I thought I'd start a new thread on this, with all the info in one post.
I've noticed that rounds have been sticking in the cylinder chambers of my SP101. At first I though the problem was a dirty cylinder but after thoroughly getting that clean, rounds would still stick a bit in the cylinder, but only on two chambers.
If I move the ejector star out of the way and drop a round in the cylinder, it drops in without a problem. When the ejector star is down, the round sticks. I'm starting to think the ejector star may be the problem.
By "sticking" I mean that the round drops in, mostly, and requires a slight bump to get it to seat.
So I decided to experiment by dropping three different rounds in the chamber that was sticking:
* .357 125 grain winchester jhp sticks about half the time.
* .357 158 grain jsp Independence drops about half the time
* .38 130 grain metal case drops in just fine.
With the 125 grain Winchesters, usually one-time-in ten it requires a solid push to get seated. The other times it sticks they just require a slight push.
When the 158 grains stick, they just need a slight push.
Once in a blue moon the .38s stick and a nudge gets them in.
I'm starting to think the the case rim on the .357s are sticking on the ejector star sometimes.
So, do you my think ejector star has a tiny bit too much metal (i.e., they didn’t quite machine enough off)? If so, a few strokes with a rat-tail file could solve that. I'm living in a gunsmith-free zone right now, so I'll have to do this myself.
I'm going to get a magnifying glass to make sure that the rounds are indeed sticking on the ejector star.
I've noticed that rounds have been sticking in the cylinder chambers of my SP101. At first I though the problem was a dirty cylinder but after thoroughly getting that clean, rounds would still stick a bit in the cylinder, but only on two chambers.
If I move the ejector star out of the way and drop a round in the cylinder, it drops in without a problem. When the ejector star is down, the round sticks. I'm starting to think the ejector star may be the problem.
By "sticking" I mean that the round drops in, mostly, and requires a slight bump to get it to seat.
So I decided to experiment by dropping three different rounds in the chamber that was sticking:
* .357 125 grain winchester jhp sticks about half the time.
* .357 158 grain jsp Independence drops about half the time
* .38 130 grain metal case drops in just fine.
With the 125 grain Winchesters, usually one-time-in ten it requires a solid push to get seated. The other times it sticks they just require a slight push.
When the 158 grains stick, they just need a slight push.
Once in a blue moon the .38s stick and a nudge gets them in.
I'm starting to think the the case rim on the .357s are sticking on the ejector star sometimes.
So, do you my think ejector star has a tiny bit too much metal (i.e., they didn’t quite machine enough off)? If so, a few strokes with a rat-tail file could solve that. I'm living in a gunsmith-free zone right now, so I'll have to do this myself.
I'm going to get a magnifying glass to make sure that the rounds are indeed sticking on the ejector star.