"Maybe I'm Shooting Over the Backstop"

[Old Grafton]

"I don't see any holes in the target....."

I had the job of changing out this barrel on an Officer's Model Colt .38 a few years ago; kinda interesting. After I slabbed off the side out of curiosity, the next morning there were raised bumps on the exposed lead cores from compressed air trapped in the hollowpoints! I never did find out who did it; the revolver was purchased at auction by a friend. My only charge to him was that I got to keep the barrel.

Plugged Barrel.JPG

[PawPaw]

Just Damn! I'd love to know the story behind that.

Full Disclosure: I talk about this over on my blog. Post is scheduled to go off at noon.

[Cobar]

That was one tough barrel. I guess with a revolver the extra pressure can escape from in front of the cylinder, but there would still be some between the bullets.

[PawPaw]

Unless I'm counting wrong, he had to reload. How many bullets do you guys see?

[Gunnuts]

Ten.

[Darrell]

Wow.

[Netpackrat]

If they were all hollowpoints, eleven.