Recently purchased used NM Blackhawk, actually blue Bisley 44 magnum. Revolver is in VG shape, just some minor bluing wear on a muzzle and ejector rod housing. However, i noticed some radial play of the cylinder. From I could see, play is mostly between latch and sides of its slot in the frame.
At the first moment, I was thinking about Power Custom Oversize Cylinder Latch http://powercustom.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=784 . Any idea what is the thickness of this latch? I measured (using caliper) locating slots in the cylinder, and they are about .093". The question is, if latch is thicker than stop notches in a cylinder, how to reduce latch thickness to make it fit into cylinder? Should I remove material from both sides equally?
Also, I found somewhere that Bowen created some sort of shim (or shims) that's inserted and fitted in the frame slot from bottom side to prevent latch play. Any article or picture how it's done?
Is anything about radial play addressed in a book THE RUGER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVERS: A SHOP MANUAL, VOLUMES 1 & 2, by Kuhnhausen? FYI, I started process of getting this manual, hope to have it within 2-3 weeks.
Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to test revolver's accuracy, and I wouldn't be able to do that for a while. Corona just skyrocketed in my area, and new restrictions are pending.
Thanks
At the first moment, I was thinking about Power Custom Oversize Cylinder Latch http://powercustom.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=784 . Any idea what is the thickness of this latch? I measured (using caliper) locating slots in the cylinder, and they are about .093". The question is, if latch is thicker than stop notches in a cylinder, how to reduce latch thickness to make it fit into cylinder? Should I remove material from both sides equally?
Also, I found somewhere that Bowen created some sort of shim (or shims) that's inserted and fitted in the frame slot from bottom side to prevent latch play. Any article or picture how it's done?
Is anything about radial play addressed in a book THE RUGER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVERS: A SHOP MANUAL, VOLUMES 1 & 2, by Kuhnhausen? FYI, I started process of getting this manual, hope to have it within 2-3 weeks.
Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to test revolver's accuracy, and I wouldn't be able to do that for a while. Corona just skyrocketed in my area, and new restrictions are pending.
Thanks