A little background. I bought a S&W 325 Night Guard not so long ago and really enjoy it. I also bought about 500 rounds of Aguila 230g ball ammo. So I'm out plugging away with it last weekend and I can't advance the cylinder after 5 shots. Hmmm. I take stock of the situation and realize that the bullet in cylinder 6 is poking at the front of the cylinder and preventing it from rotating. I gently push it back in and open the cylinder and pull out the moon clip and realize that the crimp on this round wasn't so good and firing the other 5 rounds has unseated the bullet. I tap out the bullet and get back to shooting. It happens a few moonclips later, also on round #6. I figure it's the crimp on this ammo and not that big a deal. I can shoot the ammo in a 1911 and be just fine.
But... and here's the question part. Man, I've got a lot of this ammo and would like to use it in the 325. Do I need to worry about unsafe pressures or other nutty problems if a bullet becomes unseated and I'm still able to rotate the cylinder. It occurred to me that this brand of ammo has already demonstrated the crimp isn't sufficient for this hard hitting revolver. Having said that, though, would it be a big deal? Suppose the bullet does move forward and separates from the case. The primer would ignite the powder and send the bullet downrange. Accuracy might suffer a bit (maybe?), but what about damage to the gun?
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
But... and here's the question part. Man, I've got a lot of this ammo and would like to use it in the 325. Do I need to worry about unsafe pressures or other nutty problems if a bullet becomes unseated and I'm still able to rotate the cylinder. It occurred to me that this brand of ammo has already demonstrated the crimp isn't sufficient for this hard hitting revolver. Having said that, though, would it be a big deal? Suppose the bullet does move forward and separates from the case. The primer would ignite the powder and send the bullet downrange. Accuracy might suffer a bit (maybe?), but what about damage to the gun?
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.