I'm wondering what's considered "ok" for forcing cone wear.
This is in the continuing saga of the Python. Had it out at the range for the second time, picked up a drop rod and checked everything out, and got it properly sighted in.
My only remaining concern is the forcing cone. I bought the gun "new" froma guy on gunbroker with a very high rating. In addition to suspicious tracks on the cylinder indicative of lots of hand-spinning at the very least, I'm now seeing what appears to be a good amount of erosion in the forcing cone.
I've put ~300 rounds through it since I've had it, 1/2 of which have been lead nosed 38's.
In any case, after cleaning there really appears to be a decent amount of crud in the cone. Primarily in the form of thin concentric rings, not evenly spaced along its length. When shining a light down it, the brightness difference between the ringed areas and the flat areas are significant. Feeling it out with a thin piece of plastic reveals that they're not particularly deep but they're certainly visible. At one point, they appear to have even picked up a little copper buildup. If my stupid digital camera's batteries hadn't died I'd post a picture.
I guess its also worth adding that I can't put a full 6 rounds through it without having the cylinder rod become completely loosened to the point where I have to righten it manually. Can this become unsafe?
Anyway, my best guess now is that this gun has been made available for use at the store range where it came from. Kind of annoying if that's the case.
This is in the continuing saga of the Python. Had it out at the range for the second time, picked up a drop rod and checked everything out, and got it properly sighted in.
My only remaining concern is the forcing cone. I bought the gun "new" froma guy on gunbroker with a very high rating. In addition to suspicious tracks on the cylinder indicative of lots of hand-spinning at the very least, I'm now seeing what appears to be a good amount of erosion in the forcing cone.
I've put ~300 rounds through it since I've had it, 1/2 of which have been lead nosed 38's.
In any case, after cleaning there really appears to be a decent amount of crud in the cone. Primarily in the form of thin concentric rings, not evenly spaced along its length. When shining a light down it, the brightness difference between the ringed areas and the flat areas are significant. Feeling it out with a thin piece of plastic reveals that they're not particularly deep but they're certainly visible. At one point, they appear to have even picked up a little copper buildup. If my stupid digital camera's batteries hadn't died I'd post a picture.
I guess its also worth adding that I can't put a full 6 rounds through it without having the cylinder rod become completely loosened to the point where I have to righten it manually. Can this become unsafe?
Anyway, my best guess now is that this gun has been made available for use at the store range where it came from. Kind of annoying if that's the case.
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