Originally Posted by HeavyLoad
I’m glad all your 454’s shoot good.
But im not the only one that has had a SRH 454 with sticky cylinders. It’s a well noted occurrence.



Originally Posted by Lennie
Originally Posted by HeavyLoad
I have a SRH 7.5” and when I tried 300gr. Xtp mags loaded to max the cases stuck in the cyl. But all the other bullets I’ve tried with max loads (Speer, Sierra, CP) worked fine.
But I do remember reading somewhere that the steel Ruger uses on the cylinders with the SRH 454 expands and contracts when fired and that’s what caused the sticky cases.


I think someone on the internet is very mistaken about expansion and contraction. I own three 454 revolvers, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk and Freedom Arms. I have yet to find a load under 62,000 in the Redhawk which results in the conditions you describe.

Here is a very informative article on the metallurgy of the steels used in a 454 Redhawk

http://www.modernapplicationsnews.com/articles/m0401stainless.htm


Yes you are not the only one and it is caused by poor cylinder clambering by Ruger. All steel stretches and contracts under pressure. But the reverse taper is what causes sticky extraction


I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first