revolver problem - help?

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finn_ethan

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Hello all,

I've posted this thread in gunsmithing also...

I recently bought a used S&W 586 .357 Mag and have shot it twice at the range. Both times I've shot Am Eagle factory .357 mag/158grain about 100 rounds or so.

Every few rounds the shooter (me or a friend) will get a spray from the gun - as well as the people on either side at the range - enough that they notice and complain. It isn't target backsplash but something from the gun itself. I ususally get a small cut on my face that bleeds and the same on a knuckle.

First question. Is there something wrong? Or should I keep wearing my eye protection (always do) and just suck it up and stop being a sissy.

I'd hate to think that the cylinder doesn't line up with the barrel occasionally and something nasty is going on.

The gun is kept immaculately clean and there isn't any appreciable wear or other signs of malfunction. When I eject the brass it is always normal and doesn't show signs of a failure.

Ideas?
Thank you.
 
It sound very much like the cylinder is not lining up with the barrel. Wear eye protection. Hold a piece of cardboard beside the gun while it is being fired. See what hits the cardboard or if something is passing through the card board. Keep the cardboard a few inches away from the cylinder. Number the cylinder chambers and see if one chamber or all are the problem. Find a way to hold the cardboard beside the cylinder with something other than your hand as that would be a lot safer. Wear heavy gloves for protection. If the gun is spitting lead out of the cylinder gap it should be taken to a pistol smith for repair. Not having seen the firearm or what it is doing I would say you have a problem. There is something wrong, you should not be hit by anything.
 
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Open the crane, and have a look at the version code. (586-1, etc)

Some of the first models were beaten together during a labour dispute. Talk about a run of Monday morning UAW's best offerings.........
 
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