So I was at the range and I shot 100 rounds of Blazer Brass .38 special from my Smith and Wesson 638 airweight (it has a stainless steel cylinder). Did fine. The brass would fall out in my hand when I pushed it out.
The last few minutes I shot 5 rounds of CCI (I think that's the brand) .38+p with aluminum casings. I went to push the casings out and they all moved about 1/8" and got stuck. I tried and tried and finally, while applying ALOT of force, I pushed them out of the cylinder.
I thought revolvers ate any kind of ammo. Granted, they shot fine. But I didn't pay for a gun that imitates a brick after every 5 shots.
I'm a little dismayed and wonder if anyone has had things like that happen. It probably had to do with gunk in the chambers, but like I said, I shot regular .38's all day with no trouble. And the +P rounds are the ones I was keeping for self defense. I clean the gun after every trip to the range and I oil every moving part I see...
This is on top of my dad finding out his brand new 642 airweight just plain doesn't work. Cylinder doesn't turn every time you pull the trigger.
/end rant
The last few minutes I shot 5 rounds of CCI (I think that's the brand) .38+p with aluminum casings. I went to push the casings out and they all moved about 1/8" and got stuck. I tried and tried and finally, while applying ALOT of force, I pushed them out of the cylinder.
I thought revolvers ate any kind of ammo. Granted, they shot fine. But I didn't pay for a gun that imitates a brick after every 5 shots.
I'm a little dismayed and wonder if anyone has had things like that happen. It probably had to do with gunk in the chambers, but like I said, I shot regular .38's all day with no trouble. And the +P rounds are the ones I was keeping for self defense. I clean the gun after every trip to the range and I oil every moving part I see...
This is on top of my dad finding out his brand new 642 airweight just plain doesn't work. Cylinder doesn't turn every time you pull the trigger.
/end rant