Just thought I would share a couple of pics I took at a local Gun Shop/Gun Smith. If I remember correctly the S&W was a 586 and the Ruger was a Security Six. It seems they both suffered from similar abuse, being force fed more copper and lead than they could handle. It looks like the Ruger came out in a little bit better shape at the end of the abuse. I asked the gun smith why he didn't just drill and punch out the Ruger barrel. He said he was planning to until he noticed a slight bulge in the barrel that would have made it useless.