Manual

12
AMMUNITION SELEC-
TION FOR LIGHT-
WEIGHT REVOLVERS
Before placing reduced weight revolvers into service, perform the
following test to determine the suitability of the ammunition you
intend to use.
At a gun range or other suitable and safe location, prepare your
revolver for firing by fully loading its cylinder with the ammunition
to be tested. While pointing the firearm in a safe direction, fire 4
of the five rounds in the cylinder. Remove the four empty casings
and the remaining loaded round from the revolver’s cylinder.
Carefully inspect the loaded round that you just removed from
the cylinder to determine if the bullet has started to unseat (move
forward) from its casing (Figure 2). If it has, you should not use
the tested ammunition in your revolver. Choose another projectile
weight or brand of ammunition and repeat this test until you find
one that DOES NOT UNSEAT under these test conditions.
When you are finished testing, unload your revolver and secure it
safely.
PROPER
CARTRIDGE
CARTRIDGE WITH
UNSEATED
PROJECTILE
CASE MOUTH
PROJECTILE
FIGURE 2