robctwo
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I bought a used 66-2 a few weeks ago. Appeared to be almost new. Put a few .357 through it, and after about 5 or 6 cylinders fired, the cylinder wouldn't close. Took it to the smith. His report was that all looked good, and he "trued" it up.
Took it out today. .357 reloads. Immediately had trouble with one of the slots. Wouldn't let the round seat. Stuck out about 3/16 inch. Same bullet seated fine in other slots. This continued with one or two other slots acting up. I had a brush and bore snake, and cleaned out the slots as I went. Still no joy. The one was tight enough to grab the rounds.
.38 worked fine, so it is something with the .357. I will put a little more crimp on the rounds to see if that helps.
I ran 150 entry level .357 and 300 nice .38 specials through it. Very nice shooter. Just need to get this one kink worked out.
Took it out today. .357 reloads. Immediately had trouble with one of the slots. Wouldn't let the round seat. Stuck out about 3/16 inch. Same bullet seated fine in other slots. This continued with one or two other slots acting up. I had a brush and bore snake, and cleaned out the slots as I went. Still no joy. The one was tight enough to grab the rounds.
.38 worked fine, so it is something with the .357. I will put a little more crimp on the rounds to see if that helps.
I ran 150 entry level .357 and 300 nice .38 specials through it. Very nice shooter. Just need to get this one kink worked out.