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January 31, 2015
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I've got a model 15 357 pork chop revolver and I was wondering is there a way to keep from getting a turn ring on the cylinder besides just not shooting it because It is a shooter I don't just keep it to look at.just wondered was this normal or am I doing something wrong.
August 28, 2009
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Normal - can't shoot it without a cylinder ring!
December 19, 2014
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All real revolvers have cylinder rings cuz they've been fired.
Click - bang 
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March 25, 2013
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I have read that when a gun is new you can polish the sharp edge of the bolt and minimize the ring. Stainless dans have a very minimal ring and often it can be virtually polished out. Of course even new guns can have rings as they adjust the timing and test fire each cylinder at the factory (per Eric Wesson ). With that being said , I have one dan that has no line and still has the cosmoline on the barrel. Sold as used , I am sure it has never been fired outside of the factory. Unfortunately there was no box with it. A cylinder ring is meaningless when evaluating a revolver.
February 20, 2008
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Yes - put on a different cylinder when shooting it and replace it when done.
Worth it? Achievements?
If you're going to drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
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January 24, 2009
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While any revolver that has either been played with or fired will usually show some form of ring (some deeper than others), I have found that if I wax (yes, wax...like the stuff you use on paint) the cylinder, the ring is drastically reduced. I religiously wax my blued guns & the ones that came to me as NIB have a very faint ring. For example, my Super Blackhawk has around 8-900 rounds down the pipe & still looks almost NIB, until you look at the recoil shield.
Oh & the wax I use is Mother's pure carnuba, if you're interested.
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