I bought a new Classic Bulldog about a year ago

by Bob Hatfield , Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 15:58 (365 days ago) @ A K Church

Old style with wood grips and 3-inch barrel and blued finish. After the first range session I put a set of Pachmayers on it. Instant relief. Mine shoots the Lee 240 grain Tumble Lube SWC over 5 grains of Bullseye dead on and it will ring the 50-yard gong with careful aiming and trigger control.

Hold dead on the gong at fifty from a rest and make music. This load chronographs around 730 or so fps IIRC. It is sighted from the factory for the 240-grain bullet. 200's and 180's shot so low I was going to have to file the front sight way down.

I need to send it back to the factory. It has a 15 thousandths cylinder gap when I pull it to the rear. Doesn't spit lead. Seems the cylinder is spring loaded and it normally rests against the barrel. If I push the cylinder against the barrel then I have 15 thousandths headspace.

I wonder upon firing everything just equalizes e.g. cartridge case grabs the cylinder wall and pulls the cylinder rearward as the bullet is exiting the cylinder throat.

Bob