Late 50s s&w K22 shells stick

[Walter Rego]

Good points by chief38. While there may still be some gunsmiths who work inexpensively and quickly, finding one who isn't going to charge an hour of labor and maybe the cost of the reamer too is going to cost a lot more than the approximately $80 for the reamer, T-handle and some cutting oil.

If you are not mechanically inclined though it is certainly better to pay a pro than to risk ruining a cylinder. But the tutorial is pretty easy to follow for those who have some moderate skills.

 

[BC38]

I have found that with Smith 22's, no mater what brand of ammo is used, eventually all brands are all a pain in the butt! There is no loss of accuracy because you are not reaming out the front of the Cylinder - just the rear, so that the bullet is still passing through the same diameter hole just in front of the casing.

A word of caution on reaming if I may.......

If you are going to ream out the cylinder charge holes on one of your coveted S&W revolvers, I'd recommend not "cheaping out" and using a reamer that has been used many times, that has been used by others you do not know, or has been dropped. A brand new one costs about $50 bucks or so (plus the handle if you don't have one) and you then KNOW for certain it's not going to damage anything. Even if you only use it one time, $50 bucks is not what I'd consider too much to insure a proper & well done reaming job. The reason I say this is I am aware there is a "Forum reamer" that goes from one person to the next and at this point who knows how good it still is. With the freight in and out what are you really saving? $30 bucks? I'd personally not risk it and just buy one brand new.

OK - just my opinion, your thoughts may differ.

Yeah, you're welcome and entitled to your opinion.
I've used the "forum reamer" on no less than a half a dozen of my revolvers (I've actually had it in my possession twice) and it worked perfectly fine on all of them.
BTW, it cost me roughly $5 postage to ship the reamer, tap handle and bottle of cutting oil on to the next forum member each time.
But your opinion may be at odds with my actual experience.