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kw5kw wrote:Don't purchase it!

My S&W 686 .357 Magnum literally jammed after just two round fired. It's the very first time I've ever seen a revolver jam.

The range master at the range that I was at--On Target south of Burleson--said that he's seen this ammo twice, both with the same results, once in a Semi-automatic and then mine.

I'll be returning it to the place of purchase tomorrow.

Russ

kw5kw wrote:Just another reason to try the ammo with the gun before you need to use it for real.

kw5kw wrote:My feelings exactly; that's why I like my wheel guns.

What happened, after two rounds, and at 7 yards those two rounds had less than .125" separating them, my cylinder simply refused to rotate any longer.

We had to get a mallet and "gently" persuade the cylinder to open, then we examined the spent brass. The primer, in both cases, was no longer flush with the cartridge base, this protrusion of the primer was just enough to keep the cylinder from rotating, essentially locking the weapon. It might not happen in a different model or brand if there was slightly more clearance in between the frame and the cylinder.

I just know they will no longer be a part of my cache.

Just another reason to try the ammo with the gun before you need to use it for real.

Russ

htxred wrote:bit off topic, but a a few way back i posted on 1911forum about using pow'rball and they pretty much flamed me to death picking at me with the way i spelled pow'rball, saying blah blah i should of just spelled it out rather then trying to use an apostrophe....

funny thing is, when i linked to the website and it was indeed spelled "pow'rball" on the darn box, they decided to just lock the thread. buncha farts.

but when i had my dan wesson CBOB chambered in 10mm, i loaded it with pow'rballs, im seeing alot more people using it too lately, people are drifting away from federal hst...

Texian wrote: Although I have owned a S&W Model 10 for almost 40yrs, I am no revolver expert. Enlighten me and any others reading this how this ammo "jammed" your revolver. It has always been my belief (and experience) that very few things (none in my case) can "jam" a revolver; e.g. squib round, mechanical problems with revolver. Isn't this why they say 6 for sure?

kw5kw wrote:My feelings exactly; that's why I like my wheel guns.

What happened, after two rounds, and at 7 yards those two rounds had less than .125" separating them, my cylinder simply refused to rotate any longer.

We had to get a mallet and "gently" persuade the cylinder to open, then we examined the spent brass. The primer, in both cases, was no longer flush with the cartridge base, this protrusion of the primer was just enough to keep the cylinder from rotating, essentially locking the weapon. It might not happen in a different model or brand if there was slightly more clearance in between the frame and the cylinder.

I just know they will no longer be a part of my cache.

Just another reason to try the ammo with the gun before you need to use it for real.

Russ

G.C.Montgomery wrote:The bullet design offers no advantage in revolvers IMHO.

G.C.Montgomery wrote:
The easy way for ammo to “jam� a revolver is improper or insufficient crimp on bullets in the case. If the bullets are not securely crimped, they back out under recoil and can back out far enough to impeded rotation of the cylinder. If this happens, your fight with that weapon is over.

In general, PowR'Ball uses a fairly conventional bullet. The difference is the addition of a ball in the bullet cavity to support reliable feeding in autoloaders and (in theory) to cause mechanically driven expansion of the bullet as the ball is pressed against the internal surfaces of the bullet cavity by tissue through which the bullet is travelling. I'll use PowR'Ball in an autoloader that doesn't reliably feed my preferred hollowpoint ammunition. The bullet design offers no advantage in revolvers IMHO.