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After pushing the cylinder release on my 7 shot S & W 686 plus (7 Shot) 357 mag, my cylinder is stuck (won't open at all. It rotates correctly. I just can't get it to open. Iv'e only shot about 200 rounds thru this gun. Had it about 3 months. I keep it very clean. any ideas before I ship it off...

Thanks guys for all the good info & the websites. Im going out this weekend to get my Stuff and start makin BOOLITS. More questions to follow as I SCREW things up. Wouldn"t it be great if you could get this kind of CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH BUSINESSES?

Iv'e heard the term "CAM OVER" but don't know what it means----Explain?

I want to start casting my own Bullets. Watched a friend of mine do it once, but i'm clueless as to what I should buy to get started. Any advice on KITS or other such Items? Should I start with the Hand dipping units ? or go right into one of those furnaces with a spout on the bottom & a handle...

I want to start casting my own Bullets. Watched a friend of mine do it once, but i'm clueless as to what I should buy to get started. Any advice on KITS or other such Items? Should I start with the Hand dipping units ? or go right into one of those furnaces with a spout on the bottom & a handle...

I started loading about a year ago for the following calibers: 38Spec, 357Mag, 40 S&W, 45acp, 30-30 & 30-06. I load on Average about 100 to 150 rounds per week & shoot the same. Alot by some standards- not so much by others. I was taught by a friend of mine who has been loading for about 50...

My 357 is a 686 Plus (7 Shot) 3" BBl Smith & Wesson. After experimenting with various loads by Bullseye, Universal, 2400, HP38, & Tightgroup, I setteled on Tightgroup for my 125gr-JHP load with 7grains. This is about a middle load pushing around 1450 coming out of a 10" BBL. Coming out of my 3"...

Thanks for the explanations guys, It all is helpfull to a Rookie like me. Any other bits of hard learned lessons that you guys have learned over the years regarding handloading would be highly appreciated. Im totally ADDICTED to this new endeavor & because of the nature of it & it's possible...

Thats what I like about this forum--- short sweet answers to the problem. Good concise answer John, Thanks

IM new to reloading & have tons of questions but I will start with thie one- Can anyone explain this one to me: On my 357 loads, the Hodgsons Cartridge Load Data Sheet says to load---Just an Example: 125 gr Hornady XTP 6.8gr to 7.5gr (Titegroup) 158 gr Hornady XTP 5.4gr to 6.1gr...

IM new to reloading & have tons of questions but I will start with thie one- Can anyone explain this one to me: On my 357 loads, the Hodgsons Cartridge Load Data Sheet says to load---Just an Example: 125 gr Hornady XTP 6.8gr to 7.5gr (Titegroup) 158 gr Hornady XTP 5.4gr to 6.1gr...

I have a S&W 686 Plus 3 inch BBL- Stainless Steel 357 Mag. I have tried 3 different pancake holsters (OWB) to some degree of success for concealment, depending on the clothes Im wearing. About a month ago I saw an article in American Handgunner 2009 Special Edition, Featuring a New CHEST...

Lefty, Thanks for the welcome. Sorry for the confusion. My carry weapon is a Smith &Wesson 686 plus 7 shot 357 Mag-- 3 in barrel -- 8 inches overall length. About the same OAL as my Colt 45 1911 which I carried for about 14 years until I regressed back into the wheel guns of my youth. I carry...

I have been carrying for over 18 years now & I have never forgotton the PRIMARY reason for it. To PROTECT my own life--my loved one's & possibly others in a life threating encounter. In the 1970's I had to frequently board ships from unknown ports of origin while serving in the US COAST GUARD. I...