Chap
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Hi everyone, I've enjoyed reading the insights and hints that are listed here, but have not seen this issue addressed yet.
I have a Ruger Blackhawk 45 convertible that was not shooting as well as I thought it should be (the 41 is a tackdriver!). The cylinder throats were tight, so I sent them off to CAS to ream and just got them back. The bullets are a nice fit now. I have not tried the reamed cylinders yet, but will this weekend. In the process of measuring the barrel, I found that the barrel is constricted where it is screwed into the frame. My gut tells me that this is not helping me in the accuracy department.
What is the "preferred" method of making the bore more even for the potential of accuracy enhancement? Taylor throating is a favorite of Alpha Precision, and fire lapping is advertised at Beartooth bullets. I roll all of my own bullets, so making the bullets from Beartooth is not an issue. I'm generally shooting jacketed bullets (its nice to live near the Speer factory), although want to do some with LBT hunting bullets.
I am leaning towards the fire lapping since this will also smooth out the rest of the barrel and I'll enjoy the process of doing it myself. However, I'm not real keen on putting lapping bullets through the cylinder throats that I just had reamed out, but maybe this isn't an issue.
Is there another silver bullet that I'm missing?
What are your insights and experiences? There are no guarantees in either method, but I can't see how this tight barrel is helping things.
Thanks,
Lee
I have a Ruger Blackhawk 45 convertible that was not shooting as well as I thought it should be (the 41 is a tackdriver!). The cylinder throats were tight, so I sent them off to CAS to ream and just got them back. The bullets are a nice fit now. I have not tried the reamed cylinders yet, but will this weekend. In the process of measuring the barrel, I found that the barrel is constricted where it is screwed into the frame. My gut tells me that this is not helping me in the accuracy department.
What is the "preferred" method of making the bore more even for the potential of accuracy enhancement? Taylor throating is a favorite of Alpha Precision, and fire lapping is advertised at Beartooth bullets. I roll all of my own bullets, so making the bullets from Beartooth is not an issue. I'm generally shooting jacketed bullets (its nice to live near the Speer factory), although want to do some with LBT hunting bullets.
I am leaning towards the fire lapping since this will also smooth out the rest of the barrel and I'll enjoy the process of doing it myself. However, I'm not real keen on putting lapping bullets through the cylinder throats that I just had reamed out, but maybe this isn't an issue.
Is there another silver bullet that I'm missing?
What are your insights and experiences? There are no guarantees in either method, but I can't see how this tight barrel is helping things.
Thanks,
Lee