Chuck 100 yd
Hunter
Ruger will take care of you...
The actual forcing cone on the op's gun looks exceptionally smooth - someone may have already done a clean up because the factory rarely does the job this well.Boge said:Your Ruger needs the forcing cone cut. This is a touchy subject as factories don't really do this as best needed. I have my own cutter and cut all mine with the 11 degree cut which works best for cast bullets. I believe Ruger does an elementary cut on some revolvers at 9 degrees, which is supposedly better for jacketed bullets. However, many forcing cones on NIB guns appear to me to have no cut at all. Find a local gunsmith who can do this for you. They charge approx. $20.00 or so.
G. Freeman said:Hi Dogmax,
Even if Ruger replaced the barrel, you may see the same forcing cone wear after another 1200 rounds. Forcing cone wear is normal when using magnum loads. But certain powder & bullet combinations can accelerate this wear.
If I were you, I'd just keep shooting it. When it begins to look like laserbait's pics, then it's really time to replace.
dogmax said:Got my revolver back today. Repair notes say they replaced the barrel. Hopefully it will shoot as good as it looks!
Laserbait said:dogmax said:Got my revolver back today. Repair notes say they replaced the barrel. Hopefully it will shoot as good as it looks!
Got a chance to shoot it yet?
That a pretty hot load for a .38 Special. The Hodgon load data center for HP-38/WW231 powder with a 125 gr lead bullet recommends 4.8 gr max for a standard pressure .38 Special load and 5.5 gr max for a .357 load. You are certainly running +P pressures and perhaps a bit higher.GP100 said:For my 38's, I go 125gr lead round nose with 5.5gr of HP-38 powder. Never had any issues with any of my revolvers with these loads.
Laserbait said:
This is the forcing cone on my 6" half lug stainless GP100. It has a had a steady diet of 158 grain plated bullets on top of 16.5 grains of Lil'gun, and the accuracy is phenomenal.
This clear indication what double base powders could do to revolvers. I remembered event when shooter was loading (top loads) for FA83 353, using H110 and 296, and had similar problem. Once he switched to IMR4227, further erosion stopped.kobs57 said: