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Old 01-04-2017, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by john traveler View Post
A common gunsmithing fix on old-style Colt DA pawls is to peen it on the sides to stretch it a few thousandths. The Colt DA relies on the length of the pawl to carry up the chamber to locked position, unlike the S&W which uses the thicknes of the hand to carry up to locked position.

The pawl should be readily available, since the DS is the same size frame as the Police Positive Special, which was made in near 1,000,000 quantities.
.....x2........Did the "peen job" on my python to bring it back in time........
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