Trouble with an Alpha Cat

[remcclellen]

New poster here

I am a collector of alpha Bearcats who has never seen the inside of one.

I am comfortable with he innards of Colt and Colt clone revolvers for use in Cowboy Action Shooting but just never have developed the expertise to be comfortable with the innards of these little guys.

Recently, however, I purchased a cosmetically slick "T" Bearcat that has timing problems. With the hammer in the down position, the trigger is way forward(30 degrees or so) from where it should be. The "safe" stop on the hammer doesn't engage at all. The loading notch is about where it should be but the cylinder will not spin unless you put slight rearward force on the trigger causing the bolt to drop. In this position, a little extra force on the trigger will cause the hammer to drop.

Is this likely the result of unschooled Dremel work or a broken internal part?

Is there such a thing as a Bearcat expert, or do I simply need to find a good general gunsmith?

Any help would be appreciated

 

[contender]

Welcome to the Forum!
I'd find a gunsmith that is familiar with the Ruger OM single actions. They are not hard,,, just smaller. It may require parts replacement, (most likely) or other work. But w/o seeing it,,, it's hard to diagnose exactly why things are that way.

 

[Fox Mike]

Might want to give this diagram a look over and then perhaps you will find the answer to your problem.
http://www.urban-armory.com/diagrams/rugbrct.htm
They are simple to take apart. Even this is for the new Model the parts are not that different http://ruger.com/videos.html?vid=131270976&cat=3769277