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Originally Posted by glowe
That part will be very difficult to locate. A couple of options would be to have a bead of weld placed on top of the hand and file until the revolver indexes correctly. I have had a machinist make long hands for large frame top-breaks in the past, but it might cost you more than your 38 DA is worth, so the weld bead may be the best alternative.
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I took that approach when fitting the DA sear on my 25-2. The replacement had been cut a little too much so I popped a dot of weld on it and fit the piece.
For the record, I am a home shop machinist and have done my fair share of gunsmithing projects.
The problem here is that I had a bit of a problem when applying the dot of weld to the hand. It was one of those horrible moments where everything goes wrong. I've been able to rebuild the part to similar dimensions but I failed to record the angle of the working end. Now it's off and I'll end up spending far too much time rebuilding it at various angles until I get it right.
I knew I should have made a master impression of this piece before I started working it.