K38 Question

[BuckeyeArcher]

My dad bought a 14-3 K38, shouldn't this have a recessed charge holes? The barrel is pinned but no recessing on cylinder. Looking at other 14's they don't seem to be recessed either. Did they never recess the K38's?

 

[Black_Talon]

K-38's (either pre-Model 14's or actual Model 14s) never had recessed chambers.

 

[BuckeyeArcher]

Thanks for the reply. I wonder what the reason was for never recessing the chambers on the 14.

 

[nutsforsmiths]

Only 22LR and Magnum cartridges (.357, 41, 44) had recessed cylinders. 22LR are the only ones now made with recessed cylinders.