Joe Portale
New member
I am having a bit of a problem with reloaded ammo and my S&W Model 13. When I shoot .357 reloads, medium hot about 1200 FPS, At least two cases get stuck in the cylinder. I have to give the extractor rod a solid wack on the edge of the shooting table or on the heel of my boot to free them.
First, this only happens with reloaded ammo, never with new. And nickel cases stick more than brass. As a experiment, I went through a box of MagTech .357 Mags,(HOT stuff!), and not one case stuck. There is no lead ring in the cylinders from shooting 38's through it. The gun is less than one year old and has seen no more than 300 rounds of both calibers put through it.
After all that, the question is, how does one check the cylinders to see if they are different sizes. And what are the allowable tolerances in the cylinders? Also, can one hone the cylinders that are a bit under to correct this?
thanks,
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Joe Portale
Tucson, Arizona Territory
"Those who turn their swords into plow shears,
end up plowing the fields of those who didn't"
Thomas Jefferson
First, this only happens with reloaded ammo, never with new. And nickel cases stick more than brass. As a experiment, I went through a box of MagTech .357 Mags,(HOT stuff!), and not one case stuck. There is no lead ring in the cylinders from shooting 38's through it. The gun is less than one year old and has seen no more than 300 rounds of both calibers put through it.
After all that, the question is, how does one check the cylinders to see if they are different sizes. And what are the allowable tolerances in the cylinders? Also, can one hone the cylinders that are a bit under to correct this?
thanks,
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Joe Portale
Tucson, Arizona Territory
"Those who turn their swords into plow shears,
end up plowing the fields of those who didn't"
Thomas Jefferson