WildBillD,

You asked how deep the hole in the rebound slide is. I just measured two, a 1961 +/- K-32, and a 1947+/- K-38. The hole in both was drilled with a standard drill bit with a tapered point, it is not flat bottomed.

To the point where the 1/8" diameter rod of my depth micrometer contacts the tapered bottom of the hole the K-32 measures .885", and the K-38 .898" Hope this is helpful. If yours is significantly shorter than .875, or appears flat bottomed, that would be a very good indication that there is a spacer in the hole. Drilling it to the proper depth, with a drill of the right diameter, would be the easiest way to handle this.

This is a very good example of the basic fact that contrary to popular belief everyone with a kitchen table, screwdriver and hammer isn't a gunsmith! Although someone obviously thought he was.

And, for M1gunner, just because you have a rebound slide with a shallow hole doesn't mean this situation is in any way normal. All it means is you have a defective part which probably has never been installed in a revolver. This is not at all uncommon.

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