Convertible revolver advice

[Thumbcocker]

When heading to the range check to make sure the cylinder in the revolver matches tha ammunition you are taking BEFORE you leave. A public service announcement from Thumbcocker.

[Dale53]

I’ll bet there is a story in that piece of advice:mrgreen:

FWIW,
Dale53

[Harter66]

Yeah them Colts won't go in a ACP cyl worth a hoot .

[.45Cole]

Did it convert you to a spotter and 9mm ammo depot? :kidding:

[Ed_Shot]

Been there, done that.

[M-Tecs]

ditto. Been there, done that.

[Wild Bill 7]

Ditto on that. It's not fun to be so excited to get to the range when you load up and drive 20 miles and unload and forget the ammo. Ugh! Back home, back to the range, shoot and go home. Wasted a good hour or more driving instead of shooting.

[StrawHat]

Drove from Ohio to Michigan for a competition. Packed the truck the evening before, except gun box and ammunition. Got to the match, unpacked, no ammunition!! My closest rival heard what happened and spotted me enough ammunition to compete for the day. After that, I always had enough ammunition to shoot each match twice so I could help someone.

Kevin

[Greg S]

Yup, and dem jamomatics need da metal thingymabobs that ya put toes boolits into too.

[contender1]

Heck,,, you should buy a gun, then go to the range only to discover it has the ACP cylinder when it was sold as a Colt caliber. (That happened to a friend recently, and his son made the comment; "Dad, the ammo won't fit!" He told me that when he was looking at buying the gun, he didn't think to check the chambers!)

[Silver Jack Hammer]

Oh, dang. Now you tell me. I drove 3 hours to a seminar at the range only to discover I had my trusty .44 Special Colt’s SAA and hundreds of rounds of .44 Special ammo, but I had the .44-40 cylinder in it.

[MT Gianni]

When heading to the range check to make sure the cylinder in the revolver matches tha ammunition you are taking BEFORE you leave. A public service announcement from Thumbcocker.

I am anal enough I take both cylinders, but have gone to the range with 45 acp ammo and a 45 Colt and 9mm cylinders. Lucky for me the range is less than 6 miles away.

[rintinglen]

Years ago I bought a “45 Colt” Ruger New Model which turned out to be a 45 ACP. I returned it and was 45 Colt-less for a number of years thereafter.:roll:

[Texas by God]

Oh, dang. Now you tell me. I drove 3 hours to a seminar at the range only to discover I had my trusty .44 Special Colt’s SAA and hundreds of rounds of .44 Special ammo, but I had the .44-40 cylinder in it.You didn't have any duct tape?[emoji23]

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[6thtexas]

Now i don't feel so much like the Lone Ranger! Glad to know I ain't the only one

[GARD72977]

You revolver guys have the weirdest problems.......

[gpidaho]

Well, we are a bunch of senile old geezers here and that doesn't help! Gp

[Outpost75]

I learned to always keep both cylinders boxed up with the gun. This avoids losing the cylinder for a couple years in not remembering where you tucked it, which happened to me. Didn't "find" the .45 Colt cylinder for my NMRBH until I repacked boxes from my move to West VA several years ago. Just sayin'

[Poygan]

I've never had any problems with ammo or cylinders. I keep the Ruger in a rug along with the extra cylinder. So, if I take along .45ACP or .45 Colt, I can make any required adjustments.

[Walks]

Yep,
I keep both cylinders in the pistol rug with their revolver.

I did buy an OM Ruger Single Six that was sold as a .22LR. The salesman even pulled out the cylinder to show me it didn't fit a .22Mag.
It didn't fit a .22Mag because the cylinder was so "cruded up" with powder residue from shooting .22LR in it's. 22Mag chambers.
GEEZ, I was ticked off. No satisfaction at the Gun Shop. But eventually bought a NM Long Rifle cylinder and had it fitted.

Learned 45yrs ago to keep both cylinders with the revolver.

[Green Frog]

It’s also a good idea to mark ammo boxes with what’s actually in them, not what was originally in them. Don’t ask me how I know that cast bullets in 457” diameter don’t fit into a 22 rifle, regardless of the box they’re stashed in. :roll:

Froggie

[charlie b]

I never left my spare cylinder at home. Mainly cause I only shot it once and then stuffed it in a box until I sold the pistol a few years later. Fired a few thousand rounds of .45LC through it before it was sold.

But, I have left ammo at home, magazines, even a rifle bolt. And have left the targets at home, stapler for the targets, and ear plugs.

[Art in Colorado]

In the same conversation when at range shooting a 44 Mag side by side with a 41 Mag make sure you do not load 41 in the 44 chambered revolver! kind of hard on the brass. Must admit to doing this.

[Silver Jack Hammer]

Once my .45 Colt’s sounded kinda funny, only to find split .44 Special brass ejected. That was at a practice range session, so at matches I shoot nickel .45 and brass .44 Special.

[Dale53]

To avoid problems described abovd, I tend to "program" myself so that I carry a general variety in my van most of the time. However, I admit, that at the start of almost every season, the first time or two, I CAN leave something at home. After the first time or two, however, my "program" takes over and it is clear sailing for the rest of the season.

One of things I find MOST helpful is to clearly label most things - a couple of label makers are arguably my most used (and appreciated) tools.

YMMV,
Dale53

[Norske]

Most of the convertible revolvers shoot bullets of two different diameters. 22LR bullets are .223, but 22RM are .224. Similarly, 9mm are .356, 38/357 are .357. So usually the cartridge taking the fatter bullet shoots better in the required bigger bore.

[Thumbcocker]

Most of the convertible revolvers shoot bullets of two different diameters. 22LR bullets are .223, but 22RM are .224. Similarly, 9mm are .356, 38/357 are .357. So usually the cartridge taking the fatter bullet shoots better in the required bigger bore.

The gun in question was a .357/9mm. The 9 cylinder has been worked over by Dougguy to shoot cast and all boolits are sized .358.

[Martin Luber]

For any trip to the range, it is required to forget something...

[Beagle333]

Well, if I forget anything..... it's only about 40 feet from the "range" back to the house. 8-)