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revolver shooters, and owners..?

Old_Me said:
ok, here is the "set up"

1) ANY revolver that i have, .38/357 magnum, or 45 Colt LC

2) ANY barrel size or capacity..(ie) 6 or 7 shot....2.5" or 6" barrels

3) ANY ammo brand that i shoot, new, reloaded, brass, aluminum casings.

4) ALL guns are as pristine clean as can be and the wheel and trigger and hammer are lubed as well, as the inside of the barrels get a wiping of oil.

ok, that's the set up, now the question(s):

Q: when i shoot, then eject the spent shell casings, why do some (not all) stay in the wheel's chambers?

i watched i don't know how many videos, where each and every shell casing ejects all at the same time, none get "hung up" in the chambers.

in the beginning, i DID wipe some lube into each chamber, but...after reading maybe 4 different articles in known gun magazines, it was recommended to NOT do that. i think the reasoning was it can gum up the chambers with the residue powders?

now too, i have seen each and every "revolver expert", SLAM the ejector rod with the palm of his hand, but that is for competition shooting, which i do not do, also too, i have a "feeling" that by "slamming" the ejection rod, one can "in time" bend that rod....

Q: any idea(s) as to why some...NOT all spent shell casings hang up in the wheel on ejection..??

thanks in advance
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Also, you should not have any lube in the barrel when your shooting any gun, run a dry patch through bore before shooting it, lube in the barrel is a good way to bulge a barrel, this is for revolvers and pistols
 
Grayfox said:
I've been a revolver guy my whole life, but I'm not quite sure what your problem is. One gun or certain brands of ammo I can understand. But all guns and ammo doesn't make sense. Operator error?
Are you pointing the muzzle straight up? If not, sometimes the cases can wobble just a bit and slip past the ejector. Thus falling back into the chamber. Is the cylinder completely open or are cases hanging on the edge of the frame?
I eject with my thumb. Only rarely do I need to smack the ejector rod with my hand. That's usually for magnums.
Are you doing it like this?

https://imgur.com/Try7IYO
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Exactly how I do to my revolvers ☝️☝️, while this is a good video, I think it’s over kill, all the revolvers I have shot in my 40+ years, I never had to hit the rod like that to empty it. @Old_Me I don’t think you doing anything wrong, maybe use a little more force, but personally, I wouldn’t be slamming the rod like that, just me
 
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Annihilator said:
Also, you should not have any lube in the barrel when your shooting any gun, run a dry patch through bore before shooting it, lube in the barrel is a good way to bulge a barrel, this is for revolvers and pistols
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when i clean any gun, i do "swab" all barrels with oil, cuz all my guns are kept in my basement, inside storage cabinets. i do have a dehumidifier, but i cannot guarantee everything will be safe from high humid days.

i rarely if ever wipe them "dry" when i go to the range, as it is such a light coating of oil.
 
Annihilator said:
Exactly how I do to my revolvers ☝️☝️, while this is a good video, I think it’s over kill, all the revolvers I have shot in my 40+ years, I never had to hit the rod like that to empty it. @Old_Me I don’t think you doing anything wrong, maybe use a little more force, but personally, I wouldn’t be slamming the rod like that, just me
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yeah, i think Mas was demonstrating combative type reloading, no, i won't slam it exactly like him, but i will at least "ride" that barrel down to the ejector, to guarantee a better ejection.
 
Old_Me said:
when i clean any gun, i do "swab" all barrels with oil, cuz all my guns are kept in my basement, inside storage cabinets. i do have a dehumidifier, but i cannot guarantee everything will be safe from high humid days.

i rarely if ever wipe them "dry" when i go to the range, as it is such a light coating of oil.
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Yea, I'm not referring to when you store or clean them, I mean before you shoot them, run a dry patch down the barrel and cylinder, you never want to shoot a gun that has oil in the bore, could bulge the barrel
 
Grayfox said:
I've been a revolver guy my whole life, but I'm not quite sure what your problem is. One gun or certain brands of ammo I can understand. But all guns and ammo doesn't make sense. Operator error?
Are you pointing the muzzle straight up? If not, sometimes the cases can wobble just a bit and slip past the ejector. Thus falling back into the chamber. Is the cylinder completely open or are cases hanging on the edge of the frame?
I eject with my thumb. Only rarely do I need to smack the ejector rod with my hand. That's usually for magnums.
Are you doing it like this?

https://imgur.com/Try7IYO
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correction and update..

i took my Python to the range earlier today...i actually caught myself not exactly holding the gun this way (in the picture), i saw where i was holding it at a slight angle. i honestly thought i was holding the muzzle end straight up.

when i held it up straighter? all the shell casings fell out.....and that certainly made sense.

so i tried my way again, and nope, they would not fall out easily.

so it was "operator error" as a few of you pointed out, and i appreciate you doing that.

and i did not have to smack the ejector rod, only my thumb..

so the next time any of my revolvers get to the range (which can be a few months from now), if i do it "my way again".....

i'll know right then and there, it IS operator error.....

thanks guys..!!!!
 
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