I am looking at getting a pistol caliber levergun in 44 magnum. Mostly I'll shoot less than magnum loads though. My query is; are round nose 44 bullets, such as the Lee 429-240-2R, safe for tubular magazine use?
I have used round nosed factory jacketed ammo in my 30-30, and I'm comfortable with that, but also large rifle primers are harder to set off than large pistol primers. And 30-30 is less likely to stack right on the primer than the shorter pistol caliber cartridges like 44 special and magnum.
My gut tells me its safe, but I also would like to know if anyone else has done it.