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April 19, 2020
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Hello,
I'm happy to find this forum. I recently retired to Kittery Point, Maine and also became a snowbird in Sarasota, Florida. My wife and I are here in Florida longer than expected with the COVID stay at home order. I purchased a Monson 15-2 .357 from our local gun shop in Maine; it's in near new condition and I'm excited to get started with it.
I'm a handgun reloader and currently downsizing my gun safe to a couple of shotguns and this new revolver. I carry a sidearm when backcountry fly fishing after a few bear encounters out west and love to target shoot with a revolver. I'm moving from a 44 magnum to this .357 and just purchased new dies.
Until recently, I was a high-power distance rifle hunter and target shooter, building and testing tailored loads. I had a great time fly fishing and hunting big game out west in California and Nevada, but I think most of my time will be spent with grandchildren on the east coast now.
I've very interested in .357 load development for this new revolver. Barrel tension and harmonics are questions I am looking to answer. Does varying torque on the barrel nut change the harmonics and accuracy? Looking forward to the discovery.
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John McInally
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February 22, 2009
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John, great to have you on the DWF! I never used my torque wrench to get a feel for tension and harmonics. I would think there may be a difference but not as pronounced as with a rifle and the torque used to mount to a stock. Hmm, something else to play with now.
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April 19, 2020
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Thank you! I wonder .003 or .007 cylinder gap with 8 inch lbs barrel nut torque, or 15, certainly no more than 20? And with what load? I think there is an optimal combination of torque and gap for bullet weight, light loads and hot loads. Looking forward to finding out. If I find anything interesting I'll post it!
John
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My go-to reload for .357 is: 158 gr HP/XTP, 16.6 gr. WIN 296, CCI550 primer. I run .003-.004" on all my DW revolvers. Barrel nut is snug- maybe 15?
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