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Gunsmithing/Parts & Repairs/Refinishing / cylinder over rotating
« on: October 05, 2014, 08:40:33 AM »
1st model Dragoon,
when you cock the hammer with any vigor the cylinder tends to over rotate past the next chamber
not every time but often enough to be annoying, it is fine when you cock it slowly
is this common with oval bolt Walkers and early dragoons?
there is quite a bit of rearward hammer travel left after lockup should occur, allowing the hand to continue rotating the cylinder if the bolt does not drop into the notch
also the bolt does not appear to have very much engagement into the cylinder notch, it protrudes approximately 30-35 thou above the frame, and the notches in the cylinder measure 60 thousands deep, it looks as though someone filed down the bolt for some reason and when it is at half cock the bolt is approx 40 thou below the opening in the frame, cylinder to frame gap when assembled is 6-8 thou with a feeler gauge
my thought is to fit a new bolt, and/or attempt to limit the hammer travel, any thoughts?
when you cock the hammer with any vigor the cylinder tends to over rotate past the next chamber
not every time but often enough to be annoying, it is fine when you cock it slowly
is this common with oval bolt Walkers and early dragoons?
there is quite a bit of rearward hammer travel left after lockup should occur, allowing the hand to continue rotating the cylinder if the bolt does not drop into the notch
also the bolt does not appear to have very much engagement into the cylinder notch, it protrudes approximately 30-35 thou above the frame, and the notches in the cylinder measure 60 thousands deep, it looks as though someone filed down the bolt for some reason and when it is at half cock the bolt is approx 40 thou below the opening in the frame, cylinder to frame gap when assembled is 6-8 thou with a feeler gauge
my thought is to fit a new bolt, and/or attempt to limit the hammer travel, any thoughts?