I'm new to revolvers

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Hello guys,

I'm so happy to be in this forum and to start to have new friends. I'm not new to guns as I have some licensed weapons here in Egypt!!! Yesterday was my first time in my life to own a revolver!!! My other 2 pistols are black 9X19 Luger pistols. The revolver I have just bought is a S&W 357 Magnum 66-1 Stainless Steel. I bought it second hand used one. It is not bad, fairly used, but I don't like its stainless steel shape and I want to make it shine as a mirror :)
I'm attaching a picture of it with the black plastic grip, and I need someone to advise me on how to make it shining as a mirror. I have placed the alternate default wooden grip, which is not in the photo. The condition of the revolver is much better than the one in the picture. Please tolerate me guys :o
 

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Welcome to the forum 4403. I spent a year working Damietta port and living in Ras al Bar. Had my wife come over and we spent a week in Sharm al Sheik then flew to Aswan and took the cruise boat back to Cairo.
 
I just purchased a used S&W 66 in 38 special, stainless. It is in great shape, and shoots very well. However, one of the cylinders seems to have a problem. The empty case sticks in that one cylinder and is hard to eject. All other 5 cylinders work fine. What could cause this? Could I try running a little sandpaper through the cylinder to try and slightly increase the inside diameter of the cylinder? The empy round comes out about 1/4" to 3/8" before it sticks. Thus, if I were to try increasing the internal diameter of the troubled cylinder, I would work on the back side of it, away from the chamber. Should I bring it to a gunsmith?

Any thoughts, inputs, or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
4403... Welcome to the Forum. Great to hear from the international community.
Gongradulations on the new gun. In my opinion it is the "cats Meow" (U.S. Jargon for I am very impressed I'll tell you) Enjoy and dont be a stranger...


USAFN... are you sure the gun is not a .357 mag? 66's usually are. It will shoot .38 specials as well as .357's. In fact the issue your describing may very well be a result of shooting 38's in a .357 without cleaning the gun after every session.
 
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Thanks a lot Glen Dee :) BTW, I have never tried the Hollow Point before and I need to know what is its impact, please :o
Thanks,
4403
Ahmed
 
Probably best to start another thread

USAFNoDak said:
I just purchased a used S&W 66 in 38 special, stainless. It is in great shape, and shoots very well. However, one of the cylinders seems to have a problem.

Any thoughts, inputs, or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I suggest you start another thread, titled "Case Sticks in one chamber only"

In the meantime, read this thread. Different caliber, but exact same question.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=659984

Good luck

Lost Sheep
 
Use a search enginge (like Google) to find phrases like "Hollow Point" or "Expanding Bullets" You will be linked to places like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet

Hollow point bullets (also soft-nosed bullets) are designed to expand upon entering a body, thus creating a larger wound channel, greater bleeding and reducing the need for addtional shots fired.

Some people (and laws) consider hollowpoints to be inhumane. Others consider them to be more humane. Inhumane because they make larger, uglier wounds. More humane because most civilian shootings are for the purpose of simply making the person being shot stop whatever it is they are doing. The reasoning is thus: A grievous wound from an expanding bullet may stop a person where non-expanding bullets might take multiple smaller penetrating wounds. The survivability of one big hole is greater than with several small holes. It is easier for the surgeon to repair a large, shallow ugly wound than to try to track down all the punctures to vital organs nonexpanded bullets make.

Expanding bullets also tend not to make exit wounds, as they stay in the body. This makes for less damage to bystanders behind the person being shot.

Expanding bullets are used for thin-skinned game like antelope and do not perform well on thick-skinned game with heavy muscle and heavy bones like bears.

Expanding bullets require high velocity to work well, so in handguns their performance is not 100% reliable. Good bullet design in the recent decades have made the considerably better than they were before.

Lost Sheep

off-subject. I have a pair of Helwan Brigadiers (Beretta Model 51s of Egyptian manufacture). Do you know anything about the company, the reputation or these guns? You may answer by Private Message or in this thread. Thanks
 
Glenn,

The gun is definitely a 38 special and says so via it's markings. Plus, if the problem was shooting 38 specials in a 357 mag revolver, one would think it would affect all cylinders, and not just one. Thanks for the input though.
 
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