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January 13, 2013
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That site has some nice holsters lonwolf, I may end up ordering one eventually. And yeah Steve I saw Ron's link. I appreciate you guys helping me get the info I was looking for. I'll hopefully be doing a range report tomorrow... very excited to try it out 
January 13, 2013
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Ok guys, I took the model 11 to the range today (sorry, didn't take any pics) and tested 357 magnum and 38 special ammo. The 357 magnum ammo that I used was federal champion jsp. I had no problems with the 38 special ammo at all, but I did have problems when using the 357 ammo. After I shot a round of the 357, the trigger seemed to stick. I couldnt open the cylinder or pull the trigger... with enough force the trigger would finall pull. I'm not sure what caused this, but it happened after almost every round that I shot of the 357... but not at all with the 38 special. Could this be an ammo issue? Anybody know what exactly this is? Thanks.
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April 20, 2010
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Is it possible that your cylinders have a lot of carbon built up from shooting shorter .38s, and that prevents the longer .357 cartridges from going all the way in the cylinders? Then the cartridges would stick out and drag on the back of the frame. They might need a good cleaning with a brass brush.
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January 13, 2013
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Yeah lonwolf I had that problem with a security six that I used to have. I couldn't even close the cylinder with 357 cartridges in it because they wouldn't go all the way in. However, with my model 11 the cartridges are going all the way in and are flush. But I do think the cylinder lockup is caused by the casing scraping the back of the revolver.
I read last night that some guy had issues with federal 357 ammo in his revolver before, and that the casing was scraping the back and causing cylinder lockup. When I get off work today I'm going to buy a better box of ammo and see if that affects it at all... and also oil the revolver good before I go. Thanks for the advice.
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January 24, 2009
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Check your barrel to cylinder gap too, the previous owner may have it set tight. DW set them at .006" but I usually set mine in the .002" - .004" range.
If the gap is set tight, then the cylinder can bind as the gun warms up from shooting x-amount of rounds. Gunpowder buildup on the front of the cylinder will also add to the problem.
December 29, 2009
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Hi. I see that you have approached the residue build-up in the chambers. I almost exclusively shoot 38s, so I know that the casing to collar gap does get nasty.
The fact of the cylinder not wanting to open after shooting the heavier load might indicate that the rod / crane assembly may be loose inside and the energy of the 357s are enough to knock it out of kilter thus it becomes wedged. Other than the barrel / shroud assembly and the grip, I don't dis-assemble my guns, so I don't know how the internals are assembled.
Keep us posted.
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January 13, 2013
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Thanks for the input guts. This afternoon I'm going to test different ammo and see what happens. Ill let you guys know if it still had the problem or not, and if It does I will start troubleshooting with your suggestions.
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