Smith 43C and 351C

[Wheeler]

My misfires were with the older J frames series guns. Since I used them for plinking, I was not perturbed by them. I have no personal experience with the current J frame .22's but have thee newer .38 spls, but these do not apply to your question. I did not know that the .22 mag operated at .22 rimfire pressures. I do know that many years ago S&W discontinued the magnum J frames because the .22 mag round caused flame cutting on the top strap. Later, some of their .22 mag revolvers had a metal shield to prevent gas cutting. I have had personal experience with five J frame .22 rimfires but admit to being out of date in the sense that I have not owned a current model. After I wrote the post above, I looked back to determine a reference for my opinion and found an American Rifleman article on the subject of the J frame snubs and the .22 Magnum. I have fired at least 75,000 rounds of .22 l.r. ammo through revolvers: High Standard, S&W, H&R, and Ruger. I became accustomed to occasional misfires. I accepted them as the nature of the beast. I noticed variations from lot to lot. Yes. I received my ammo in lots. I suggest that the person depending on a rimfire for self defense identify at least one lot that shows reliability in his weapon and retain it.

CCI Stingers and CCI MaxiMags are a good starting point for .22 LR and .22 Mag respectively.

[willie]

That's good information.

[jandbj]

Got a Sales Quotation in the mail from S&W... $103. “sent from warranty dept due to custom springs”
$45 for estimate and range test, $45 for 1/2 hour of PC labor, $13 for return shipping.

Guess I should’ve changed those back before shipping it.

I do wonder what springs it will return with.

Finally got the only person you can pay on the phone. She said I can expect it back in 4-6 weeks.

[Totem Polar]

Finally got the only person you can pay on the phone. She said I can expect it back in 4-6 weeks.

I hope it works.

[wmu12071]

Sorry to bring back a old thread but I don't see need for a new thread.

Anyone have problems with hard ejection from their 43c? I mean like hitting it hard enough I'm worried about bending the ejector rod.

[Half Moon]

Sorry to bring back a old thread but I don't see need for a new thread.

Anyone have problems with hard ejection from their 43c? I mean like hitting it hard enough I'm worried about bending the ejector rod.

Have you tried a variety of ammo? For instance, our K-22 target masterpiece has bad ejection like that with Aguila (don't remember which variety but the cases swell real tight in the k-22's chambers) but no problems with anything else we've shot through it. FWIW our go to in .22 is mini-mags.

[wmu12071]

Have you tried a variety of ammo? For instance, our K-22 target masterpiece has bad ejection like that with Aguila (don't remember which variety but the cases swell real tight in the k-22's chambers) but no problems with anything else we've shot through it. FWIW our go to in .22 is mini-mags.

The only thing I had with me last night was Super X. I bought some CCI Stingers and Mini-mags to try today.

[Polecat]

Both my 317 and 43c were finicky. Took a-lot of trial and error to find some that eject well. I have noticed a-lot of variation as to grouping, smokiness, ejection. Had a Taurus 94 that was much easier. I liked the Taurus as it held 9 rounds. I traded it out cause it was heavy as it was all stainless. Really wish Smith and Ruger would take heed. Ruger doesnt need to be 16 oz and hold only 6 and 8 rounds. The Smith should be 9 and 8 rounds for LR and WMR respectively.

[Totem Polar]

Sorry to bring back a old thread but I don't see need for a new thread.

Anyone have problems with hard ejection from their 43c? I mean like hitting it hard enough I'm worried about bending the ejector rod.

Yeah. There’s just a bunch of surface area inside those 8 chambers, and they dirty up quickly. Pretty common to need to chop away at the ejector rod to get all the empties out, IME.

[Blades]

Bumping an old thread:
Is the 43c getting scarce? Should I have bought the one I saw today? I don't need one but I've bought plenty of stuff in the past I didn't "need."