chamfering cylinder

[mycar47562]

will this adversely affect accuracy? also how deep should i go?

[rjrivero]

What is it you want to accomplish with chamfering the cylinder? Depending on what you're after will determine how deep you want to go. A nice gentle chamfer will help with reloads going smoother, but not totally wreck the cylinder and extractor star.

However, full on revolver racers will chamfer so much that it looks like the cylinder had been melted. It really depends on what you're after, as to how far you go.

I don't see how chamfering will effect accuracy at all.

[mycar47562]

I was just thinking it could allow the round to be slightly off center but ill take your word for it. I would do it to help angel with reloads

[rjrivero]

Chamfering is done just at the back of the cylinder where the round feeds. The chamber itself is left intact, except for a little bit in the back. The round would still be centered by the rest of the chamber.

[mycar47562]

i was reading that i shouldn't go deeper than .020 inches with a 45 degree cut do you agree?

[rjrivero]

Sounds about right, Lucas.

[StrawHat]

The chamfer acts as a funnel to assist rounds going into the chamber. I just looked at my revolvers that are chamfered and non of them are very deep. So shallow in fact you'd doubt they do any good at all but with wadcutters, any help is a plus. With RN and SWC I have not noticed as much help.

[mycar47562]

I think i will be doing this soon, gotta find something to do or i will start buying guns agian