cylinder play

rlfcjf

August 11, 2003 08:04

i purchased an old webley & scott mark iv .38.
appears to me that there is quite a bit of play in
the cylinder..

what amount is considered safe.. are their any measurements
one can take to determine what is safe and what is not.

thank you

rick

rick

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  captkirk3@dslextreme.com

  August 11, 2003 08:41

  If, when in doubt.....Be safe....use common sense...If this old WEBLEY has seen a lot of USE and ABUSE take it to a Competent Gunsmith for evaluation....Maybe it can be tightened up and then again it might be beyond help...In My considered Opinion the name Rick sounds better than "Three Finger Jack"....get My drift...?
  
  Captain Kirk, Tech Staff

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  rldowns3

  August 11, 2003 08:47

  Or one eyed willie. Take it to a gunsmith. I can speak from experience what damage an exploding firearm can do to you. Although it wasn't a revolver in my case it was a bolt action Springfield 1903/A3 just shooting factory loads. It took the doctor many hours to get all the little shards of steel out of my eye and to stitch up my eyebrow where the bolt came flying off and smacked me in the head just above the eye and knocked me out.
  
  
  
  AN ASIDE FROM CAPTAIN KIRK.....OUCH....!!!! You deffinatly Made your point...

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  v35

  August 11, 2003 12:44

  Do you mean fore and aft or side to side shake?
  
  BE NICE...! YOU'RE TALKING TO AN INJURED BROTHER...SHOW A LITTLE COMPASSION...HE WEARS HIS WOUNDS PROUDLY...AT THE VERY LEAST HE'S AROUND TO TELL US ABOUT IT..!

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  v35

  August 11, 2003 18:21

  I'm dead serious. A description of the kind of looseness or excess play should be given, as the term is too general.
  Sorry my question was misconstrued.

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