ojibweindian
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3 grains of Bullseye in a 357 Mag case, in my opinion, is a little too light for pushing a bullet down 8 3/8" of barrel.
Primer and no powder would get the bullet stuck pretty close to the forcing cone, certainly not much further than that.
Also, 10,000 PSI, as stated at Alliant's 357 Mag data page (http://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...gtypeid=1&weight=148&shellid=1015&bulletid=26) is further evidence, IMHO, that the pressure pushing the bullet through almost 8.5" of barrel just wasn't enough to get it to clear the muzzle.
For comparison, take a look at Alliant's data for the .38 Spl using a 148gr LWC and Bullseye (http://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...gtypeid=1&weight=148&shellid=1017&bulletid=39).
Primer and no powder would get the bullet stuck pretty close to the forcing cone, certainly not much further than that.
Also, 10,000 PSI, as stated at Alliant's 357 Mag data page (http://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...gtypeid=1&weight=148&shellid=1015&bulletid=26) is further evidence, IMHO, that the pressure pushing the bullet through almost 8.5" of barrel just wasn't enough to get it to clear the muzzle.
For comparison, take a look at Alliant's data for the .38 Spl using a 148gr LWC and Bullseye (http://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...gtypeid=1&weight=148&shellid=1017&bulletid=39).