Would you send this one back to the factory?

[Ascot500]

It may be hard to see but the extractor is not quite aligned with the chambers - it is slightly clockwise

It does not affect the function, nor does it damage the brass

So, would you send it back?

 

[243winxb]

It needs to be adjusted. If brass expands fully to the chamber on firing, it will mark the brass on ejection.

Had this on a 357 magnum.

 

[Drail]

Who made that gun and how old is it? It appears to be an older S&W. What generally causes this is someone tried to tighten the ejector rod without loading cases into the chambers to hold the extractor in place and the torque applied was enough to bend to locator pins. It can be fixed but it may cost you some money. They may simply tell you that it is "in spec". As 243winxb stated look at your empty cases for marks.

 

[243winxb]

My S&W m28 is a little different. Recessed chambers.
When i worked up a new load with 4227, the pressure was a little higher then the old 2400 loading. On ejection, the brass go scored. Odd after many years of use from new.

I took a wood dowel and some emery paper and carefully removed the burr.

 

[Jim K]

I have a couple of revolvers that show such minor offset; I don't worry about it and know of no problem arising from it (except in the minds of those who like to worry about non-problems).

Jim

 

[GooseGestapo]

Looks to be enough slop in the pin holes to prevent binding.
How does it shoot?

 

[BSA1]

Who made that gun and how old is it? /QUOTE]

Still waiting for his answer.

 

[Drail]

No big deal - I think I can tell from the photo - thank you though. OP - it's probably not going to be problem - just watch your empty cases for sticky extraction.

 

[Ascot500]

It's an early 1970's Ruger Security Six

The condition is not causing any problems, and I hate to risk it getting lost or returned in worse shape - so I will live with it

 

[ABTOMAT]

Does Ruger still work on Security Sixes? Doesn't look bad to me.

 

[sabbfan]

Unfortunately last I heard Ruger no longer services the Six series

 

[FROGO207]

Yeah if it does not bother then use it as is. I have an old Rossi 38 SPL snub that is worse than that and it works without problems.

 

[Varminterror]

Ruger doesn't do cylinder service on the Six Series revolvers any longer. They'd offer you a really good deal on an SP101.

You can likely find a smith willing to fix it, or can find a take off cylinder assembly to transplant into it if it causes any real problems, but I'm prone to expect it's nothing more than a cosmetic brain itch.

 

[entropy]

A non issue if it's not causing binding on extraction.

 

[Drail]

So the OP's photo is of a Ruger? As Jack Nicholson said in "A Few Good Men" - "Don't I feel like a dumbass..."

 

[Varminterror]

So the OP's photo is of a Ruger? As Jack Nicholson said in "A Few Good Men" - "Don't I feel like a dumbass..."

Eh, it's a Sec Six... It's been a long time since Rock and Roll... My mind didn't jump to Ruger initially upon seeing the pic either.

 

[Drail]

Those older Ruger DA revolvers were very fine revolvers. I'll bet they gave S&W some concerns when they first hit the market. A lot of gun for the money. And Ruger pretty much settled the old "forged is stronger than cast" debate. And my mind is so old and decrepit I have to stick a screwdriver in one ear to make it work. Rock and roll.......

 

[Confederate]

It's an early 1970's Ruger Security Six. The condition is not causing any problems, and I hate to risk it getting lost or returned in worse shape - so I will live with it.

The important thing is that the barrel lines up perfectly with the chambers and that the lockup is fairly tight. If that is a blued cylinder we're looking at, I wouldn't worry about it. The Security-Six revolver is a gun you can buy when you're 20 and you won't have to worry about it until your youngest grandson starts having prostate problems! And that's only if it gets shot a lot.

 

[GRIZ22]

I had a Security Six made in 1976 with the same issue. It didn't seem to cause any problems. I carried it as a duty gun and shot it about 20 years with zero issues.

 

[LoneGoose]

Interesting. I have a new LCR in .327 Fed Mag that was having brass sticking in one chamber. Hot .327 loads only. When I forced the brass out, it was scratched. After cleaning, I did some detective work and found a very small burr right at the mouth of the chamber, under the extractor. Removed it with a jeweler's file. No problem now.

 

[earplug]

You could do a chamfer job on the extractor and cylinder chambers, this would blend the parts. This was a common modification to make loading faster. Then gently stone the inside edge of the extractor, just enough to remove the sharp edge and burrs that might catch a round being extracted.