Recent content by deuterij

Well it seems Tomcatt51 and ViperR had some insight. My fix failed after a visit to the range. After about 75 of 44 Special rounds, the endshake was back. Upon closer inspection, I did see a tiny bearing surface on the frame. It goes about 1/4 of the way around, just forward of the gas ring...

Good point, tennexplorer, but this is not the same gun that has (or had) the endshake problem. I sort of fixed that one. BruceM, I have heard the cylinder inertia idea, but am reluctant to trust that. I have had several revolvers' cylinders slightly bind up on me during shooting. I consider...

too easy Larry Potterfield sure did make it look easy. They skipped the disassembly/reassembly of internal parts, which surely takes some time and care. Also, when he fitted the hand to the trigger, he just dropped it in and was done in 2 seconds. I think there is a tiny torsion spring that...

After performing the carry-up test exactly as described in the smithing FAQ, I have a 29-2 that just barely does not carry-up on one station. This might seem minor, but I cannot stomach launching a bullet unless I am positive that the cylinder stop is locked in. This means that when I take...

What I did Thanks everybody for the helpful comments. I finally got around to working on this 29-2 with yoke shake, What I ended up doing was fashioning a tiny shim washer out of 0.005" thick brass. I had to skive cut it to get it around the reduced diameter portion of the yoke shaft. I was...

I gotcha. It seems I have the yoke play problem. I will try the screw swapping method, then the yoke shaft button peening method. Thanks all.

I am no expert but just recently read the FAQ at the top of this smithing forum. It is well-written by 500 Magnum Nut who appears to have a lot of experience with common S&W repairs. I believe I saw a description of the hand spring there, so you might check that post. Otherwise, some...

Thanks so far. In wiping down the gun since originally posting, I noticed something else. When I push in on the yoke, it moves a bit. The cylinder bolt spring normally pushes the cylinder forward, towards the barrel breech. On mine it seems to push the entire yoke forward too. I think most...

I have an old model 29-2 purchased months ago from another forum member. It is a beautiful gun, but has a bit more endshake than I am used to seeing. After reading Magnum 500 Nut's FAQ thread, I measured the endshake (in other machines I've heard this type of measurement referred to as axial...

Spotted this BBQ device on the drive home in Texas. It caught my eye and made me laugh so thought I'd share. As they say: Everything is big in Texas. -Eric

Another vote for the 686/586/681/581 family. They are to 357 magnums what the BMW 3-series is to sports sedans.

Ugh, every time one of these threads pops up, I feel sick with desire. Gunnut44, Foodfuzz, and bravastar1, fantastic collections. Others I remember with great collections/pics from other posts are Allen-frame and Doc44. I thought I had reached a point where I had almost enough, but now I see...

Nice to have dimensions, skeezix. I recently measured my S&W semi-autos and has been wondering how their width compares to a J-frame revolver. As I recall, the 6906 was also about 1.3" at widest point, and a 3953 is about 1.1" wide at grips.

I know how that fussiness goes. I have OCD and researched about 6 straight months before deciding on an HDTV. Regarding the 617, everything I have heard has been positive. I have a 6" regular model 17 and love it. If you are not carrying it, I believe 6" is the optimal barrel length...

I'd think an offer around $300 - 350 might be more reasonable. Yes the pawn shop probably lent 125 - 200 on it, but they gotta make their money too. They had to store/display it for months. Here's my thought on pawn shops: They probably rip a few people off, but they are a source of...