Putting It Back Together

[AzShooter]

O.K. Now that you've finally shot that super trick revolver with the lightest trigger you could get you've fired 5000 rounds and decide to take it apart and clean it.

When you are putting it back together what do you do to insure your shots will continue to fire from the first shot on?

Do you measure the hammer fall, the trigger pull or just guess?

Do you count the number of turns you used to take off the main spring and then just put that many turns back on?

[Round_Gun_Shooter]

O.K. Now that you've finally shot that super trick revolver with the lightest trigger you could get you've fired 5000 rounds and decide to take it apart and clean it.

When you are putting it back together what do you do to insure your shots will continue to fire from the first shot on?

Do you measure the hammer fall, the trigger pull or just guess?

Do you count the number of turns you used to take off the main spring and then just put that many turns back on?

My main spring strain screw is always bottomed out. I shorten it to my liking. If I have any question on ignition, I use primed brass as a test. (My wife hates that)

Regards,

Edited February 14, 2006 by Round_Gun_Shooter

[J.Bagakis]

O.K. Now that you've finally shot that super trick revolver with the lightest trigger you could get you've fired 5000 rounds and decide to take it apart and clean it.

When you are putting it back together what do you do to insure your shots will continue to fire from the first shot on?

Do you measure the hammer fall, the trigger pull or just guess?

Do you count the number of turns you used to take off the main spring and then just put that many turns back on?

I have just use a screw driver and push on the main spring toward the top near the hammer and released the hammer.

This way you don't have to mess with the setting of the main spring.

It might be a good idea to get a hammer pull reading to keep so you can reset the spring should you ever have to make and adjustment.

[Bubber]

John B beat me to it. I hardly ever remove the spring, mainly because I hardly ever clean the revo. and like roundgunshooter the strain screw is fully seated. I will tweak the spring to get a lighter pull. And when I get my revo from Randy I promise to leave it alone, I'll even throw away my dremel.

[scooterj]

get another strain screw to shorten and save the original.

[Carmoney]

Do you count the number of turns you used to take off the main spring and then just put that many turns back on?

This is why you DON'T want to do the backed-out strain screw stuff--I don't care what kind of loctite you have. Get the mainspring tension right, crank the screw good and tight, then leave it alone!

[RPM8shot]

AZShooter,

Good advice here.

This is what I do because I like to have a point of reference when things were new and functioning 100%:

When you get your action reliable take a few hammer fall and trigger pull readings. Write the readings down and save for later reference. You may also want to note barrel headspacing, endshake, firing pin height, and any yoke end play, number of turns on the strain screw, uncompressed height(springs wear out), type and weight of rebound spring. In case the screw must be removed. (I prefer to tune then bottom the strain screw).

Periodically, check the hammer fall and write this information journal. (Memory fails after a few months) I also do this because I dry fire WAY more than I live fire and those dry fire cycles also gun affect spirng tension.

After 5000+ rounds you can measure then compare to previous reading, strip, clean, oil reassemble, remeasure again, make any adjustments, then off to the range to proof fire the gun then start all over.

I like to minimize side cover removal after the gun is 100%. I just oil the gun like the Jerry M video and wipe the major gunk off the outside of the gun. I do frequently/periodically, remove the yoke screw and clean the extractor, crane and cylinder.

This may seem redundant and a bunch of work but one can never have too much information about the gun when things go wrong.

Just me,

Renny