yanici
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I live in the greater Lowell area. Does anyone know of a smith that is fairly local that can finish ream the cylinder chambers on my S&W revolver. S&W is notorious for having way to tight chambers on their .22 revolvers.
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It's the extraction that is the problem not insertion. I've followed many posts on the S&W forum that exactly describe the problem and hoe it generally is caused by the tight revolver chambers in the cylinders.You might just get by polishing out each of the chambers using a fine polishing compound on a patch then finishing up with Flitz. I'm not sure it should ever be necessary to ream out the chambers on a Smith. Are you sure the problem isn't simply lead build up at the far end of each chamber that's making it difficult to insert cartridges? A good cleaning with a bronze brush and lead-away wipes can cure that.
The main problem I have had with the tight tolerances found on those beautiful and well-made S&W .22 revolvers has been with unburnt powder, carbon and crud rapidly building up under the star extractor to the point where the cylinder becomes extremely difficult, near impossible, to open. Most .22 ammo is notoriously dirty. So, to avoid problems, I always take extra care to carefully clean out under the star extractors of my models 63, 617 and 48.
I've had this problem on a few .22 revolvers, from Heritage to Rugers to a Kirst conversion cylinder. It was usually just one or two chambers that were tighter than the rest. I spent a little time with a mop, some Flitz, a cordless drill, and a handful of different brands of ammo. Problem solved. (I discovered that if an Aquila round would slip in and out easily, ANYthing would.) Good luck.It's the extraction that is the problem not insertion.
I've found some ammo to be the culprit on my ruger single 10. Winchester 22lr is tight as hell going in the chambers and about 1 in 20 won't go in at all. CCI standard, federal, and Aguila fit no problem.I've had this problem on a few .22 revolvers, from Heritage to Rugers to a Kirst conversion cylinder. It was usually just one or two chambers that were tighter than the rest. I spent a little time with a mop, some Flitz, a cordless drill, and a handful of different brands of ammo. Problem solved. (I discovered that if an Aquila round would slip in and out easily, ANYthing would.) Good luck.
I’d have to imagine @Greg Derr can do it? Though he might be busy building world class 1911’sThanks for all the input, so far. I sent an email off to Karl Sokol in VT. to see if he'll do the job even though he's not local. I'd prefer someplace I could drop it off though. I believe the cylinder needs to be finish reamed and polished. The gun is a S&W Model 34, .22 cal. made in 1954 so no warranty work at S&W is possible. Brownell's sells the reamer but it's out of stock and I'm not that confident in my skill to do the job.
Yeah, I know what you mean. He may not even own the reamer cutter or hasn't used it for so long that he'd never find it.I’d have to imagine @Greg Derr can do it? Though he might be busy building world class 1911’s
You’re smarter than you look!Thanks for all the input, so far. I sent an email off to Karl Sokol in VT. to see if he'll do the job even though he's not local. I'd prefer someplace I could drop it off though. I believe the cylinder needs to be finish reamed and polished. The gun is a S&W Model 34, .22 cal. made in 1954 so no warranty work at S&W is possible. Brownell's sells the reamer but it's out of stock and I'm not that confident in my skill to do the job.