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I am about at the point to start putting it back together. There are pits in some of the chambers but there is no problem getting the shells in and out. There is pitting on one side of the rifling at the muzzle and we will see if that hurts accuracy much.
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The big problem is the cylinder hand. It's toast. I am gonna need to find another one. It's a little bitty thing maybe an inch and a quarter long. If you have something similar in your junk drawer I would be interested.
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One way or another, I am gonna shoot this thing one of these days!
I think .....
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Jim, you took on a serious project with that little revolver -- in that shape. If the pitting near the muzzle does affect accuracy, could you counterbore it?
Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:28 am
Jim, you took on a serious project with that little revolver -- in that shape. If the pitting near the muzzle does affect accuracy, could you counterbore it?
I probably could. I don't plan to shoot anything but round balls in it so we will see what happens if/when I get that far. Sometimes pitting doesn't really hurt that much ... but being at the muzzle on one side is "iffy" to my way of thinking. Time will tell.
I've seen old Colt's that were in worse shape brought back to the point where they were shootable again ... but then they are worth much more money than an old H&R.
This is just a "I wonder if I can do this?" project.
JimT wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:55 pm
The big problem is the cylinder hand. It's toast. I am gonna need to find another one. It's a little bitty thing maybe an inch and a quarter long. If you have something similar in your junk drawer I would be interested.
Hi Jim:
I'm about to head out for the weekend (Primitive Biathlon over in VT), but I'll try to remember to take a look soon, as I have a small pile of H&R parts somewhere... (Where???) For sure, you need a hand for the H&R "Auto Ejecting" series -- note there is no cylinder bolt and no bolt recess on the cylinder -- so it is only pressure from the trigger to the hand that holds the cylinder in position (in time). There is no bolt "lock" like on a S&W or Colt.
I pushed couple .375" round balls through the barrel to see how badly the pitting marked them. Then I pushed a 160 gr. RNFP .38/.357 bullet through the bore and was surprised to find that the .358" bullet was a very tight fit! The .38 S&W is listed as having a bullet diameter of .361" but this bore much tighter than that. .357"/.358" bullets fit it pretty well.
Two photos of the same bullet ... different lighting to show the marks better ..
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The Numrich ones aren't the one I need .. BUT .. I did find a cylinder hand and ordered it. Now I need a mainspring. So far I haven't found one. I may have to order one that I can cut down.
JimT wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:59 pm
The Numrich ones aren't the one I need .. BUT .. I did find a cylinder hand and ordered it. Now I need a mainspring. So far I haven't found one. I may have to order one that I can cut down.
Jimbo,
Somehow this junk got mixed in with my Colt & Smith parts.—-006
1st. Gen. Colt SAA’s, 1878 D.A.45 and a 38-55 Marlin TD
