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Uberti Cattleman hanging up.
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After a couple hundred rounds, my Cattleman is catching on the same chamber when it looks like the cartridge is hanging up on the recoil shield. A gentle hand assist completes the cylinder's rotation. I've only put .38's through it, though it's a .357 and it's cleaned very thoroughly after each use, special attention paid to the ring in the mouth of the .357 chamber. Before this, it's always functioned flawlessly. Sound like something I can trouble shoot or time for a trip to the smith?
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Check the sticky cylinder for burrs or a ridge at the loading end. With cylinder out of the pistol, make sure there isn't a build up in it ie the cartridge rim is flat and in contact with the cylinder like the ones on either side.
My WAG if it's only one chamber. The ratchet face for that particular chamber, is either worn or broken. This small surface area, takes a lot of constant punishment from the hand. It has to be very durable, and abrasion resistant.
If the hand was worn, you would have similar problem(s), with the other chambers.
If a competent gunsmith isn't able to fix it? You might be needing a new cylinder?
If it does it with an empty case..no bullet..that would eliminate that possibility. Give that a try.
Rotate cyl with hammer in loading notch.
The hammer may have raised a burr in the firing pin hole and needs to be stoned down.
I've had several occasions with NS Colts and SAA Colts not having cylinder front and rear faces not running true.
A lot of careful stoning was needed to obtain same drag on feeler gages for all chambers.