357/44 S&W N-Frame Conversion

sheepherder · 11-12-2010, 02:21 PM

This is not the 357/44 Bain & Davis cartridge. That one uses a much longer shoulder and a shorter neck. The B&D was supposedly made with the longer tapered shoulder because of cylinder rotating problems (it would allegedly back out of the chamber with a sharp shoulder) but neither I nor my friends have had any "backing out" problems, even with hot magnum loads.

I've been using relatively mild loads with my conversion...

158gr JSP and 158gr XTP's [JHP], both with 13.0grs Blue Dot...

11-12-2010, 02:21 PM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	This is *not* the 357/44 Bain & Davis cartridge. That one uses a much longer shoulder and a shorter neck. The B&D was supposedly made with the longer tapered shoulder because of cylinder rotating problems (it would allegedly back out of the chamber with a sharp shoulder) but neither I nor my friends have had any "backing out" problems, even with hot magnum loads. I've been using relatively mild loads with my conversion... 158gr JSP and 158gr XTP's [JHP], both with 13.0grs Blue Dot... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...