Son bought an older Ruger Blackhawk from a friend who said it had originally come with two cylinders, but he had misplaced one over the years, leaving only the 9mm with the revolver. Son bought a .357/.38 cylinder online that seems to match, dimensionally, except for being just a bit too long to fit in the frame because of a slightly longer "snout" (the projection at the center front axis of the cylinder that controls the spacing from the inside front of the frame).
If everything else matches, is there any reason the cylinder can't be fitted by carefully milling the forward edge of that section until it fits in the frame like the 9mm cylinder?
Thanks for any advice or suggestions.
If everything else matches, is there any reason the cylinder can't be fitted by carefully milling the forward edge of that section until it fits in the frame like the 9mm cylinder?
Thanks for any advice or suggestions.