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FloridaVeteran · August 1, 2012, 09:14 PM

Since there's so much interest in the caliber here, does anyone know why the cylinder on a Ruger apparently is slightly longer than the one on a Smith Model 25? I was surprised, after I bought my Model 25, that some purchased reloads I had kept for many years and had (as I recall) successfully fired in my 3-screw Ruger, stuck out the end of the cylinder chambers in the Smith.

Note that I used "apparently" - I haven't fired the Ruger in about 35 years and I'd have to dig it out of storage in order to actually measure the cylinder.

August 1, 2012, 09:14 PM	#29
FloridaVeteran Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 399	Cylinder lengths - .45 Colt Since there's so much interest in the caliber here, does anyone know why the cylinder on a Ruger apparently is slightly longer than the one on a Smith Model 25? I was surprised, after I bought my Model 25, that some purchased reloads I had kept for many years and had (as I recall) successfully fired in my 3-screw Ruger, stuck out the end of the cylinder chambers in the Smith. Note that I used "apparently" - I haven't fired the Ruger in about 35 years and I'd have to dig it out of storage in order to actually measure the cylinder.