BruiseLee
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Recently I was watching this youtube video on the Ruger LCR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0h3tz4pAF0
In it, there is some significant flame cutting of the top strap of the Ruger right above the forcing cone. It got me thinking about my revolvers. I pulled out my oldest, most shot, .357 Magnum revolver, an old S&W M66-1. There was a line of eroded metal going across the width of the top strap, but it wasn't very deep. Like most people, I've shot mainly .38 Spl. thru my K frame, but I'm sure I've shot a couple of thousand rounds of .357 mag out of it over the years.
Has anyone actually shot their revolver to the point where so much metal has been blasted off of their gun that it has become unsafe to fire? Has anyone done a military Glock like test with a S&W K frame to see how many rounds it can fire without any major malfunctions or part breakages?
Also, does everyone agree that the "melted aluminum" the video reviewer sees on the front of his LCR's cylinder is actually just lead deposited from the bullets he's fired?
In it, there is some significant flame cutting of the top strap of the Ruger right above the forcing cone. It got me thinking about my revolvers. I pulled out my oldest, most shot, .357 Magnum revolver, an old S&W M66-1. There was a line of eroded metal going across the width of the top strap, but it wasn't very deep. Like most people, I've shot mainly .38 Spl. thru my K frame, but I'm sure I've shot a couple of thousand rounds of .357 mag out of it over the years.
Has anyone actually shot their revolver to the point where so much metal has been blasted off of their gun that it has become unsafe to fire? Has anyone done a military Glock like test with a S&W K frame to see how many rounds it can fire without any major malfunctions or part breakages?
Also, does everyone agree that the "melted aluminum" the video reviewer sees on the front of his LCR's cylinder is actually just lead deposited from the bullets he's fired?