Muzzle damage to Model 19

[Chrisj357]

@ the OP I'm happy for you there's no damage. I am however perplexed over the barrel construction of your M-19.

I have a late '70's M-19-3 and it has a solid barrel with a smooth crown as does my modern 686.





Maybe I have not been keeping up but when did the 29 get that type of barrel?

 

[glenwolde]

@ the OP I'm happy for you there's no damage. I am however perplexed over the barrel construction of your M-19.

I have a late '70's M-19-3 and it has a solid barrel with a smooth crown as does my modern 686.





Maybe I have not been keeping up but when did the 29 get that type of barrel?

That's the new fangled two-piece barrel they use these days. His is a 19 "Classic" which is what S&W calls older models built with the newer methods.

 

[H Richard]

Looks like somebody loaded soft lead at magnum velocities. Probably more lead in the bore also. Good scrubbing with a brass brush needed.

 

[gwpercle]

It doesn't matter what you shoot or how many shots you fire ...

When you get back home ... you clean the gun(s) .

My Daddy's rule was you clean your own gun ... you clean it before you get to eat supper or go to bed .

He taught us to do otherwise was just being lazy and that was a sin ...

I don't want to go to the hell ... so I clean my guns Religiously !

It's not a bad habit to get into doing ... if it helps get me into Heaven ...
That's Great ... Thank's Dad !

Gary

 

[jamesallen]

@ the OP I'm happy for you there's no damage. I am however perplexed over the barrel construction of your M-19.

I have a late '70's M-19-3 and it has a solid barrel with a smooth crown as does my modern 686.





Maybe I have not been keeping up but when did the 29 get that type of barrel?

That's how they make them these days.
Check out the dude in this video. He has the same exact model, and he'll show you the muzzle at about 9:51 and other spots

I'm surprised a new 686 didn't get the same treatment. I guess it only applies to the "Classics" series.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC4hPxNd5w0[/ame]

 

[MajorD]

It doesn't matter what you shoot or how many shots you fire ...

When you get back home ... you clean the gun(s) .

My Daddy's rule was you clean your own gun ... you clean it before you get to eat supper or go to bed .

He taught us to do otherwise was just being lazy and that was a sin ...

I don't want to go to the hell ... so I clean my guns Religiously !

It's not a bad habit to get into doing ... if it helps get me into Heaven ...
That's Great ... Thank's Dad !

Gary

A lot of this philosophy came from people who grew up when ammo was still loaded with corrosive primers ( with military veterans especially)
While WHEN DONE PROPERLY cleaning your guns after every use won't hurt a thing, with modern non corrosive priming it also won't hurt anything to not clean every time, and especially for us high volume shooters, do it once every few outings.
I am about the farthest thing from OCD when it comes to my guns, and typically clean my guns at about an every 500-1000 shot interval ( with the way I shoot is going to end up being at least once a month anyway)
When I do clean, I do not look for white glove inspection clean either, about 5-10 minutes of cleaning to ensure proper function and keep trucking
While my guns are never spotless white glove clean, they also run very reliably as the important parts that need to be clean are, and I don't fret about the rest

 

[stansdds]

I think the primary reason for the barrel/shroud system on the current Model 19 Classic and 66 Combat Magnum was to change the forward cylinder lock (from the ejector rod to the crane) and eliminate the flat spot on the barrel extension. These changes make the K-frame 357 more durable with a steady diet of 357 Magnum ammo.