TIGHT CHAMBERS??

[TACC1]

I didn't want to hijack someone else's thread, so I started this one.
A forum member from Hawii posted that he had tight chambers on a M63. The one I purchased has two that are a little tight, but not to the extent that his are. Was this a common occurrence on the M63 no dash,
or was the boring equipment at S&W getting worn out?
The only other example I've seen was on a NAA mini revolver, and that
one required reaming by my favorite gunsmith.
Anyone else run into this problem?
I see by the response to the other poster that I could have done the reaming myself, and will, now.
TACC1

 

[alwslate]

I have the same problem with a md.18 and it's all six chambers.

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

Perhaps, S&W and others reamed them to "match" tollerances. So when you use general 22LR ammo the tightness in the chambers really stands out. It could also be poor inspection practices....

 

[oldtimer]

tight chambers

Yes, on my mod. 17, remington 22lr are to tight. I use other 22lr

 

[buckbeans]

Most of my 22lr smith revolvers have tight cylinders

 

[Tom C]

Accuracy of the .22 revos are typically enhanced by slightly tight chambers. What I do to minimize the likelihood of sticking during extraction is to very carefully clean the chambers. I use a tight brush in a cordless hand drill. Not only does it clean the chambers, it also burnishes them making loading and ejection easier next time.

 

[tomcatt51]

Accuracy of the .22 revos are typically enhanced by slightly tight chambers.

Could be but I haven't seen any loss of accuracy in the 617's I've reamed the chambers on and they load and eject much easier and will go longer between cleanings. 625-8's are bad about tight chambers. I acquired a 66-5 recently I'm going to have to get a chamber reamer for too. Seems S&W may just run the reamers too long before changing them out, but the bright side is it's easier to fix undersize than oversize.