The 9x23 Win gives you another quarter inch of room for reloading speed and you can ream your chambers to fit the cartridge at the same time as your are having your cylinder done for the moonclips.
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Originally Posted by Sport45
I can see the shorter .38 cases being an advantage for quick reloading. Do you really need .357mag pressures for competition? I fnot, just load .38 or .38 +P in .38 cases and be done with it.
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He wants to make major power factor in a .357 diameter bullet PLUS have the reloading speed advantage of the shorter 38 Special cases in a moon clip.
And no chance of anyone accidentally chambering it in a 38 Special gun. If you are going to moonclip your GP, you might as well get the extra quarter-inch reduction.
And there will be no question about 1) accidentally chambering in a gun uncapable of handling it and 2) whether the brass can take the pressures.
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Dimensions.
(Data from Wikipedia)
9x23 Winchester
Parent case 9x23 Super
Case type Rimless, straight
Bullet diameter 0.356 in (9.0 mm)
Neck diameter 0.381 in (9.7 mm)
Base diameter 0.392 in (10.0 mm)
Rim diameter 0.394 in (10.0 mm)
Case length 0.900 in (22.9 mm)
Primer type small pistol
*Some people use small rifle primers
Maximum CUP 40,000 CUP
.357 Magnum
Parent case .38 Special
Case type Rimmed, straight
Bullet diameter .357 in (9.1 mm)
Neck diameter .379 in (9.6 mm)
Base diameter .379 in (9.6 mm)
Rim diameter .440 in (11.2 mm)
Rim thickness .060 in (1.5 mm)
Case length 1.29 in (33 mm)
Overall length 1.59 in (40 mm)
Primer type Small pistol, magnum
Maximum pressure 35,000 psi (241 MPa) [1][2]
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