BlueOvalBandit Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) How common is it for the chambers to be undersized? I was having problems with mine and reloads hanging, so I tested a single one of my reloads with no moonclip 4/6 chambers hang the last 1/8" the other 2 drop in. Read about the chambers being undersized and out of round so I ordered a monson finish reamer and got a chamfer tool from brownells while I was at it. Reamed it last night and HOLY CRAP was it ever bad, I'm blown away I could even get it to reload to begin with, I don't think this thing has ever seen a finish reamer in its life. Once done I went to chamfer it and the brass pilot hangs up about an 1/8" short... ideas? Edited October 13, 2012 by BlueOvalBandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Work down the pilot to be a slip fit in the chambers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJones1911 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Should have sent it to S&W. Their customer service is great. I had a 686 SSR where they neglected to chamfer the charge holes. They emailed me a UPS pickup and I had the gun back in about two weeks all fixed up. I like to tinker and have done many trigger jobs on revolvers but would be afraid to cut metal like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBandit Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Should have sent it to S&W. Their customer service is great. I had a 686 SSR where they neglected to chamfer the charge holes. They emailed me a UPS pickup and I had the gun back in about two weeks all fixed up. I like to tinker and have done many trigger jobs on revolvers but would be afraid to cut metal like that. I thought about it, but I wanted to shoot a match in 8 days cause it would be the last time I could for 2 months, so I bought the reamer. I'll tell you though, I was scared when I started reaming and saw the flutes fill with metal. I had to stop and triple check I had the 45 acp finish reamer. Funny how I didn't want to chuck the pilot in the lathe to polish a little off after removing so much metal from the cylinder. But it works great now, over 99% of my reloads chamber with ease, every now and then there's a small bulge that makes it a no go in the revolver but works in the stock 1911PC just fine. Edited October 22, 2012 by BlueOvalBandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Should have sent it to S&W. Their customer service is great. Don't bother. They don't recognize the out-of-spec chambers on 625-8s as a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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