New GP100 owner with reassembly problem

[XUSNORDIE]

Anyhow, he said he "corrected the Double Action DCU and worked the pawl's timing" as he believed it to be off

"He believed?"......he should have been able to tell you exactly what the issue was. Or it sounds like he simply removed the trigger assembly, put it back in correctly and charged you his book time/hourly rate.

What's a "DCU"?

I'm also at a loss for that terminology

Last I heard it meant Desert Camo Uniforms......

Anyway, glad your GP100 is up and running.

 

[Fox Mike]

What ^ said. What is DCU. I have done a coupe different 'searches' and found zip.

 

[Bad Barlow]

What ^ said. What is DCU. I have done a coupe different 'searches' and found zip.

"Dirt clean up" ?

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Why would he "correct" dirt clean up? be easier to say he cleaned the assembly. However the OP stated he thoroughly cleaned/inspected each part when he took the assembly apart...

Maybe the smith is a comic/movie fan and prefers DCU over Marvel and has his own terminologies .....I don't know.....

 

[Bad Barlow]

Why would he "correct" dirt clean up? be easier to say he cleaned the assembly. However the OP stated he thoroughly cleaned/inspected each part when he took the assembly apart...

Maybe the smith is a comic/movie fan and prefers DCU over Marvel and has his own terminologies .....I don't know.....

I was just kidding, we could have a new, long, thread on what DCU could mean...

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I was just kidding, we could have a new, long, thread on what DCU could mean...

Ha

Well, I'm ready.......3....2......1......

 

[Larsman]

I have no idea what a DCU is. That is what was on the invoice but that could be a catch all descriptor. He said something about the indexing was off. This is a very old fashioned shop that’s run by an elderly and trusted gunsmith (& son) in this area. I was just glad to get my .357 some immediate attention at a reasonable price! Mission accomplished and as I said in the beginning, this old farm hand won’t be disassembling this GP100 again. Mammals learn.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

That is what was on the invoice but that could be a catch all descriptor.

When I get my truck/car/ATV serviced and see something funky on the invoice........I ask.......I paid for it, I want to know.

That said, if I get something serviced or worked on I expect a full explanation of the work that needs to be done before I give the go ahead to do it.

this old farm hand won't be disassembling this GP100 again

A GP100 is no where near as complicated as tearing down farm equipment and fixing I would think.

Mammals learn

Mammals also get taken advantage of. Sometimes eaten by other mammals.

Just say'n

 

[jimbo1096]

Glad to hear your GP 100 is back in working condition. Sadly, I guess we’ll never know exactly what the problem was so we can learn from it too. Enjoy your shooting. The GP-100 is one of my favorites.

 

[Larsman]

Update: The problem returned after a couple trips to the range. I noticed that the trigger guard kept separating from the frame once firing commenced which caused multiple issues of course. It may have been a rough frame hole where the trigger guard latch should seat. The latch is rounded but my revolver’s latch hole was a rough V shape. I used a Dremel tool to round out the hole in the frame so the latch can lock in properly. Went to the range and fired 100 rounds without trigger guard separation. Single action and double action worked fine so I think that was finally it. I’ll update here if i have any further related issues.

 

[hittman]

I used a Dremel tool to round out the hole in the frame ….

Yikes.

But, your gun so it’s your call. I’da still had Ruger fix it for free.