I have a Rossi lever that would not chamber 38’s reliably. I was talking with Nate Kiowa Jones one day and he explained that these guns were made to function with a certain OAL. First I load ALL 357 loads in nickel cases and all 38 in brass cases. I can tell from 4 feet away which load it is. Secon...

JMO. Don't do it. If you have a .357, use .357. If you plan to use .38, dedicate the arm to .38. If you don't want to dedicate your .357 to .38 and plan to use .38, get yourself a .38. Firing .38 in a .357 will create a permanent ring of unclean-able grime in the throat which will eventually lead t...

Hello, i am new to the forum. i decided to join because i am a reloader and just inherited my dads .30-30 and just bought a .357\.38spl henry lever. my main question is regarding the use of .38 cast in the .357 lever. since the .38 is shorter than the .357, would not a lot of .38 rounds cause early ...