I ordered this a couple weeks ago, just picked it up today. I wasn't going to do a thread on this one, BigPapa53 did one last week, his is in better shape than this one. But the things I ran into, I had too.
I decided to take the gf off to look for the R. First thing off the bat, the rear gf screws felt like they had been tightened by some one's pet gorilla! I have not stripped a screw head since I have been doing this. Both stripped! Almost like they were aluminum. Fortunately I know a guy who has parts. Frustrated, I went to the bottom screws. Thew were a bit tight all the way thru the backout. But no stripped heads. I then just loosened the front screw. I went back to the rear screws. They backed out with a little push power on the screwdriver. Finally got the gf off, no R. I did see some gunk in the works, hadn't been apart in years apparently, so I decided to tear it down. The h/t/l retainer screws all came out no problem. Took the erh screw out, and the screw end popped down about 1/2" and didn't spring out, I had to pull hard to get it out. Got it cleaned and put the innards back in, didn't forget the loading gate this time! Got the gf positioned and tried to put a rear gf screw in, no luck. Got my light and looked in the hole, the screw holes didn't line up! I put the bottom screws in to see if it would push up, no luck. Thought it must be a defective gf. I know a guy who has parts. Got another and put on it, still off a bit, but I managed to get them in after I put the bottom screws in. That took care of why the rear screws were so tight, had tension on them from being out of line. Got it back together, was installing the erf, Had to lift the screw end way up to get it started and then force the screw end down and hold it there. Way too much pressure. Figured it was a defective erh, I know a guy who has parts. Finally found on, full throw steel, with the proper screw. Same thing. I got to looking at it, and it was too close to the barrel at the frame. I started filing it down, concentrating on the frame end. I figured the hole had been mis drilled. Maybe put together on a Monday or Friday. I was taking a lot off it. I got my other RSSM, thinking the housing was mad special for some reason. Nope, still didn't work. I looked at the frame end of the barrels, the new one looked bigger. Got my mics and sure enough the barrel was bigger at the both ends. .7155 vs .6970. Muzzle ends were .6320 vs .6170 just behind the sights. You can see in the pic comparing with a standard housing how much I had to take off. And stiil had to hold it down to get the screw started.
I apologize about the long read, but a very frustrating afternoon. Has anyone ever encountered a "bull " barrel on one of these? Or a cyl frame miss drilled for grip frame screws? And if so, the erh had to be made differently. Any help would be appreciated. I had a dickens of a time getting the erh screw in, it needs to be redone, but I am not looking forward to removing it!
I decided to take the gf off to look for the R. First thing off the bat, the rear gf screws felt like they had been tightened by some one's pet gorilla! I have not stripped a screw head since I have been doing this. Both stripped! Almost like they were aluminum. Fortunately I know a guy who has parts. Frustrated, I went to the bottom screws. Thew were a bit tight all the way thru the backout. But no stripped heads. I then just loosened the front screw. I went back to the rear screws. They backed out with a little push power on the screwdriver. Finally got the gf off, no R. I did see some gunk in the works, hadn't been apart in years apparently, so I decided to tear it down. The h/t/l retainer screws all came out no problem. Took the erh screw out, and the screw end popped down about 1/2" and didn't spring out, I had to pull hard to get it out. Got it cleaned and put the innards back in, didn't forget the loading gate this time! Got the gf positioned and tried to put a rear gf screw in, no luck. Got my light and looked in the hole, the screw holes didn't line up! I put the bottom screws in to see if it would push up, no luck. Thought it must be a defective gf. I know a guy who has parts. Got another and put on it, still off a bit, but I managed to get them in after I put the bottom screws in. That took care of why the rear screws were so tight, had tension on them from being out of line. Got it back together, was installing the erf, Had to lift the screw end way up to get it started and then force the screw end down and hold it there. Way too much pressure. Figured it was a defective erh, I know a guy who has parts. Finally found on, full throw steel, with the proper screw. Same thing. I got to looking at it, and it was too close to the barrel at the frame. I started filing it down, concentrating on the frame end. I figured the hole had been mis drilled. Maybe put together on a Monday or Friday. I was taking a lot off it. I got my other RSSM, thinking the housing was mad special for some reason. Nope, still didn't work. I looked at the frame end of the barrels, the new one looked bigger. Got my mics and sure enough the barrel was bigger at the both ends. .7155 vs .6970. Muzzle ends were .6320 vs .6170 just behind the sights. You can see in the pic comparing with a standard housing how much I had to take off. And stiil had to hold it down to get the screw started.
I apologize about the long read, but a very frustrating afternoon. Has anyone ever encountered a "bull " barrel on one of these? Or a cyl frame miss drilled for grip frame screws? And if so, the erh had to be made differently. Any help would be appreciated. I had a dickens of a time getting the erh screw in, it needs to be redone, but I am not looking forward to removing it!
