dsf
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Wondering if aluminum will react the same as brass and stay bulged. Looking casually for a replacement cylinder is better than looking for one in a rush.
Update on the Model 36...Bad news
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Aluminum is softer than brass, so I would expect aluminum cased ammo to bulge even more, but because it is softer it might also extract more easily as well.
Of course the OP could just shoot rounds through the 4 good chambers and avoid shooting rounds in the bulged chamber until a new cylinder can be fitted. Not an ideal situation, but it would work.
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Looks like you got ambushed by your spell checker (that happens to me all the time).
I think you meant to say "Use a good set of caliPers..." - not "Use a good set of caliBers..." - right?
cmj8591
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Before you start down the cylinder replacement path, check the headspace on the one you have. My recollection is .060 to .068. I'm not 100% sure about that so anyone can feel free to correct it. In my experience, a bulged chamber usually leaves something visible behind like an external bulge or in extreme cases, a crack or something as obvious as those photos in BC38's post. Especially with a 36 cylinder that doesn't have all that much metal to it. It is possible that the offending chamber is at the high end of the tolerance spectrum. That would explain why one has a problem and the other four don't. You're going to have to do it anyways if you replace the cylinder so you might as well start with it. It might save you from going down the wrong road.
Yeah, that's me that posted those for sale. These kits look pretty decent to me.
I always like having a parts kit for frames i own anyway because it seems like every time I need a few screws or springs, these small items end up being as pricey as a full kit with grips and basically the entire gun but the frame.
IMO, the only good use for aluminum cases is making your own snap-caps...
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