I just picked up, finally, my first P&R Model 19-2, circa 1966. I want to shoot it when I go to the range next, and I have a box of magnums that someone gave to me a few years ago. Its an older with 2002 written on it. Winchester Supreme Partition Gold, 180 grain bullets supposedly for hunting.
I started a thread some time ago about my interest in forcing cone cracking, to conclude mainly that 125 grain bullets were to blame for most of those issues and that the standard 158 grain would be fine, and what it was built for. But what about these 180's? Are they safe to shoot through this without damaging it? I have 18 rounds of it, and just want to run them all through to get a chance to fire it without having to buy a box of ammo.
I started a thread some time ago about my interest in forcing cone cracking, to conclude mainly that 125 grain bullets were to blame for most of those issues and that the standard 158 grain would be fine, and what it was built for. But what about these 180's? Are they safe to shoot through this without damaging it? I have 18 rounds of it, and just want to run them all through to get a chance to fire it without having to buy a box of ammo.