Picked up a 4 Screw M53 Today- Updated, project done!

[Gun Relics]

My 8 3/8" 4-screw came with both cylinders and the inserts...No box though...It's on the to-be-lettered list......Ben

Interesting that your cylinder is stamped with the serial number. Neither of my M53's or my 17-1 from the same time period have a serial number stamp. S & W had stopped stamping cylinders and barrels by then.

 

[Truckman]

Interesting that your cylinder is stamped with the serial number. Neither of my M53's or my 17-1 from the same time period have a serial number stamp. S & W had stopped stamping cylinders and barrels by then.

I guess mine just got in under the wire... ...Ben

 

[RebCop]

22 Jets are fun and if you keep chambers clean and keep the velocity down on reloads they work well. The fire breathing Remington factory loads however were problematic. I bought some PPU Jet ammo right after I got my 6"53 and never had a problem with it.

Bullets I have fired .222, .223 and .224 bullets in mine. But I made a .223 sizing die to fit my bullet sizer and run .224 bullets through it. Anyone with a lathe can make a sizer if they buy either a .222 or .223 chucking reamer.

BTW I then came across thousands of pieces of never fire Remington factory brass if anyone needs some.

Also if you don't have a bullet sizer a machinist could make a die by drilling and reaming a 7/8x14 grade 8 bolt to .223 put a sight taper in the bottom then make a ram to fit in the ram of a reloading press and press .224 bullets up through it

My experience with it exactly.

 

[Chrisp]

22 Jets are fun and if you keep chambers clean and keep the velocity down on reloads they work well. The fire breathing Remington factory loads however were problematic. I bought some PPU Jet ammo right after I got my 6"53 and never had a problem with it.

Bullets I have fired .222, .223 and .224 bullets in mine. But I made a .223 sizing die to fit my bullet sizer and run .224 bullets through it. Anyone with a lathe can make a sizer if they buy either a .222 or .223 chucking reamer.

BTW I then came across thousands of pieces of never fire Remington factory brass if anyone needs some.

Also if you don't have a bullet sizer a machinist could make a die by drilling and reaming a 7/8x14 grade 8 bolt to .223 put a sight taper in the bottom then make a ram to fit in the ram of a reloading press and press .224 bullets up through it

I would be interested in same jet brass. Could you send me a PM (i don't know how to do that)

 

[toad67]

I would be interested in same jet brass. Could you send me a PM (i don't know how to do that)

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