Keep your hand and fingers away from the gap!

With a 38SPL you know you've done it, it's quite unpleasant, but that's about it.

I imagine looser guns and more energetic cartridges could do a bit more.
 
Beef15 said:
With a 38SPL you know you've done it, it's quite unpleasant, but that's about it.

I imagine looser guns and more energetic cartridges could do a bit more.
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Haven't watched the video yet, but years ago at the range, there was someone with a .357 Dan Wesson that wasn't adjusted properly and it spit lead in my face from two positions over. Stung pretty badly. Glad I had eye pro on.
 
TripleO7 said:
Thusly no suppressed revolvers. Except for this one...



Are there others like it?

I suggest watching the whole video.:cool:
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At least her revolver didn't almost break her hand when she did fire it.....
 
I shoot a gp100 in IDPA, both 357s and 38s. My support thumb is always forward of the barrel/cylinder gap. It gets dirty with lead and powder residue, but that is all that happens.
I am sure that poorly sized bullets or something wrong with the gun could cause a bit of side splatter, but the notion that it will hurt or damage your hand from the blast is nonsense.
 
Mattyb said:
I shoot a gp100 in IDPA, both 357s and 38s. My support thumb is always forward of the barrel/cylinder gap. It gets dirty with lead and powder residue, but that is all that happens.
I am sure that poorly sized bullets or something wrong with the gun could cause a bit of side splatter, but the notion that it will hurt or damage your hand from the blast is nonsense.
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Except for that guy who lost part of his thumb because it was too close to the B/C gap on his .460 S&W.

In all seriousness, hot gases from the barrel/cylinder gap can injure body parts if they are too close. A tight B/C gap helps, but many a man (and probably woman, too) has drawn blood learning that lesson the hard way.
 
Mattyb said:
Is there a link to that story? I am skeptical (of the story, not you).
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It made the rounds several years ago shortly after the .460 was introduced. If I recall correctly, the guy sued S&W. Don't know what happened with all that, but the picture of his thumb was pretty gross.
 
Mattyb said:
Is there a link to that story? I am skeptical (of the story, not you).
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Mythbusters did an episode on it too - they shredded some meat parts showing how you could lose a finger. I’ll post a link if I can find it.
 
Catfish said:
Mythbusters did an episode on it too - they shredded some meat parts showing how you could lose a finger. I’ll post a link if I can find it.
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I miss those guys. That segment was pretty gruesome!
 
Cylinder gap is one of those variables that vary from gun to gun and sometimes needs to be tweaked. Too tight and the cylinder will bind. Too loose and it spits lead, flame and powder. The higher pressure cartridge the greater the gas blow by. Higher pressure revolvers typically exhibit flame cutting of the top strap from the blow by.
Dan Wesson's were the perfect field example of this if the owner didn't adjust the cylinder gap properly during barrel changes.
 
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