Sandman4delta
Member
I love my Model of 1988 5 inch. However I had not shot it a lot until today. And even then it was not that much, 24 rounds.
The last time we were out there were no issues, but this time I encountered some difficulty with some of the moon clips.
Today, two of them caused the revolver to be very sticky and not turn without assistance.
I have no idea of the brand of any of the dozens of clips I have.
They are all metal, and loaded into the cylinder fully with no resistance. Both of these clips have functioned in other revolvers.
So here are my questions: Can some clips (that are not obviously bent) be so out of spec as to bind up a revolver?
Would a simple stone lapping to knock off roughness and smooth off a couple thousandths improve their function?
When loaded a full moon will show the rounds either slightly pointed to center or away. I have been loading them pointed to center.
Does that make a difference?
Can a particular gun be overly sensitive to out of spec clips?
Moving forward I plan to take every loaded clip that I plan to use and load it in the cylinder to make sure it spins free in the closed revolver. Just kind of a hassle.
Hopefully a pre-check will help identify the clips that don't cooperate.
But your comments will help me on how to address the suspect clips rather than just trashing them.
Thanks for any help!
Sandman
The last time we were out there were no issues, but this time I encountered some difficulty with some of the moon clips.
Today, two of them caused the revolver to be very sticky and not turn without assistance.
I have no idea of the brand of any of the dozens of clips I have.
They are all metal, and loaded into the cylinder fully with no resistance. Both of these clips have functioned in other revolvers.
So here are my questions: Can some clips (that are not obviously bent) be so out of spec as to bind up a revolver?
Would a simple stone lapping to knock off roughness and smooth off a couple thousandths improve their function?
When loaded a full moon will show the rounds either slightly pointed to center or away. I have been loading them pointed to center.
Does that make a difference?
Can a particular gun be overly sensitive to out of spec clips?
Moving forward I plan to take every loaded clip that I plan to use and load it in the cylinder to make sure it spins free in the closed revolver. Just kind of a hassle.
Hopefully a pre-check will help identify the clips that don't cooperate.
But your comments will help me on how to address the suspect clips rather than just trashing them.
Thanks for any help!
Sandman