The story so far, bought a S&W 29-10 brand new in January 2015, put 5500-6000 rounds of everything from factory to factory reloads to my own reloads through it. As many as 500+ per session. It died. Sent it back for warranty and it was declined because of the use of reloaded ammunition. Place I bought it from offered to buy it from me and I declined because I truly believe this gun is defective. There are those that say I overloaded it. Take that up with Hodgdon Powder who says that their published load data has 30 years of experience of being well within SAAMI specs. And now on with the show....
Forcing cone failure with heavy erosion
Are these frames cast?
Don't know what the white chalky stuff is and there are no signs of it on the frame. I'm wondering if the piece that broke off hit the ceiling tiles or something. Also, look at how thin that piece is on the one side, I measured it at .050"!
Yes, that is a crack in the frame of a .44 magnum handgun that has the "endurance package"
The cylinder looks fine to me.
These are the last 3 rounds it fired, if the timing was off shouldn't the firing pin indentations be off?
So far what I have learned is that any company that touts any kind of "customer satisfaction" or "lifetime service" policy is full of it.
If you use live ammunition in a gun and the gun fails it's the ammo's fault and it's your fault. It is not the fault of the manufacturer. But as long as you never fire it, it will be warrantied forever.
I'm not expecting a good outcome based on what has happened so far, so let my experience serve as a warning.
If you reload your own ammunition, no matter how carefully, do not expect any kind of warranty consideration. It's just lip service and marketing.
Forcing cone failure with heavy erosion
Are these frames cast?
Don't know what the white chalky stuff is and there are no signs of it on the frame. I'm wondering if the piece that broke off hit the ceiling tiles or something. Also, look at how thin that piece is on the one side, I measured it at .050"!
Yes, that is a crack in the frame of a .44 magnum handgun that has the "endurance package"
The cylinder looks fine to me.
These are the last 3 rounds it fired, if the timing was off shouldn't the firing pin indentations be off?
So far what I have learned is that any company that touts any kind of "customer satisfaction" or "lifetime service" policy is full of it.
If you use live ammunition in a gun and the gun fails it's the ammo's fault and it's your fault. It is not the fault of the manufacturer. But as long as you never fire it, it will be warrantied forever.
I'm not expecting a good outcome based on what has happened so far, so let my experience serve as a warning.
If you reload your own ammunition, no matter how carefully, do not expect any kind of warranty consideration. It's just lip service and marketing.
