is fairly short, almost like the proportions of the 200 grain .45 LC bullet I am using. Seems like it is unforgiving as regards seating depth.

On the other hand, a rifle which is chambered for .357 Magnum ought to feed properly when .357 ammunition is used.

Y'all can see how green I am at this by the questions I am asking.
 
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Hellgate

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Actually the Snakebite is a pretty long bullet by 38 standards. It is long so it can accomodate the large grease groove and to allow the use of 38SPL brass but have the bullet seated out to .357 OAL so it feeds in those rifles that handle .357 better.
 
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