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October 10, 2010
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I picked up some Sellier & Bellot .38 special this weekend and was shooting it through my 15-2. The first six shot just fine. The second six shot fine, but the cases stuck in the cylinder. I didn't think much about it, but the next six also got stuck in they cylinder. After I tapped them out, I checked them for bulges and found that some of the cases had actually ruptured. Total count, 4 of the first 18 rounds from that box ruptured. At that point, I decided not to shoot anymore. I've never had that problem with any other ammo, so I'm thinking Sellier & Bellot probably just used cases that were too thin. Just to be safe though, I'd like to check my gun out for problems. What should I be looking for?
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Lee
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March 2, 2008
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Assuming you have never had any problem like this in the past, I'd say it is ammo related. One thing to check is make sure the chambers are absolutely clean. I had a 14-2 that had apparently been shot a lot with .38 Sp, and would not chamber .357 Mag. I scrubbed out the chambers with a .40 cal bore brush chucked into a cordless drill on a pretty slow speed. Just kept scrubbing them out with lots of bore cleaner until .357 mag would drop in and out easily. I'd inspect each chamber with a bright light from both ends to look for any roughness or irregularity.
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