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wholearmor

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I'm a new gun owner and I'm probably as pro-gun as a person can get. I haven't always been that way; however, after several years of observing violent crime increasing and the courts'continued unwillingness toexecute murderers, Ifinally decided it's time to purchase a gun mostly for protection but for target shooting as well.

I ended up with a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum 7-shot revolver. The first time I fired it, I was distressed tofind that many of the empty shells would not fall out of their chamber but had to actually be pryed out witha fingernail. Obviously, that would be totally unacceptable if a situation warranted quick reloading.

Is there a remedy for this problem other than replacing the gun with a different make and/or model?

Thanks!

Scott
 

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Did you try using the ejector plunger? Push on the shaft which goes through the cylinder, from the front... it engages and ejects shells which are loaded in the chambers.
 

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molonlabetn wrote:
Did you try using the ejector plunger? Push on the shaft which goes through the cylinder, from the front... it engages and ejects shells which are loaded in the chambers.
That's what it's there for, but if it's still sticky, a little jiggle and shake always clears them for me.
 

wholearmor

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molonlabetn wrote:
Did you try using the ejector plunger? Push on the shaft which goes through the cylinder, from the front... it engages and ejects shells which are loaded in the chambers.

OK, I'm an idiot. I had no idea it has a plunger. That was an embarrassing first post, eh? Well, like I said, I'm a new gun owner. I just tried the plunger.It works great.

Thanks, y'all.

Scott
 

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wholearmor wrote:
OK, I'm an idiot. I had no idea it has a plunger. That was an embarrassing first post, eh? Well, like I said, I'm a new gun owner. I just tried the plunger.It works great.

Thanks, y'all.

Scott
Heh, no worries. First time I held a wheel gun I couldn't figure out how to load it because I had it tilted the wrong way so the cylinder wouldn't drop out. My dad thought I was a dumbass.
 

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Yeah, the brass/steel cases expand when fired and you may need to whack the plunger to extract the spent casings readily. One word of advice: don't use the ultra-cheap aluminum case non-reloadable ammo (it should be marked "NR" on the base). I've had those split open on me and I had to use a hammer and screwdriver to extract the spent case - the plunger wasn't sufficient.

-ljp
 

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unrequited wrote:
wholearmor wrote:
OK, I'm an idiot. I had no idea it has a plunger. That was an embarrassing first post, eh? Well, like I said, I'm a new gun owner. I just tried the plunger.It works great.

Thanks, y'all.

Scott
Heh, no worries. First time I held a wheel gun I couldn't figure out how to load it because I had it tilted the wrong way so the cylinder wouldn't drop out. My dad thought I was a dumbass.

That's pretty funny. I feel a little bit better, except that I'm actually not only a dad, but a grandfather. DOH!! I gotta' say, though, it sure was a good time taking my son and daughter up the canyon to fire it. My daughter now calls it my loud, obnoxious gun, but she does want to go fire it again.

Scott
 

wholearmor

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Legba wrote:
Yeah, the brass/steel cases expand when fired and you may need to whack the plunger to extract the spent casings readily. One word of advice: don't use the ultra-cheap aluminum case non-reloadable ammo (it should be marked "NR" on the base). I've had those split open on me and I had to use a hammer and screwdriver to extract the spent case - the plunger wasn't sufficient.

-ljp

Great advice, ljp. Thank you.

Scott
 

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wholearmor wrote:
I'm a new gun owner and I'm probably as pro-gun as a person can get. I haven't always been that way; however, after several years of observing violent crime increasing and the courts'continued unwillingness toexecute murderers, Ifinally decided it's time to purchase a gun mostly for protection but for target shooting as well.

I ended up with a Smith & Wesson 357 magnum 7-shot revolver. The first time I fired it, I was distressed tofind that many of the empty shells would not fall out of their chamber but had to actually be pryed out witha fingernail. Obviously, that would be totally unacceptable if a situation warranted quick reloading.

Is there a remedy for this problem other than replacing the gun with a different make and/or model?

Thanks!

Scott
HA! Well at least I am not the only one who has ever done that!

When I first shot a revolver when I was a few years younger, I did the same thing, I asked my Dad if he was sure we were using the right ammuntion, as it was getting stuck on the way out! Wow -- I was dumb :)
 

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wholearmor wrote:
unrequited wrote:
wholearmor wrote:
OK, I'm an idiot. I had no idea it has a plunger. That was an embarrassing first post, eh? Well, like I said, I'm a new gun owner. I just tried the plunger.It works great.

Thanks, y'all.

Scott
Heh, no worries. First time I held a wheel gun I couldn't figure out how to load it because I had it tilted the wrong way so the cylinder wouldn't drop out. My dad thought I was a dumbass.

That's pretty funny. I feel a little bit better, except that I'm actually not only a dad, but a grandfather. DOH!! I gotta' say, though, it sure was a good time taking my son and daughter up the canyon to fire it. My daughter now calls it my loud, obnoxious gun, but she does want to go fire it again.

Scott
Is your daughter 22? If so -- let me know :)

My girlfriend likes going to the range, but unfortunately she is stuck on my .22 :(

She shot my 9mm twice and now won't even touch it, mean while your daughter is shooting a .357! Lucky bastard :)
 

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Is your daughter 22? If so -- let me know :)

My girlfriend likes going to the range, but unfortunately she is stuck on my .22 :(

She shot my 9mm twice and now won't even touch it, mean while your daughter is shooting a .357! Lucky bastard :)

She's 24 and just got married a couple of weeks ago. Her new husband is a gun-lover, too. That was definitelyone of therequirementsto gainmy permission to marry my daughter.

Scott
 

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wholearmor wrote:
I'm a new gun owner and I'm probably as pro-gun as a person can get. I haven't always been that way; however, after several years of observing violent crime increasing and the courts'continued unwillingness toexecute murderers, Ifinally decided it's time to purchase a gun mostly for protection but for target shooting as well.

I ended up with a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum 7-shot revolver. The first time I fired it, I was distressed tofind that many of the empty shells would not fall out of their chamber but had to actually be pryed out witha fingernail. Obviously, that would be totally unacceptable if a situation warranted quick reloading.

Is there a remedy for this problem other than replacing the gun with a different make and/or model?

Thanks!

Scott


It happened to me too but I tried different ammo and that seems to do the trick too. I never have to use the Plunger ever since I found an ammo that worked for my "Wheeler". Different ammo expands different.

I have a 44Mag Ruger Vaquero 5'5 "old style" KAABOOOM:celebrate:monkey

AND I'M LOVIN' IT


Congrats to yur "Wheeler" and WELCOME here to the rest of the "A$$CLOWNS":celebrate:monkeyTOUCH THE MONKEY:monkey
 

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Wholearmor I think you might benefit from an NRA Basic Pistol course. It will teach you a lot good info and build up your confidence level with a firearm.
 

wholearmor

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UTOC-45-44 wrote:
wholearmor wrote:
I'm a new gun owner and I'm probably as pro-gun as a person can get. I haven't always been that way; however, after several years of observing violent crime increasing and the courts'continued unwillingness toexecute murderers, Ifinally decided it's time to purchase a gun mostly for protection but for target shooting as well.

I ended up with a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum 7-shot revolver. The first time I fired it, I was distressed tofind that many of the empty shells would not fall out of their chamber but had to actually be pryed out witha fingernail. Obviously, that would be totally unacceptable if a situation warranted quick reloading.

Is there a remedy for this problem other than replacing the gun with a different make and/or model?

Thanks!

Scott
It happened to me too but I tried different ammo and that seems to do the trick too. I never have to use the Plunger ever since I found an ammo that worked for my "Wheeler". Different ammo expands different.

I have a 44Mag Ruger Vaquero 5'5 "old style" KAABOOOM:celebrate:monkey

AND I'M LOVIN' IT


Congrats to yur "Wheeler" and WELCOME here to the rest of the "A$$CLOWNS":celebrate:monkeyTOUCH THE MONKEY:monkey
Next time I buy ammo, I'll ask about that. I'd rather they fall out quickly than having to force them with the plunger. I don't know what a 44Mag Ruger Vaquero 5'5 "old style" is, but I'll lookit up. Sounds impressive.

Thanks for the congrats and the WELCOME!

Scott
 

wholearmor

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longwatch wrote:
Wholearmor I think you might benefit from an NRA Basic Pistol course. It will teach you a lot good info and build up your confidence level with a firearm.

I'm sure I would, longwatch. Thank you for the suggestion. I appreciate that.

Scott
 

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wholearmor wrote:
UTOC-45-44 wrote:
wholearmor wrote:
I'm a new gun owner and I'm probably as pro-gun as a person can get. I haven't always been that way; however, after several years of observing violent crime increasing and the courts'continued unwillingness toexecute murderers, Ifinally decided it's time to purchase a gun mostly for protection but for target shooting as well.

I ended up with a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum 7-shot revolver. The first time I fired it, I was distressed tofind that many of the empty shells would not fall out of their chamber but had to actually be pryed out witha fingernail. Obviously, that would be totally unacceptable if a situation warranted quick reloading.

Is there a remedy for this problem other than replacing the gun with a different make and/or model?

Thanks!

Scott
It happened to me too but I tried different ammo and that seems to do the trick too. I never have to use the Plunger ever since I found an ammo that worked for my "Wheeler". Different ammo expands different.

I have a 44Mag Ruger Vaquero 5'5 "old style" KAABOOOM:celebrate:monkey

AND I'M LOVIN' IT


Congrats to yur "Wheeler" and WELCOME here to the rest of the "A$$CLOWNS":celebrate:monkeyTOUCH THE MONKEY:monkey
Next time I buy ammo, I'll ask about that. I'd rather they fall out quickly than having to force them with the plunger. I don't know what a 44Mag Ruger Vaquero 5'5 "old style" is, but I'll lookit up. Sounds impressive.

Thanks for the congrats and the WELCOME!

Scott


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wholearmor wrote:
longwatch wrote:
Wholearmor I think you might benefit from an NRA Basic Pistol course. It will teach you a lot good info and build up your confidence level with a firearm.

I'm sure I would, longwatch. Thank you for the suggestion. I appreciate that.

Scott
And always read the instruction manual for your firearm. If you don't have one most manufacturers will send you one free of charge.
 
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