A revolver carbon ring is supposed to “sneak up” and cause a pressure spike. Revolver, 38 special shot in 357 Mag and then the shooter switches to 357 Mag, carbon ring, pressure spike. Or 44 special 44 Mag. Or 45 Colt 460 S&W. Etc.
My contention is that you will need to forcefully push the longer cartridge into the cylinder pushing into/past the carbon ring before any pressure spike will occur. And having to push in a cartridge where it normally drops in will alert the shooter. So there will be no “sneak up”.
The only user experience fact I can provide is this: I’ve shot hundreds of 38 special in 357 magnum guns, between cleanings, and the 357 cases drop in fine, two different guns S&W 586 and Kimber KS6, and both seem to fire fine. The extracted cases always have straight, smooth sidewalls.
Maybe it is possible to see after thousands of rounds, no cleaning?
Proof of carbon ring pinching should be seen in slight bottle neck appearance in fired cases, I think.
How many rounds have you fired, what gun, caliber, such that the longer cartridge would no longer just drop in?
Have you seen fired cases that have a bottle neck shape due to the carbon ring?
I’ve asked “debunking” type questions before, looking for facts beyond my own experience, and sometimes the threads result in “It’s an accepted fact but I have no proof”
My contention is that you will need to forcefully push the longer cartridge into the cylinder pushing into/past the carbon ring before any pressure spike will occur. And having to push in a cartridge where it normally drops in will alert the shooter. So there will be no “sneak up”.
The only user experience fact I can provide is this: I’ve shot hundreds of 38 special in 357 magnum guns, between cleanings, and the 357 cases drop in fine, two different guns S&W 586 and Kimber KS6, and both seem to fire fine. The extracted cases always have straight, smooth sidewalls.
Maybe it is possible to see after thousands of rounds, no cleaning?
Proof of carbon ring pinching should be seen in slight bottle neck appearance in fired cases, I think.
How many rounds have you fired, what gun, caliber, such that the longer cartridge would no longer just drop in?
Have you seen fired cases that have a bottle neck shape due to the carbon ring?
I’ve asked “debunking” type questions before, looking for facts beyond my own experience, and sometimes the threads result in “It’s an accepted fact but I have no proof”
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