need help please smith and wession mod 29

[powell river]

i have two model 29`s cosecutive ser numbers 1023 and 1024 brand new never fired. i went to the range today to test them out the 1024 mod 29 fire`s perfect and the 1023 mod 29 fire`s good two but the 1023 wont eject the empty cartriges the case has expanded to much i had to take a brass pin and hammer to get them out what do i do i bought them used the previous owner died

 

[hiram2005]

This is gonna sound dumb, but I don't mean it that way. Are you sure you had 44 mag or spl in the one that won't eject? Not 41 mag maybe?

Also, check the cylinder on that one and see if maybe it was chambered for 45 Colt maybe. In other words see if a 45 Colt will chamber.

 

[powell river]

no man there both 44 mags

 

[harmonic]

There's no way of knowing if the problem is with the ammo or the gun. It sounds a lot like a S&W M-48 I used to have. 22 magnum and the cases positively would not eject. It turned out that the M-48s had that problem, big time, because of rough chamber walls.

I sold the gun a long time ago but subsequently read that some people were smoothing out the chamber walls.

That sounds like it could be your problem.

I'd try some different brands of ammo and if it's still not ejecting, would send it back to
Smith.

 

[Oro]

He suggested you see if the chamber was mis-bored, not if it was a .45 Colt gun. He was suggesting you try inserting a .45 Colt case in the .44 mag gun and seeing if it will fit (or just mic the chambers if you have a micrometer).

.44 mag will chamber also .44 special. it will leave a powder residue in front of the shorter case, and then later cause .44 mag. cases to stick after firing. See if there's residue in the chamber before the bore, and if so clean it very thoroughly.

Case sticking problems in .357 and .44 magnums are most often because of the prior shooting of .38 and .44 special cases without cleaning in between.

 

[powell river]

would it be an expensive fix if i was to send it back to smith

 

[David E]

Most people would want to determine if a real problem exists before sending it back.

Or, call Smith and see how they suggest you proceed.

 

[harmonic]

Yeah, before you send it back, give it a thorough cleaning. Make sure there is no residue on the chamber walls. For that operation I usually pull the cylinder off the gun.

 

[powell river]

lets say for argue sake that the deceased shot it a couple a dozen times and a thin allmost invisible line of residue remained could that be the problem

 

[harmonic]

Like I said, there's not enough info to really know what's going on. It could be overcharged ammo. Is it new? Reloaded?

But yeah, the cylinder might need a good scrubbing. There's only one way to find out. Take the cylinder off the gun, use an oversized bristle brush, hoppes, and scrub it good. Then go back to the range with some quality ammo.

 

[Oro]

lets say for argue sake that the deceased shot it a couple a dozen times and a thin allmost invisible line of residue remained could that be the problem

That's what was suggested above. Did you look in the chambers?