Thirties
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What is the effect of shooting slightly smaller jacketed bullets, say .003" smaller than the bore?
I'm thinking here of a Ruger Single Six revolver in .32mag. I now use .314" plated or lead bullets. They are slightly oversize as per normal for lead bullets.
But what if I used the Speer "Plinker" bullets which are .308" diameter, jacketed with a soft lead tip?
What would be the effect of using these slightly undersized jacketed bullets? I am not too concerned about any leading here. I'm mostly wondering what actually happens when you shoot an undersize bullet. Does the velocity go way down and the flash increase?
I'm just curious if any of you have tried such things. Or would a .308" bullet in a .32mag revolver be close enough in diameter to be unremarkable?
I'm thinking here of a Ruger Single Six revolver in .32mag. I now use .314" plated or lead bullets. They are slightly oversize as per normal for lead bullets.
But what if I used the Speer "Plinker" bullets which are .308" diameter, jacketed with a soft lead tip?
What would be the effect of using these slightly undersized jacketed bullets? I am not too concerned about any leading here. I'm mostly wondering what actually happens when you shoot an undersize bullet. Does the velocity go way down and the flash increase?
I'm just curious if any of you have tried such things. Or would a .308" bullet in a .32mag revolver be close enough in diameter to be unremarkable?