JayBird686
Member
Hello all,
Today I took my recently purchased 442-1 over to my gunsmith, Mark, for a much needed chamfering. I am used to having it done on my 686, so I figured the 442 needed to follow suit.
Aside from revolvers, my other big hobby is photography, so getting to do both at the same time is always a plus. I figured post up the process. Forgive some minor blur, did not have a fast enough shutter speed!
So here we go:
After taking the screw below the cylinder and crane off with a smiths screwdriver, the extractor needed to be removed.
The name of that tool has escaped me, but it clamps down on the ejector rod so you can loosen the extractor. It is normally used for larger framed revolvers so a bit of tape was wrapped around the ejector rod to give some bite.
After loosening the ejector rod and extractor, it was pulled apart. On this J-frame, there are two springs, one overlapping the other. Putting two dummy rounds in the cylinders is a good idea. So you do not sheer the extractor.
About to start cutting metal!
One done.
The tool used. It is a Brownells 45 degree chamfer kit.
The real treat was Mark allowing me to chamfer the cyinders. He showed me with one then let me do the rest. Lessons learned:
1. Oil is your friend
2. Even pressure is key, or you will get an uneven cut
3. Use the right tools
4. Start with softer pressure, then move up in pressure as
needed, finish with soft pressure
Once done, put it all back together.
All done.
I cant begin to thank my gunsmith enough for allowing me to watch and participate in it. Now it seems simple but with out proper knowledge, and the wrong tools, something like this could go bad real quick!
Now I just need to get more revolvers to practice on!
Today I took my recently purchased 442-1 over to my gunsmith, Mark, for a much needed chamfering. I am used to having it done on my 686, so I figured the 442 needed to follow suit.
Aside from revolvers, my other big hobby is photography, so getting to do both at the same time is always a plus. I figured post up the process. Forgive some minor blur, did not have a fast enough shutter speed!
So here we go:
After taking the screw below the cylinder and crane off with a smiths screwdriver, the extractor needed to be removed.
The name of that tool has escaped me, but it clamps down on the ejector rod so you can loosen the extractor. It is normally used for larger framed revolvers so a bit of tape was wrapped around the ejector rod to give some bite.
After loosening the ejector rod and extractor, it was pulled apart. On this J-frame, there are two springs, one overlapping the other. Putting two dummy rounds in the cylinders is a good idea. So you do not sheer the extractor.
About to start cutting metal!
One done.
The tool used. It is a Brownells 45 degree chamfer kit.
The real treat was Mark allowing me to chamfer the cyinders. He showed me with one then let me do the rest. Lessons learned:
1. Oil is your friend
2. Even pressure is key, or you will get an uneven cut
3. Use the right tools
4. Start with softer pressure, then move up in pressure as
needed, finish with soft pressure
Once done, put it all back together.
All done.
I cant begin to thank my gunsmith enough for allowing me to watch and participate in it. Now it seems simple but with out proper knowledge, and the wrong tools, something like this could go bad real quick!
Now I just need to get more revolvers to practice on!
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