Richard, then why do you even take the time to "correct" yours then?
The fact is, every time you shoot the "work around", it moves. That's why the wedge gets battered. Since the fix, I've never had a wedge even move. I have also had no reports from any of my customers either. You'd think a Scientist would be able to figure that out. The force of the " shot ", cartridge or C&B cyl., will move anything that isn't "fixed" ( not stable) which would include any thing held together with a wedge that wasn't secure. Scares me that I know that but a Scientist/ engineer can't figure it out..
Have you ever seen ultra slow motion of a barrel when a rifle is fired? Have you ever heard of "barrel whip"? I'm talking about one piece, A barrel, it moves. Now you're telling everyone that a two piece revolver , held together with a wedge, will be fine with just the wedge tapped in just " so so" to give you the proper clearance?!! With that thought process, I doubt you would have had the chance to tell Mr.Colt of his . . . "short comings"!
(Btw, it's a clearance not a gap. In arms parlance, a gap is created with a bushing so the cylinder face and the forcing cone area of the barrel will NOT have contact. With the open tops we are discussing, they DO make contact and thus a clearance is SET. What we should be discussing is how to MAINTAIN a clearance that has been set.)
r5868,
Sorry about that !! I think you did fine, I just wanted to point out that I use what the " makers " use in the making of the open tops. I've always thought it a little backwards to use a lesser material to correct or maintain a product than that used to make the product with. It's just me . . .
We'll find out soon when some tests come in from my lug locks if they help "hold things together" better than just a tight wedge.
Mike.
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