I hope Im not the only one-but is anyone else bothered by the jiggling sound made by 5 38+Ps in the cylinders when moving double time? Is this dangerous from the AD standpoint? said rev is M49 in a cheapo left hand IWB Bianchi, left groin area. Wondering if the KT P11 is better in this regard.
Jiggling rounds in the cylinder
- Thread starter zxc
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Mike Irwin
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No, and no.
Remember, some semi-autos are prone to having the rounds "clack" in the magazine when you're moving.
Remember, some semi-autos are prone to having the rounds "clack" in the magazine when you're moving.
Hello? .38's? Cylinders??
I can not get cartridges, loaded or empty, to rattle in my revolvers without loading sub caliber rounds! In my admittedly limited knowledge of and experience with revolvers, they don't rattle when fully assembled and closed. Where is there clearance for enough movement to produce a rattle?
I can not get cartridges, loaded or empty, to rattle in my revolvers without loading sub caliber rounds! In my admittedly limited knowledge of and experience with revolvers, they don't rattle when fully assembled and closed. Where is there clearance for enough movement to produce a rattle?
zxc,
I've noticed this rattling, too. It looks to me like it's the free movement back and forth, not side to side, of the rounds. The rounds on the left side, in particular, are free to slide in and out of the chambers just a little bit, where the backstrap of the revolver frame is slanted out to allow you to easily close the loaded cylinder. It just looks like a feature of the design, and a sign that your chambers are clean enough to allow your brass to slide back and forth easily. I can't imagine anything dangerous coming of it
cw
I've noticed this rattling, too. It looks to me like it's the free movement back and forth, not side to side, of the rounds. The rounds on the left side, in particular, are free to slide in and out of the chambers just a little bit, where the backstrap of the revolver frame is slanted out to allow you to easily close the loaded cylinder. It just looks like a feature of the design, and a sign that your chambers are clean enough to allow your brass to slide back and forth easily. I can't imagine anything dangerous coming of it
cw
SaltyCracker
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Yeah, I hear the clanking of brass too ... always figured is was my brass *(*&)^%%^_ making the noise. Talk about spent brass ... 
Cartridges in revolvers rattle a bit too.
Cartridges in revolvers rattle a bit too.
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Salty - Uh, okay.
Huck - The cartridges in most revolvers will rattle back and forth a little due to the small amount of head space clearance. There should be little or no rattle from side to side. If you don't hear any rattle at all, then your gun is very tight, maybe even too tight since some space (.001 to .003) is necessary to allow for expansion when the gun is hot - could cause difficulty in closing and/or rotating cylinder. Slight variations in case dimensions can account for more or less rattle also.
Huck - The cartridges in most revolvers will rattle back and forth a little due to the small amount of head space clearance. There should be little or no rattle from side to side. If you don't hear any rattle at all, then your gun is very tight, maybe even too tight since some space (.001 to .003) is necessary to allow for expansion when the gun is hot - could cause difficulty in closing and/or rotating cylinder. Slight variations in case dimensions can account for more or less rattle also.
braindead0
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Cartridges in revo's do move side to side a little bit, if they didn't you wouldn't be able to load them without carefully (and totally straight) slide them in.
If there weren't any clearance, I would't have to resize the brass either. Granted it's very small, probably not the main cause of noise.. but they do move side to side.
If there weren't any clearance, I would't have to resize the brass either. Granted it's very small, probably not the main cause of noise.. but they do move side to side.
Unless you have a round with a high primer...
And smack the gun really HARD...
Not going to go off by themselves.
And probably won't go off even then.
To get ignition: You would have to deform the primer enough to crush the priming compound between the primer face and the anvil.
Not to worry.
Sam
And smack the gun really HARD...
Not going to go off by themselves.
And probably won't go off even then.
To get ignition: You would have to deform the primer enough to crush the priming compound between the primer face and the anvil.
Not to worry.
Sam