Powder Position Sensitivity in light revolver loads

[kuduman]

I have shot thousands of .38 spec through a S&W 586, both WC and SWC and never had the problem of a ring developing.

I've shot hundreds of rounds of .44 spec and .44 mag in Dan Wesson .445 Supermag and never had a ring form.

I suppose YMMV.

My mileage has definitely varied. That's good to know though that it's not universal. Cylinder material? Level of internal polish? Powder? Lube used on gun? Bullet lube? I'll have to research this.

 

[1006]

I always clean my 357’s after a day of 38 Special for the reasons noted. I used to have a nice 22 revolver that I bought used after it had been used for 22 shorts. It was next to impossible to eject spent 22LR’s. I finally got it cleaned up by putting a bore brush on a drill to clean each chamber.

The ring is definitely real.