Making a "596" 44 spl 5 shot Progress Update photo

[Hondo44]

tdan, I got the M696 cylinder assembly (including extractor) and 5-shot hand from S&W. Shipped them along with the M681-3 off to David Clements, and the revolver above is what he sent back. David did relate that the new 5-shot cylinder from S&W was incompletely reamed for .44 Special, but he remedied that...

RidgwayCo,
That's very interesting! I fit the 44 cylinder to my 586 today. It was basically a drop in. I had to do some slight fitting of the new hand I bought with it, and that would have been all. Except, the extractor star was missing the final machining step on the hand notches!

I had to compare to my other newer Smiths to see what was wrong, then, I had to modify one corner of each ratchet notch to match my other guns. Then it worked fine!

Although my cylinder was correctly reamed to chamber 44 Spls. which I already knew, having used it in my 296. But I had used the original star from the 296 cylinder so I didn't discover the 44 ratchet problem until just today.

Thanks for that additional info!

 

[Hondo44]

After about a year I finally found this 586-2 host gun. I've installed cylinder; gap is perfect. Next step unscrew barrel and send out for reboring to 44; would welcome suggestions about where to get that done. When it returns, I'll shorten the shroud mill the rib and re-contour the barrel and shroud to the early '50s 1950 44 Target style.

Pre war thumbrest already added.
Under the hammer spur already re-contoured.
Will add a pre war cylinder 'hold-open' dentent and the larger ejector knob shown.
Thanks to "Gun 4 Fn" in an earlier post, I know where to send barrel for bluing and get the stainless cylinder blued to match.

Then put her all back together. Still thinking about shortening to 3" or leaving as a 4".

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

Jim,
I don't know for sure if Bowen uses Labounty Reboring or not, but David Clements told me once in a phone converation, that he used him. I know he's (Labounty) been at it a long time.

 

[Hondo44]

Jim,
I don't know for sure if Bowen uses Labounty Reboring or not, but David Clements told me once in a phone converation, that he used him. I know he's (Labounty) been at it a long time.

Gun 4 Fun, the man with the answers.

Thx buddy!

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

Jim,
this is copied directly from Lilja rifle barrels website-

"We know of a couple of good rebore men. They are Randy Redman 509-826-5512 and Cliff LaBounty 360-599-2047."

 

[ddixie884]

La Bounty sold out to some folks in Oregon. He taught them the business, and both Clements, and Bowen are using them. Look on their sites, one of them has some info on this.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

La Bounty sold out to some folks in Oregon. He taught them the business, and both Clements, and Bowen are using them. Look on their sites, one of them has some info on this.

I had read that here on the forum a while back, but when I last talked to Clements only about two months ago, he still referred to "LaBounty Reboring", so I am now wondering if the new owners kept the name?

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I went to both Bowen's and Clements' site, and I could find no mention at all on Clements site, but I saw one place where Bowen mentions having some reboring done by some place called Delta Gun Shop. Maybe that's who bought LaBounty out.

 

[Jeroenw114]

With this gentleman I have had good e-mail contact.
Problem for me was the Europe-USA distance.

Clearwater barrel reboring:
Clearwater Reboring and Barrels - Frequently Asked Questions

By the way: What a super project!

 

[samwood]

Delta Gun Shop bought Mr. LaBounty's equipment. They explain the connection here: Delta Gun Shop-About Us