I just picked up a lovely Pinned Barrel Model 10-8 S&W. I would be surprised if it had seen a box of ammo through it in the last 40 years. I slugged the bore and cylinder, and all is good there, but the cylinder is right around 0.357. I was planning on shooting as cast, which do chamber just fine, but I have always sized for a slip fit through the cylinder. Will the oversized bullets cause issues in the long term? One post I read mentioned that it would batter the nose of the cylinder. Upon firing the oversized bullet slams into the throat, which would then cause the cylinder to slam into the frame. I would prefer not to size if I don't need to, and I have no desire to have the cylinder modified, since it is already over bore diameter.
Any thoughts on this?
Any thoughts on this?