Recent content by feralcatkillr

Agree, there are a lot of variables here. I thought about the firing pin issue, but wondered why the primers were only pierced on the Buffalo Bore ammo. I fired a lot of different ammo through the original gun (including higher pressure magnums) but only encountered this on the BB primers...

Thanks for the input! I don't own another .357 but may try them in my father's Ruger sometime. In terms of trying other gas-checked bullets, my intellectual curiosity is eclipsed by my pragmatism at this point. In other words, I know after testing various rounds (as one should after getting...

Based on the ballistics numbers on paper, these were going to be my everyday carry load as well. I am tempted to start testing the second box to see if it yields radically different results, which would prove to me that something was very "wrong" with the first box. But even if that...

Howdy folks. I posted a couple messages here a few months back, describing some problems I had with both a new S&W Model 60 Pro Series, and Buffalo Bore’s item #20A/20, .38 special +P .158 grain LSWCHP. To recap….. First, I mentioned that I had experienced abysmal accuracy and “too many...

Don't forget your Economics 101, though, and how the demand curve on the chalkboard (before dry erase, for me!) sloped downward to make a triangle. There will always be a few people at the tip of the triangle that will demand some quantity at even very high prices. That's why there *is* a tip...

Just FYI... my LGS had a ton of this in stock this afternoon. A good 'ol FBI load for $29 / 50 rounds isn't too bad of a deal in this environment. I don't believe the brass is "unplated" however. (It's nickle colored.)

Most of the postings I saw about it related to semi-auto rifles and pistols. I wasn't sure if it would help much with my stainless revolvers, but I really do think the front of the cylinder and frame around the forcing cone (which are really annoying to clean) just wipe up really simply. I'm...

OP here again. Here are a couple more photos. The first one from the top view shows how the rear sight, as well as the part of the frame that is beveled away as it slopes down at the front of the frame, is offset rightward. It's off by about two millimeters. Then the barrel is clocked a...

Yes. This would explain why my gun is The Hunchback of Notre Dame in other regards. It makes me wonder what else could be wrong, and if something inherent to the gun might also the be the cause of some of the signs of over-pressure with the hot Buffalo Bore loads. I'm going to write S&W a...

Original Poster here. Ok, these responses have helped me make up my mind. I will send it back. :mad: It's true, when I saw this at the gun shop I was excited because I'd been looking for one and was mostly focused on the cylinder lock-up and barrel/cylinder gap. Especially the latter...

As an update to this issue, I have started a new thread in the revolvers forum called, http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1980-present/314848-did-i-my-ammo-damage-my-model-60-made-way.html Now I notice that the left side of the frame by the barrel seems to have a odd little cut out of...

Hi, all. This is a continuation of my thread, http://smith-wessonforum.com/ammo/313901-buffalo-bore-failure-five-shots-seven-holes.html that I posted in the Ammo forum here. Please read it for all of the background, but here’s a summary: I bought a Model 60 Pro Series brand new from local the...

I got them from Midsouth Shooters Supply: 38 Special +P 158 Grain Soft Case LSWCHP-GC | MidsouthShootersSupply.com Wish I could provide an update but we got another blast of winter weather and I haven't had a chance to take the gun out again. It is Tim I have been dealing with and he's been...

First, I didn't know you could do that trick with pressing the cylinder latch rearward with the cylinder swung out! :D Learned something new today! Anyway... all I have at the moment is the loupe and not a magnifying glass, so I can't get in there and really focus in, but it feels pretty...

Good question about other people on the range. The "range" was a picnic table in my cousin's back yard and his cornfields beyond, so no chance of that. I was the only one there. Here are a couple pics of the primers, as best as I can do with my camera. The first photo shows some fired cases...