Empty shell casings sticking in cylinder
I am having a problem with the empty shell casings sticking inside the cylinder of my revolver. Is there any trick to rectify that or minimize it?
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If it's a 22 revolver, common thing to happen. Some revolvers are worst than others, in this respect. I use to take a bronze bore brush, on a cleaning rod with me to clean the cylinders. After every 2 or 3 cylinders fired, use the bore brush. If you let it go more than that. Going to have to hit the ejector rod with a piece of wood to get the fired shells out.
Never had problems with centerfire revolvers. Like I had with the .22's.0 -
I use JB bore cleaner with a mop type tip on short cleaning rod To make a back and forth in all cylinder chambers at least 50 strokes per chamber to help smooth the machine scratches Most times the trouble shows up on new or lightly used pistols. 0 -
A split ball gauge is the easy tool to use to explore each chamber in the cylinder for burrs or other imperfections that cause extraction problems. Nickeled brass can help. Polishing in the right spots will help.
The first S&W I owned a 25-5 started to experience extraction issues as I approached the maximum load of 2400. The very rear edge of each chamber next to the star had a burr that I found with the gauge. A slight bevel to that edge using a round stone solve the issue.
My first 29 had a gouge in one chamber, the reamer carried a chip. They replaced the cylinder.0 -
brush all chambers out severals times oil lightly then remove all oil residue, clean well after all use and your problem should go away. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by royc38
I am having a problem with the empty shell casings sticking inside the cylinder of my revolver. Is there any trick to rectify that or minimize it?
As mentioned above, this is a pretty common problem, with 22s, but also with magnum rounds. 357 magnums in particular are known to be 'sticky' because the cases expand a bit on firing, and that's going to be true of virtually every gun you fire them through.
I've found the issue to be cartridge dependent. Some loads will stick much worse than others. I'd assume this is more about brass specs rather than anything else, but overall round power and dirtiness of the individual rounds also probably come into play.
Fouling from previous shooting (especially shooting lots of .38s in a .357 gun) can also exacerbate this problem. The remedy, as mentioned above, is to clean the cylinders thoroughly with a brass brush.
Generally a firm tap with the heel of the hand on the ejector rod will knock loose sticky spent shells. Pointing the barrel up (towards the sky) when you do this is common practice to help ensure that the empties are thrown free of the gun.
I've never personally had to pound any shell loose with a mallet or such (yet), and I'd say if you really have to do that every 12-18 rounds, there is probably something fundamentally wrong with the gun in question (ie other than just dirt).
Yes, poor chamber finish from the factory can cause or exacerbate this problem. Solution there is to polish out any rough spots.0
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