pyrrhic3gun Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) A friend of a friend in NC picked up a 1917 Colt 45ACP. Here's a quote about his problem... "Forcing cone side. Cycling through the chambers you can see the gap get smaller then cylinder rubs forceing cone for probably 2 chambers, starts opening back up". Now, to me that sounds like the cylinder needs to be faced to square it up (all other things being to spec). That may be a big assumption with such an old revo. Seems like it must not have been fired much if the problem hasn't been fixed by now. Just needing a recommendation of a competent gunsmith in the area. Thanks. Edited February 26, 2019 by pyrrhic3gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Excessive end shake, you likely just need a shim installed on the crane//yoke where it makes contact with the cylinder. You could likely handle this yourself or any gunsmith that knows how to take apart a revolver could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef15 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Aquilla Custom Gun Works in Yadkin did some work for me reasonably. He is/was an instructor at the Montgomery gunsmithing school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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