Bruce51
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Finally I sat down with the Ruger and fixed the loading area.
Using a fired case I extracted it in the area with the most bind.
This left a nice streak of brass across the opening.
I then filed a small groove into the metal along the brass streak.
The groove was then blended into the rest of the frame using files, sandpaper and finally grey scotchbrite to finish.
A retest revealed that one chamber still had tight extraction.
So then I just went through the same process all over and did a retest.
All chambers now load and unload easily.
The cylinder gap on mine appears tight and the action is smooth enough for a new Ruger.
Now I'm really happy with the way it works and just need some more practice.
BLM
Using a fired case I extracted it in the area with the most bind.
This left a nice streak of brass across the opening.
I then filed a small groove into the metal along the brass streak.
The groove was then blended into the rest of the frame using files, sandpaper and finally grey scotchbrite to finish.
A retest revealed that one chamber still had tight extraction.
So then I just went through the same process all over and did a retest.
All chambers now load and unload easily.

The cylinder gap on mine appears tight and the action is smooth enough for a new Ruger.
Now I'm really happy with the way it works and just need some more practice.
BLM