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I asked this question on another forum but didn't get much of a response:
What, if any, "unsafe" event would unfold due to shooting .38 spl. lead bullets from a S&W Model 19 with a SMALL crack in the forcing cone?
Here's the deal. I have four Model 19's two are NIB safe queens, one is a 6" target model in 95%, the other I have had for nearly twenty years. It was my duty gun for several years as a deputy and has been on countless hiking, camping and fishing trips. About two years ago I noticed a small crack in the forcing cone and have kept .38 special LSW +P in it since. At first I searched for a replacement barrel but was never able to locate one . I'm not getting rid of the gun because of it's personal history. I have even shot at varmits and ferral dogs with it and after inspection the crack has not gotten worse. Now, I don't take it out for a weekend of shooting by any means. I fire it only when I need to. I am not advocating this practice to anyone. I could understand putting it away if the crack was severe enough but as for now I don't see the danger. So again I ask: What, if any, "unsafe" event would unfold due to shooting .38 spl. lead bullets from a S&W Model 19 with a SMALL crack in the forcing cone?
What, if any, "unsafe" event would unfold due to shooting .38 spl. lead bullets from a S&W Model 19 with a SMALL crack in the forcing cone?
Here's the deal. I have four Model 19's two are NIB safe queens, one is a 6" target model in 95%, the other I have had for nearly twenty years. It was my duty gun for several years as a deputy and has been on countless hiking, camping and fishing trips. About two years ago I noticed a small crack in the forcing cone and have kept .38 special LSW +P in it since. At first I searched for a replacement barrel but was never able to locate one . I'm not getting rid of the gun because of it's personal history. I have even shot at varmits and ferral dogs with it and after inspection the crack has not gotten worse. Now, I don't take it out for a weekend of shooting by any means. I fire it only when I need to. I am not advocating this practice to anyone. I could understand putting it away if the crack was severe enough but as for now I don't see the danger. So again I ask: What, if any, "unsafe" event would unfold due to shooting .38 spl. lead bullets from a S&W Model 19 with a SMALL crack in the forcing cone?