I have to ask what you think you'll get for it if you sell it as is? I'd guess not much if you can find anyone that would take it. Not sure what I'd do.Thank you for the leads. I have not yet decided whether to invest in corrective measures or cut my losses.
6-8 months back I acquired a S&W H.P. I ran a box of standard pressure .38 special thru it and put away in the safe , where it languished until today. Today I loaded 357 mag and .38+P. Right away I started to have ejection problems. An individual charge hole , always the same one , seemed to be allowing casings to expand , resulting in resistance to ejection. I tried one of the compromised casings in the other charge holes ; it would not fit. All other spent casings fit into all charge holes.
It would appear that I have an oversized chamber , or charge hole. Not good.
Questions :
1) What would cause this?
2) Am I correct in thinking that the solution to this problem is a cylinder replacement? If not that , then what?
3) If I do in fact need a new cylinder , is it a simple swap ,View attachment 786876 or must it be timed by a smith , as in "return to Mother Ship"?
I'd like to take remedial measures fairly soon in the interest of getting the taste of disappointment out of my mouth. Please view the malformed casing and give comment.
Thanks 'Ski
Have you called S&W? The carry-up on one of my M28 cylinders is off very slightly due to a worn ratchet lug. I called them about a year ago and they said no problem. I see no reason they couldn't fit yours with a complete current production N-frame cylinder and ratchet. They won't be recessed, but so what. IIRC, they quoted me $125 for the ratchet and retiming.Well , each situation is specific to the individual. For me , the Highway Patrolman is a classic of aesthetically attractive design . The partial lug is spot on , to my eye. I guess that is why I acquired it. On the other hand , I do not carry 357 for SD , and I see no point in buying 357 magnum for punching holes in paper and plinking. (if that term applies to a high power caliber ...?) I carry .38 +p in J frames and therefor practice with 38 ; and I have a lot of K frames for recreation. All of which means that I am not all that eager to spend money to correct my one and only 357. Do I need an N frame? Not really ... do I fix and keep it because it is a handsome , iconic revolver ? ..... don't know yet.
If I were to cut my losses and sell to someone who wishes to take corrective measures I would be thinking $350 , since you asked. Is that realistic?
By "found" I meant for sale. Have not purchased to gold plated cylinder.
I am afraid that a gold plated model 28 cylinder would come with a pair of safety glasses with the lenses in the shape of big hearts , bordered with rhinestones.
Mine too. But.... I bought a used 25-5 .45 Colt that the cylinder scrubbed the forcing cone part way around. I carefully filed the forcing cone with focus on keeping it flat/square. Issue solved and it still out shoots me. The right way to fix it? I have no clue. The gunsmithing section could answer that question.Solution is to relieve forcing cone? Beyond my pay grade , to borrow a term