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)

Hold your cursor over the user's name and then click on send direct message.

 

[jcelect]

Here is Winchesters answer to the Remington Jet. The 6" on the left is a Harvey K-Chuk original but the 8 3/8" newer 17 I had built. The cartridge is known as the .224 Harvey K- Chukker, designed by Jim Harvey and Don Cassavant

 

[steelslaver]

The Harvey Kay Chuck is a great little round. I made one using a model 17 barrel, reamed a model 17 cylinder and mounted them in a center fire K frame. Pretty easy to form brass from 22 hornet. Shorter about .10 the fire form to straighten the case walls.

 

[jcelect]

Steelslaver, I have an original print out for the Kay-Chuk from Lakeville Arms Co. In it they state to "trim Hornet brass by .050" for best results in velocity tests using 45 or 50gr. Sisk bullets(which are no longer made)! I used Hornady 35 gr. Vmax bullets for my tests with good results for accuracy out to 100yds! I have not checked any rounds for speed!