Revolver Problem....Heat?
I own an old Hi-Standard R-100 9 shot .22 double action revolver. When I put about 25 or so rounds through it, The action on it starts to get very tight, I always single action it....I have cleaned the hell out of it and it looks like the only place that it could bind would be where the cylinder meets the barrel. It cycles fine when cold and clean... Can I safely remove a very minimal amount from the face of the barrel or should I lightly sand or polish the face of the cylinder????
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I would take a Dremel tool and a felt polishing tip, and put polish on it such as Semi-Chrome. I would polish the back of the barrel and the face of the cylinder. You could remove some metal from the back of the barrel, but I would not. Since it works for 25 rounds, it has sufficiant clearance. I imagine that lead is building up one the barrel or cylinder face or both. I have had this when using non copper coated 22 ammo such as Thunderbolt or Wildcat. 0 -
It's your pistol but before I removed any metal I would check two things out. First: with a clean pistol and a feeler gage, check the gap between the cylinder face and the back of the barrel. If you have .003" or less you have a tight fit that theoretically will shoot better but it will require more frequent cleaning, at least the back of the barrel. Second: shoot the pistol until the barrel starts binding, scrap a little of the fouling off the back of the barrel and see if it is powder fouling or maybe lead fouling. The presence of lead indicates the the cylinder timing is off and you are shaving lead. This too can cause the cylinder to bind. If it is shaving lead you need the services of a good pistolsmith. Remember, it is easy to remove metal but you can't put it back. PearyW tells you one of the ways you can remove the metal if you decide to go that route. 0
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