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Had a feeling the fact that it is Starline brass was the reason they wont chamber. Curious...where exactly are they binding things up? 8) Thanks ...I seem to be better at taking them apart than putting em back together.. :mrgreen:

Yep thats the first thing I thought after I marked the cylinder ...it has no transfer bar ...its a five shooter. But, I hate leaving things "broken" when they can be fixed. Great advise regarding the firing pin. I was thinking..if only the firing pin could reach just a bit further! 8)...

Recently picked up a ruger blackhawk 3-screw in 30 carbine at a gun show. It seems like a good gun overall.. a little wear thats looks good, locks up tight n shoots dead on...but one chamber seems to be cut too deep. Firing pin leaves a dent but cannot fire 99%of the time. Shot some rimmed stuff...

Hondo44, thanks for the welcome and info. Beautiful work cellar701 and rugerguy! Curious... I read here on this forum that it is wise to finish the top with a slight angle downward toward the barrel. This make sense to me since I would like to lower the sights as much as possible. Any...

Been doing a lot of exploitative reading around this forum ...so much info! Obviously I ran into many a discussion and example of this mod ...oh well..another newbie asking an old question :lol: So...I went for it. First with the grinder to take it down to where I can start filing. Its going...

At the range a few weeks ago and met a guy that ground down the rear sight area/top strap of his NM .357 ...a homemade flat-top. Obvious question came to my mind since I do love customized revolvers, but I also like playing it safe. ...Seems to me (but what do I know?) that there is more than...