Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 Posted September 25, 2021 Posted September 25, 2021 If you have one, did it improve the gun's performance? Worth the money? Thanks, Tye
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted September 25, 2021 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
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted September 25, 2021 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.
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted September 25, 2021 Posted September 25, 2021 I had one in a '73 , 357 , made loading the mag tube easier for me. I liked it . Rex
Ol Number4 Posted September 25, 2021 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
Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 Posted September 26, 2021 Author 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
Major BS Walker Regulator Posted September 26, 2021 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.
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted September 26, 2021 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
Tarheel Doc Posted September 26, 2021 Posted September 26, 2021 I got mine from Shotgun Boogie and it was worth it. Don’t hesitate
Snakebite Posted September 26, 2021 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
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted September 26, 2021 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
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 26, 2021 Posted September 26, 2021 Yea I got on and it seems to help. I shoot .38’s in a .357 Taylor’s Comanchero
Tye Riverman, SASS #41433 Posted September 27, 2021 Author Posted September 27, 2021 Thanks all, have one on order. Tye
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted September 27, 2021 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
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