Taurus .22 LR Revolver problems...

[Litefoot]

I bought this used about a month ago. Looked to be in good shape. Seems to be accurate. The timing, I think, is OK. But after firing a cylinder-full of rounds, I can't get the spent shells to come out without a REALLY hard smack of the ejector rod. It's like the casings swell tight within the cylinder after firing. This happens with WInchester Super X and some Russian Surplus.

In the field, all I had was a brass bore brush and some WD-40 that I used to try and clean out each chamber of the cylinder. This did not seem to help.
Also, I notice that every now and then, the extractor slips under the rim of at least one of the empty cartridges, and so I have to push it out with a cleaning rod.

All my other revolvers are or have been Smiths. Never had this kind of problem. What do you think is going on?? Thanks, friends.

[twodollarpistol]

Its possible that the previous owner fired .22 shorts alot which would "ring" the chambers. I would suspect something like this especially if all chambers are effected. Or it could just be a case of sloppy finish at the manufacturer. In either case it sounds like rough or scared chambers. You might try getting a cotton bore swab and apply a little jewelers rouge to it then chuck it up in a drill and polish the chambers. Go slow with this, you only want to polish not over bore. I have used very fine steel wool wraped around a brass bore brush in the same manner to remove rust and rough spots from chambers. You might want to try this, just remember to go slow. Do a little then try. If needed, do a little more. Once metal is gone its darn near impossible to put back.
Hope this helps.