357 Maximum 180gr and 4198 - 10.5" Ruger BH?

pokute

Active Member
Getting back a bit closer to the topic, I seem to recall somewhere that a plug gage could be dropped gently into a partially filled case to get approximately the same effect as a drop tube. Any particular reason not to do that?
 

pokute

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aka pin gage, or plain cylindrical plug gage? Go-No-Go? You know, those things wrapped in cheap greased paper that come from China and say Vermont American on them?
 

Rick

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Haven't heard them called plug gauges but yep, the Chinese sent me a nice set of pin gauges. Can't see where they would replace a drop tube though.

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Brad

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Pit a finger over the end of the case so powder doesn't spill and gently tap edge of rim on bench. It will let the powder settle and give you a little more space.
 

gman

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I’ve gone through a stack of manuals but can’t find data for 4198 in the max. Anything out there just out of curiosity?
 

fiver

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too slow.
it's right behind 1680.
you can use 4227/1680 data to get started but will run out of case room.
 

pokute

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The Ruger came in. Mightly purty, and somebody spent a lot of time getting the action tuned to what I would have said was an impossible degree for a transfer bar. Pics when it's out of jail. Well, okay, a pic from the seller:
Ruger-357-Maximum.jpg
 
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