Sprayed in the cheek

[Drew78]

Agreed on the thumb position. I have my support hand (left hand) thumb perpendicular to the ground plane, up, not forward to avoid the gap. Hopefully I didnt confuse anyone. I wish my umpa-loompa like hands were large enough to get my thumb wrapped around the back of my strong hand

-Drew

 

[Colt Smith]

Maybe get the forcing cone chamfered?

 

[harmon rabb]

I'd send that back, especially given that it's a Smith (meaning they'll take it back without complaint or cost to you, and will fix it). My revolvers don't do that.

 

[harmon rabb]

Oh hell no. They sent it back with the same issue? I'd call them and get angry about that.

 

[NMGonzo]

Neither of my revolvers spit at me or people nearby.

 

[Archie]

I've had a similar problem

The gun in question is a S&W M13 I used to carry in the Border Patrol. The short version is I stretched the top strap and there's too much cylinder gap.

The gun started by 'spitting' sideways. Guys wouldn't shoot next to me on the range after while. However, that extra cylinder gap sure made the revolver shoot accurately. As the problem continued, I was getting 'back bounce' debris as the burning powder was hitting the face of the barrel around the forcing cone and deflecting back at me.

That revolver is retired now. I shot a lot of ammo through it, including a fair amount of .357 Magnum ammo for various purposes - practice, qualification, ammo testing, and just plinking.

However, that revolver had 'issues'. Revolvers in proper operating condition should not do that to any great degree.

 

[ThunderDownUnder]

My Python used to do this. But luckily it was still under warranty, but under non-warrantied circumstances a cylinder realignment could cost a grand or more!