I know champfering is a common(?) modification on BP revolver cylinders. I now own four revolvers, all .44, and plan to buy at least one .31 and .36 caliber revolver. I want to make my guns the best they can be, but I'm not sure about champfering cylinders. I've been shooting my 1860 Colt Army (reproduction) for 50 years abd have always watched for the ring of lead to be shaved off of the ball when loading. It makes me think I'm getting the exact right fit of ball to cylinder. Seems like the ring won't be shaved off in a champfered cylinder. Why do I want to champfer my cylinders?
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Champfer?
- Thread starter tom in nc
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I'm in the no chamfer camp.
Just break the sharp edge if there is one.
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I’ve never chamfered a chamber. I have one revolver that came with a chamfered cylinder and it shoots fine but not exceptionally well. Don’t really believe it accomplishes anything or you can bet I’d be doing it.
The only thing that I personally would be concerned with would be if you have a burr on the chamber mouth and the opening with the burr is smaller in size than the chamber itself. If that was the case you could shave a ring of lead, but the ball would then be smaller than the chamber. Then you could have the balls in the chambers moving forward creating space between the ball and powder, which is bad. Not likely to happen but it can.
I don’t have a lot of experience with cap and ball but I would think a chamfer would tend to swage the ball rather than shave lead making it harder to load. Just my thoughts.
