I've scanned this thread quickly and am left with the question... is there any concern about the effect of firing the pistol locked will be on the frame? I realize this started out as a replica to have little with any live fire, but it is actually fired right? I seem to have read somewhere that this became a problem with the originals.

While I'm asking, is there a current source for the long barrels to be used on this project, or are they one-off only at this point?

I'm a revolver guy most of the time but just inherited the Model 39-2 I found for my Dad back in the '70s, so I'm investigating the variations of the Model.

Froggie