MY THOUGHTS ON FLAME CUTTING - DIDN'T WANT TO HI-JACK PREVIOUS THREAD
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bigggbbruce
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Any and I do mean any mechanical device run at 100% of it's capabilities will need servicing and replacement much sooner than those run conservatively.
Moosedog
The photo Looks Good.
Why would the Pistol be caved
in and not Exploded out. The
Barrel Looks to be Cold Cut with
Bolt Cutters. The Cylinder is
compressed in and not out.
FLAME CUTTING. ?.
The Pistol looks like a Cutting
Touch was used on it.
DEMILLED By S&W. you
tell me. Good photo.
The photo Looks Good.
Why would the Pistol be caved
in and not Exploded out. The
Barrel Looks to be Cold Cut with
Bolt Cutters. The Cylinder is
compressed in and not out.
FLAME CUTTING. ?.
The Pistol looks like a Cutting
Touch was used on it.
DEMILLED By S&W. you
tell me. Good photo.
I will agree that the flame cut part of the frame has been wakened. I will also agree that something that is scored will probably break at the score. But to break it at the score would be far more apt to occur with side pressure. To stretch a frame length wise to the point of failure would take a load that would cause complete and total failure of the cylinder and the top strap above the chamber way before the flame cut area failed. How many pictures have you ever seen of a blown up revolver where the top strap failed right at the front of cylinder, I have never seen it and I have seen a few blown up revolver pictures. Some have ripped off the strap taking part of the area threaded fo the barrel, some took the whole thing. Don't think many just let go right at the flame cut area.
But, I did find this for your viewing
Blown Up Handguns - Bing images
But, I did find this for your viewing
Blown Up Handguns - Bing images
Stroker468
Member
I think it was meant as a joke, as in flame cutting with a torch.
I have a model 28 that was bought in 1975,,Shot only 158gr, SWC for fear of wearing out the barrel with jacketed ammo..After about 2000 rounds I decided I needed the performance of jhp to by pass the leading problems with the swc,,,Then I was issued all the remington 125 gr.JHP ammo I could shoot(FOR FREE)..So I figured I would shoot it and just buy a new barrel for the gun after wearing mine out with all that jacketed shooting..Well after over 5000 rounds of 125 gr. JHP that model 28 barrel ....still looked like new!,,,I also noticed some flame cutting back when I was shooting the SWC ammo,,Being young and dumb I was worried about it,,Was told by an old timer to not to worry about it...(That is when I switched to JHP)..Looking at the top strap today after reading this thread,,,And the top strap doesn't look any different today after running probably more than 10,000 rounds of 125gr. JHP through it than it did back in 1975 after shooting the SWC in it..My advice is Don't worry about flame cutting in any steel frame guns..I don't have much experience with aluminum frame guns to give advice on.
Stroker468
Member
Ahhhh... color me stoopid.
If you do not want a little line etched above your forcing cone on youR magnum revolvers, just don't shoot them. Fondle them but don't shoot them with magnum Loads. Me , I will shoot the **** out of mine and be happy if I live long enough and shoot enough to see one functionally damaged from it (I most assuredly will not). My 66 357 magnum that I have been shooting since 1983 with a lot of every thing is still going strong with a little line eroded into the top strap as is every Smith 44 mag I own. Find something real to worry about
