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I previously mentioned reaming the cylinder throats. Another big problem is that there is a constriction where the barrel screws into the frame; found in most revolvers. Clover 320 grit valve grinding compound and shooting them with air pistol velocity loads until the barrel throat is cleaned up. G...

Papa..this Colt is not as good as an S&W.. I know son... Colts are aesthetically pleasing, but the internal mechanism is lacking.. It operates on the ragged edge of failure.. The 14 twist barrel has more to do with the target performance than the mechanism design. S&W became dominate because...

ser2711 wrote:Thank you Jerry for the useful info, but I never find in Italy a machinist should be able to do what you describe..My question is:can you do a barrel for me or do you know who can do .. in this case I can send my gun in temporaney export mention only for repair..( without barrel)

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I see than the 14" twist barrel is more accurate than the original on S&W 52 .38 WC..Who made this barrel.. ? I did.. Any good machinist should be able to machine one from a Match blank. The factory barrel has some issues.. The upper lug groove is merely a 360 degree clearance groove,, whi...

Jerry, you got my attention. I use Magnus swaged bullets but get a little bit of leading at the start of the rifling with my first batch sized with 38 spl sizing die and also with factory Zero 148 HBWC cartridges. One thing I have found, is that keeping my chamber length short, as on the minimum, a...

Jerry's comments track with what's been seen with the .32 wadcutters. Everybody has been using twist rates suitable for a RNL or SWC bullet, not a true wadcutter. It would be interesting to see what a Model 52 could do with a 1:10 barrel. I have a 52 and a 1911 operating with a 14 twist barrels for...

Well, I didn't know for sure myself, so I dug up a couple of samples to compare. I once used enormous amount of 230 and 231.. I have never used HP 38 but have an old cardboard can. The 230 is very dark, but the same basic texture as the others.. The HP38 and 231 are almost indistinguishable, except ...

Jerry, you got my attention. What do you recommend for a HBWC expander dimensions? I recently had one made for my Dillon Square Deal B that would expand the whole length of the HBWC with a Lyman M die profile and a .357" OD for the main part. Hornady One Shot case lube is required to keep ever...

From what I've seen shooting a 52 and S&W14, they have different bore dimensions and you also have to watch the cylinder throats on the revolvers. I've seen tipping caused be an inconsistent hold. I hope Jerry has more to say. Hello Rover For years, as far back as when I was a tyro.. Now that g...

I stated this on the "other" bullseye forum, so I'll see what, and how much havoc it creates here.. The tipping or yaw is caused by the ridiculously slow 18.75 twist barrel..The bore is too tight, as with all S&W barrels, but that is not the cause of the yaw. Change to 10 or 12 twist ....

I heard a rumor that there were some Pardini barrels that were "too soft". Any knowledge of this?[/quote]
No, I haven't heard that.
The extractor pushing thru the chamber wall is a possibility . It has been a common issue with some .22s

The average .22 bolt face is counter bored approx. .290 diameter and average depth/headspace would be mid to high .040's..to accept the cartridge rim.. If the bolt face is peening over the chamber face, which would be in the low .220's in diameter, there is something wrong.. I have a Nygord Pardini ...

Now, correct the cause.. The firing pin should not touch the breech face..

Bad weather/ windy...???
Scores look low for all..

We ran matches for quite a few years, here in VA.. From the local monthly, to Regional, and State Championships.. I find it disgusting, that a penalty is assessed to those who register after a certain date.. We encouraged and begged for walk ons if space permitted..and did not charge a higher rate. ...

You might give Bill Laughridge a call at Cylinder & Slide.. He was quite a Colt guru at one time and offered many modifications.

Just curious as to what the weight difference between the factory shroud and the aluminum shroud that you made. Sorry, I should have weighed the finished shroud...That was done two years ago. The steel shroud I have in hand, weighs 7.85 oz. That's nearly 1/2 pound hanging out on the very end..I hav...

The Pardini, in my opinion, is not front heavy at all, especially with the weights removed. In the event of International Standard Pistol and Rapid Fire Pistol, it absolutely dominates. This speaks volumes of its good recoil and reliability qualities. The International dominance is undisputed.. I t...

ser2711 wrote:Someone could give me which is it the barrel twist and diameter of Smith & Wesson 52-1.. ?

The twist is 18.75 X 1 and the bore is usually .355 but slug it to be exact, and the OD at the muzzle/bushing is .531

A friend did significant cast bullet testing in the late 70's. His results showed that the absolute best accuracy out of his Clark long slide at 50 yards came with Linotype (his load was 4.0 of BE). Even then Lino was expensive so he settled for a mix of lino and wheel weights to approximate Lyman ...