Jeff R
01-17-2015, 01:01 AM
Thanks to Cast Boolits, I am trying to elevate my shooting to the next, elementary level. I have started to look at things more critically, like the forcing cone in my 1984 vintage Stainless SBH in .44 Mag. I thought that the barrel might have some thread crush narrowing, as it will lead up a little right in front of the frame. I have been reading about fire lapping it, to try to remedy this. With the barrel clean, and a tight fitting patch on a jag, I can't feel any change in resistance as I pass the patch through the barrel where the threads are. So, maybe that's not the problem.
I think the rough finish on the forcing cone might be a problem though. Here is the forcing cone on my .41 Mag Blackhawk:
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To the naked eye, it looks very smooth. Here is the forcing cone on the .44 Mag:
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Those rings almost look like threads. They can't be doing anything good to the Boolit as it enters the barrel. Is there a hand tool a guy can rent to pull into the barrel to smooth that area? Or, is it a job for a gunsmith? I don't want to Bubba-ize my revolver, but it doesn't seem like it would be rocket surgery.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
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I think the rough finish on the forcing cone might be a problem though. Here is the forcing cone on my .41 Mag Blackhawk:
127699
To the naked eye, it looks very smooth. Here is the forcing cone on the .44 Mag:
127700 127701
Those rings almost look like threads. They can't be doing anything good to the Boolit as it enters the barrel. Is there a hand tool a guy can rent to pull into the barrel to smooth that area? Or, is it a job for a gunsmith? I don't want to Bubba-ize my revolver, but it doesn't seem like it would be rocket surgery.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
Rocketing towards 200 posts!