Cylinder slop
with the hammer cocked on a double action revolver how much rotational slop/wiggle is acceptable ?
what is the cure ?
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Zero to none.
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Many revolvers will still lock up into battery with a few thousands cylinder stop play. The only real way to check that alignment is with a range rod.
Sloppy cylinder stop notches can be remedied with an oversized cylinder stop. These are still available for the Smith & Wesson revolvers, and I believe also for the Colt double actions. Both require hand fitting and will affect the timing of the revolver. Work best left to an experienced professional.
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What Chris said.........
I would add that with the old Colt Python action design......the cylinder is fully locked...only when the trigger is fully pulled. (edit: at that moment there is zero rotational "cylinder slop")
I am not familiar with the current Python action design.
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Zero wiggle in cylinder lockup can result in failure to fully lock in a less than totally clean revolver. And of course, it would happen at the worst possible time.
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the only remaining question is... does it spray lead when fired ? some of the revolvers i have will occasionally spray a little lead with the lead cast bullets i use but not consistently, if the one in question sprays every round you fire then the play in the cylinder could be excessive in my opinion
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Appreciate all the information. 2 cylinders have almost no wiggle/slop. other 3 have some slop. Rod down the bore only catches on cylinder if I am wiggling the cylinder. Cylinder to forcing cone gap , .005. Tissue paper over cylinder while firing tears paper but not dramatically. do not believe that I am shaving lead. YEAH I know "Quit wiggling the cylinder". BUT , I believe that my question has been answered. What I have is acceptable. My limited experience with revolvers has been with revolvers that were "tight". Will have a new cylinder stop fitted. The Forum has Helped me again. Thank You
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