Dave Reese
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- Jul 10, 2003
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Back with another newbie question.
I was out shooting my S&W M13 (4" .357 K-frame) today; shooting some commercially reloaded 158 gr. lead SWC .38's, which shot pretty dirty. Anyway, after my first or second cylinder of said reloads I ejected the spent shells w/out a problem, reloaded, and attempted to close the cylinder. Problem: Couldn't get the cylinder all the way into the frame. I didn't force it, but I kept bringing the cylinder back to the frame to find the point of friction. From the looks of it, the bolt wasn't dropping to allow the cylinder to make its way into the frame--though I could be wrong. B/C gap is fine, not a lot of crud on the front of the cylinder, so the bolt looks to be the only point of friction.
After a few tries the problem ironed itself out and I resumed shooting. The same thing happened again after 100 or so more rounds. Again, the problem cleared up pretty quickly and now the cylinder opens and closes with no trouble whatsoever.
At no time was the trigger pull affecting or the cylinder show any signs of dragging once fully closed.
Thoughts?
I was out shooting my S&W M13 (4" .357 K-frame) today; shooting some commercially reloaded 158 gr. lead SWC .38's, which shot pretty dirty. Anyway, after my first or second cylinder of said reloads I ejected the spent shells w/out a problem, reloaded, and attempted to close the cylinder. Problem: Couldn't get the cylinder all the way into the frame. I didn't force it, but I kept bringing the cylinder back to the frame to find the point of friction. From the looks of it, the bolt wasn't dropping to allow the cylinder to make its way into the frame--though I could be wrong. B/C gap is fine, not a lot of crud on the front of the cylinder, so the bolt looks to be the only point of friction.
After a few tries the problem ironed itself out and I resumed shooting. The same thing happened again after 100 or so more rounds. Again, the problem cleared up pretty quickly and now the cylinder opens and closes with no trouble whatsoever.
At no time was the trigger pull affecting or the cylinder show any signs of dragging once fully closed.
Thoughts?