Lee Chamfering tool

[mikewinn]

Hi all. Would the smaller Lee Inside/Outside Deburring/Chamfering tool and emery cloth be enough to cut and remove the ridge at the chamber mouth of a cylinder so that when a RB is loaded it won't cut a lead ring?

 

[Mike 56]

Yes it will work fine.

 

[pargent]

I feel that you should read all the posts on revolvers and chain fires etc . and correct loading first .

 

[FishDFly]

I thought the purpose of the design of the cylinder was to shave a lead ring when seating the ball.

Did the manufactures get the design wrong?

Geez, Bill Ruger must be wondering now.

 

[hawkeye2]

There is no ridge at the chamber mouth, just a 90 degree intersection of the two surfaces leaving a sharp edge. If shaving a ring bothers you the edge can be chamfered but there is no advantage to doing so. The Lee tool should work fine but cutting steel may dull it fast. They are cheap though.

 

[Flash Pan Dan]

Yes, just make sure you secure the cylinder well when you do it, go slow and take off as little material as possible to get the job done. Whether you shave a ring off the ball or you swage the ball to fit the chamber makes no difference both will work for sealing the chamber mouth.

 

[Zonie]

Some of the guns made by Col. Colt were made with a chamfered edge on the cylinder chambers of his pistols.

I never have read why it was done or why he stopped doing it but most of his later guns had a sharp edge there.

 

[pargent]

To remove burs from the chamber mouth.

 

[Mike 56]

Chamfering won't cause chain fires but you still need to use a proper fitting balls. I have two cylinders for my NMA one is chamfered and one cuts a lead ring they both shoot the same.