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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    Hondo44: Thanks very much for your detailed explanations. This is very helpful. I’m going on vacation tomorrow for a couple of weeks, and so I won’t have a chance to measure things or attempt some kitchen table gunsmithing. But I suspect you are right. This is maybe not a systemic or design...
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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    Thanks Hondo44—now I know the correct description. Much obliged. However, I can affirm an empty case can get trapped by the thump piece even when the cylinder is absolutely fully open. The gun has been fully disassembled, cleaned and oiled. There is no crud or dirt. No bent parts. The...
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    No (Safe) Guns

    This is a very interesting question. I would be extremely reluctant to sell any gun with sentimental value. You can always replace a non-sentimental gun with a similar one if you wanted to, but if you part with the sentimental one and regret it, you are stuck. The ones I definitely keep...
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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    If you relax the pressure on the ejector rod and also rotate the cylinder clockwise a bit, you can clear the problem. I’m not saying it somehow “jams” the revolver. I would describe it this way. I’m in the habit of ejecting the empty cases at a fairly rapid pace. Press thumb latch with right...
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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    I don’t claim to be an expert on the proper nomenclature, but this is what I would call a pre-Model 30, made in 1949. So it is a post-war Model 1903 Hand Ejector. 5 screw. With a leaf mainspring, not a coil spring. Which I think means it is a regular I frame, not the later “improved I frame”...
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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    4K2022–thanks, that is very interesting. I wasn’t aware of that design. Now I’m really curious. Alwslate—yes, obviously, if you never permit the cylinder to be in that position, it won’t happen. The problem is on this S&W, if you are trying to eject quickly, this tie up can occur. In...
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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    Sorry, but your responses don’t make any sense. This glitch is not an operator error. And it has nothing to do with the orientation of the barrel (I always elevate the barrel on ejection; the photos were just to illustrate the situation) The issue is that it is possible for the fully opened...
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    Odd Design Flaw in 1903 Hand Ejector

    Well, maybe not a full blown “design flaw,” but I found this to be an interesting little glitch. This is a 5 screw, S&W post war 1903 hand-ejector, regular I-frame. I think made in 1949. The problem is that if the cylinder is in a certain position, one of the ejected cases can get caught in...
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    How do you actually enjoy a Magnum caliber revolver?

    I guess I don’t understand all the people who say the answer is to reload your own ammo to a lower power level. The OP was saying he did not like shooting full power magnums. Reloading weaker ammo is just a different way to not shoot magnums.
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    How do you actually enjoy a Magnum caliber revolver?

    I agree with the original poster. There really isn’t anything to enjoy about recoil, at least from my perspective. But if somebody enjoys it, good for them. I don’t like squash either, but some do. I don’t see anything positive whatsoever about recoil. Imagine if there was a little 2...
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    Colt vs S&W Target models

    It is my understanding that back when top flight shooters were using revolvers for the center-fire stage of a Bullseye match, there was a strong preference for the Colt. The S&W K-38 was an also-ran. I think part of the reason was the Colt was considered slightly more accurate with the 148...
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    Is the S&W Front Locking Bolt a Gimmick?

    Thanks for the input. Keep it coming, since this is an interesting topic. I’ve also got a French Model 1892 service revolver. It is just like a Colt in that there is no front locking lug for the extractor, its cylinder rotates clockwise, and it has the “bank vault” lock up where the hand...
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    Is the S&W Front Locking Bolt a Gimmick?

    I'm wondering if anyone has some solid data or information about this issue. Seems to me that the front locking bolt on a S&W revolver doesn't really do anything useful. And that design has a lot of potential downsides. What is the design intent of this? To increase accuracy by making the...
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    Had enough? S&W Airweights

    I’ve arrived at the same conclusion. I sold a beautiful Colt Cobra. Very unpleasant to shoot with serious .38 Specials. (An all steel DS is manageable, which I’ve carried for years) But then it finally dawned on my pea brain that I could deploy an all-steel S&W 6 shot revolver that was fun...
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    Talk to me about a S&W 52-2

    I have a negative view of them, having owned two. Yes, they are beautifully made. Wonderful triggers. Great sights. So if you just want a neat pistol to shoot casually, then sure. Get one. I don’t like them because they were meant to be serious guns for use in Center-fire Bullseye...
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