Anyone know of a good revolver smith in Arizona?

[madmikeb]

I recently ran into a nice 4 screw M53 at a good price. The good price was due to the fact that there was no jet cylinder just a lr cylinder. Thanks to one of our awesome forum members I now have a jet cylinder. I was hoping lady luck would smile on me and it would drop in, but no such luck.
Any of you Arizona forum members know of a good smith here in Arizona that could fit a cylinder? Preferably southern, but I would travel if need be. I would like to avoid shipping it out if I can.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

 

[Gun Relics]

I recently ran into a nice 4 screw M53 at a good price. The good price was due to the fact that there was no jet cylinder just a lr cylinder. Thanks to one of our awesome forum members I now have a jet cylinder. I was hoping lady luck would smile on me and it would drop in, but no such luck.
Any of you Arizona forum members know of a good smith here in Arizona that could fit a cylinder? Preferably southern, but I would travel if need be. I would like to avoid shipping it out if I can.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

This gentleman in Phoenix just did a barrel changeout for a good price for one of the forum members. He also did some very satisfactory work for a FFL friend in Tucson. He was fast and reasonable.

Frank Glenn-Glenn Custom Complete Gunsmithing Service Glendale AZ

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Here's the thread:

Thread 'It's finally back to a Model 27 !!'

Jun 10, 2025

Picked this model 27-2 a few years back and the original owner had a .. Highway Patrolman barrel on it ? So after watching websites for a while I secured a 4 inch model 27 barrel, sent it out to Frank Glenn and he swapped out the barrels for me (about a 2 week process) and its back with the correct barrel now, its the little things in life I guess.

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I'm a little surprised they didn't just swap out, but I don't know much about the Model 53. I assume you just got the cylinder without the extractor? I bet somebody here can walk you through the swapout.

 

[Gun Relics]

I recently ran into a nice 4 screw M53 at a good price. The good price was due to the fact that there was no jet cylinder just a lr cylinder. Thanks to one of our awesome forum members I now have a jet cylinder. I was hoping lady luck would smile on me and it would drop in, but no such luck.
Any of you Arizona forum members know of a good smith here in Arizona that could fit a cylinder? Preferably southern, but I would travel if need be. I would like to avoid shipping it out if I can.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

I have two model 53's and I would like to find the correct 22 cylinder assembly for one.

 

[madmikeb]

I actually figured that it would be easier to find a jet cylinder then a LR cylinder and it was. I also have an 8-3/8 53 that I've had for 40 years, I gave up trying to find a LR cylinder for that years ago and just bought an 8-3/8" 617.

And, thank you for the Frank Glenn info.

 

[eb07]

Nelson Ford or Frank Glenn. Both in North Phoenix right up the road from each other.

I prefer Nelson but can't go wrong with Frank Glenn. I use frank for my 1911s. Nelson for revolvers.

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[madmikeb]

I'm a little surprised they didn't just swap out, but I don't know much about the Model 53. I assume you just got the cylinder without the extractor? I bet somebody here can walk you through the swapout.

I actually got the whole cylinder assembly, yoke and all. Problem is the cylinder is too long and won't fit in the window of the frame. I tried it with both yokes and without a yoke and it just doesn't fit. It's not off by much, I'm thinking that some of the the front of the cylinder may have to be machined off.

I'm sure that Protocall Design or Steelslaver would know, but this is beyond my skill level!