One of the above 38 S & W Safety Hammerless revolvers, I bought as a bag of parts. On reassembly I found that the timing is off.
Can anyone tell me how to time a .38 S & W Safety Hammerless revolver? Since the hammer is case hardened, welding the hammer would destroy the case hardening. It appears that the sear needs to be lengthened to move the hammer off the firing pin and to cause the cylinder release to operate.
Where do I start to get the timing correct? What is the maximum that the firing pin should extend past the recoil shield with the trigger in the non firing position?
Any help with my project would be appreciated. I will post photos soon.