Torquemada
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Two chambers won't fire, pretty consistently, and the chambers are NOT next to each other.
The primers on the unfired rounds look just like fired rounds. Some of the rounds were hit three times before firing, and there would be three distinctive hits on the primer. A few of the unfired rounds were moved to the other chambers and went off on the second strike. A few times it did fire thru all six chambers but that was rare.
S&B (Berdan primed?) .38/158gr. LRN worked fine; Winchester .357/110 JHP and .38/158 range, Federal .38/130 FMJ and CCI .38+P/158 TMJ had problems.
The last time it happened I used Outers Nitro bore cleaner and a brush, Gunscrubber and a brush, and CLP with a brush. I let each set for 15 minutes followed by dry patches between each chemical. I also disassembled, CLP'd and wiped down the internals.
It has acted up in the past but a good cleaning "fixed" it, and it never went "bad" this fast. I'm lost now because everything [i/seems[/i] in order and think it's time to take it to a gunsmith. Anything else I should look for before I take it in?
The primers on the unfired rounds look just like fired rounds. Some of the rounds were hit three times before firing, and there would be three distinctive hits on the primer. A few of the unfired rounds were moved to the other chambers and went off on the second strike. A few times it did fire thru all six chambers but that was rare.
S&B (Berdan primed?) .38/158gr. LRN worked fine; Winchester .357/110 JHP and .38/158 range, Federal .38/130 FMJ and CCI .38+P/158 TMJ had problems.
The last time it happened I used Outers Nitro bore cleaner and a brush, Gunscrubber and a brush, and CLP with a brush. I let each set for 15 minutes followed by dry patches between each chemical. I also disassembled, CLP'd and wiped down the internals.
It has acted up in the past but a good cleaning "fixed" it, and it never went "bad" this fast. I'm lost now because everything [i/seems[/i] in order and think it's time to take it to a gunsmith. Anything else I should look for before I take it in?