I've been learning (by doing) to tune up/work smith actions. I've been having success, and have been doing more and more. This time I may have goofed.
I'm working on a 617, 10 shot 22 with lock. I stoned (only a little) to smooth it out) the tiny lever on the front of the trigger that engages the cylinder stop stud and causes it to be held down long enough for the hand to begin advancing tge cylinder to the next chamber. Now, on only ONE chamber, the cylinder stop re-engages the cylinder notch *just* before the hand is able to rotate/advance the cylinder - resulting in a locked up action.
I swapped in a different cylinder stop and the situation improved, but it still locks up occasionally, probably 1/5 the time.
It does this regardless of whether there are spent cases in the chambers or not. I can not cause this to happen in single action - only in DA.
I suspect I (slightly) decreased the duration of the cylinder stop being held down, and it was just enough, when coupled with perhaps a slightly undersized ratchet lug on the extractor star for that one chamber, to cause the lock up issue I'm having.
Any ideas or recommendations?
I'm working on a 617, 10 shot 22 with lock. I stoned (only a little) to smooth it out) the tiny lever on the front of the trigger that engages the cylinder stop stud and causes it to be held down long enough for the hand to begin advancing tge cylinder to the next chamber. Now, on only ONE chamber, the cylinder stop re-engages the cylinder notch *just* before the hand is able to rotate/advance the cylinder - resulting in a locked up action.
I swapped in a different cylinder stop and the situation improved, but it still locks up occasionally, probably 1/5 the time.
It does this regardless of whether there are spent cases in the chambers or not. I can not cause this to happen in single action - only in DA.
I suspect I (slightly) decreased the duration of the cylinder stop being held down, and it was just enough, when coupled with perhaps a slightly undersized ratchet lug on the extractor star for that one chamber, to cause the lock up issue I'm having.
Any ideas or recommendations?