Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 If you have one, did it improve the gun's performance? Worth the money? Thanks, Tye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 It is only beneficial at all if shooting .38/357 (or smaller diameter) cartridges in a '73 or '66. I put one in a 73 shooting .38 specials. Took it out because it didn't make any difference in speed or smoothness to a top shooter I was working "for." But then, the ammo carried a truncated cone bullet that may have self-straightened better than most RNFP bullets. And, magazine spring was shortened so that only 3" stuck out of a bare magazine tube, thus lowering pressure on the cartridge stack. good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Howdy Tye. I put the fiber one in a 32-20 '73. That cartridge zigzags in the tube even more than .38's and the liner made it a LOT easier to load. Not sure if it made a difference in feeding. A thicker aluminum liner would definitely be preferable in my case, but none were available back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I had one in a '73 , 357 , made loading the mag tube easier for me. I liked it . Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Solution in search of a problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Number4 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I have them in all the 32WCF's we shoot, I do really feel a difference in feeding from tube to carrier. That 45 cal. tube just let's these little pills wander around some in the transition. And, yes it feeds easier too. Ol' #4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 Thanks for the replies, I am shooting a 38/357 125TC out of a Codymatic. Every now and then I feel a little hitch in the giddyup and thought it might be the oversize mag tube. Tye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major BS Walker Regulator Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Mr. Riverman, I have the aluminum ones in all four of my rifles but then again I can't shoot a lick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 said: If you have one, did it improve the gun's performance? Worth the money? Thanks, Tye The first one I put in made a huge difference. I bought the rifle used without trying it out and apparently the mag tube had never been cleaned at all. It was so rusty I couldn't get it cleaned enough to be smooth, you could feel the roughness when loading. I put in a bullet alignment kit and it cured all my problems and was a lot easier than replacing the mag tube. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Doc Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I got mine from Shotgun Boogie and it was worth it. Don’t hesitate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I like my aluminum tube in my 357 very much. The drag inside the magazine appears to be decreased, and it allowed me to use a softer spring which made loading much easier. I hate the fiber tubes. They are too thin, but the biggest problem is that some chemicals attack them and they become a rough and brittle on the inside and also become virtually stuck inside the magazine. I've had three (3) guns come through that had that problem with the fiber tubes. I finally got the tubes out and replaced with aluminum tubes. Much better choice IMO. Snakebite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I have one in a .38/.357 that I shoot regularly. Does it make any difference? Probably not. Would it make any difference in a smaller caliber? It might or might not make or not make any difference. Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Yea I got on and it seems to help. I shoot .38’s in a .357 Taylor’s Comanchero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Thanks all, have one on order. Tye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 3:06 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Howdy Tye. I put the fiber one in a 32-20 '73. That cartridge zigzags in the tube even more than .38's and the liner made it a LOT easier to load. Not sure if it made a difference in feeding. A thicker aluminum liner would definitely be preferable in my case, but none were available back then. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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