Re: .357 Remington Max
Posted: 06 Feb 2018 08:14
Hi Pete,
I'm the guy that did the 360 in the Rossi. I suggest DON'T DO IT!!!
By the time you get the gun to feed the longer cartridge, with anything but a fairly pointed bullet shape, the cartridge guides will have to be cut back so much that it will start flipping rounds out the top while cycling. Mine will feed about half the time and the other half you have to "double clutch" it, or use your finger to flip the round back into forward position. And it does it with 38s and 357s too.
The 150 to 200 FPS that you gain is not worth the trouble. Maybe the marlin that guy did worked out better but the rossi just does not have enough length inside to work right. If you really NEED more power, get a 44. I did this to my gun because I love to tinker with everything I own. And I have a sizable pile of stuff, that didn't work!
RD. I never did get new cartridge guides for this gun, back when I asked about it last time. Do you think it's worth the trouble to try and order some now with the way rossi is about replacement parts?
I'm the guy that did the 360 in the Rossi. I suggest DON'T DO IT!!!
By the time you get the gun to feed the longer cartridge, with anything but a fairly pointed bullet shape, the cartridge guides will have to be cut back so much that it will start flipping rounds out the top while cycling. Mine will feed about half the time and the other half you have to "double clutch" it, or use your finger to flip the round back into forward position. And it does it with 38s and 357s too.
The 150 to 200 FPS that you gain is not worth the trouble. Maybe the marlin that guy did worked out better but the rossi just does not have enough length inside to work right. If you really NEED more power, get a 44. I did this to my gun because I love to tinker with everything I own. And I have a sizable pile of stuff, that didn't work!
RD. I never did get new cartridge guides for this gun, back when I asked about it last time. Do you think it's worth the trouble to try and order some now with the way rossi is about replacement parts?