This was the subject of a discussion on another forum. The general consensus was it was worse than having your daughter dating a used car salesman.
The barrel was cut to 3.5”, probably with a chop saw. There were burrs big enough to draw blood. The grip frame was rounded to RB K size. A set of stocks were altered to fit but not refinished. No front sight and as you can see, absolutely filthy from shooting. The gun was for sale in a gunshop. The poster said the trigger pull started okay but got increasingly harder, in other words it stacked, horribly. The hammer is also bobbed.
I pm’d the poster and established he was going to pass on the purchase. I got the name and number of the dealer and a deal was made. The purchase also included a 4” barrel.
When I received the revolver it was filthy and the action did stack. The action I hoped was the result of a poor mainspring or too short strain screw. When I removed the stocks I found this.
That strain screw was nearly out of the frame! Grabbed an Allen key and snugged it up. Voila! The trigger pull smoothed right out.
The rounding of the grip frame and the hammer bob are both well finished. The face of the trigger is also polished nicely.
Turning my attention to the 4” barrel I found it is shortened from a 6 or 6.5” barrel for a Model 25-2 so appropriate for this frame and cylinder. The front sight leans slightly to the left
but that is easily corrected.
So, my plan is to r&r the 3.5” barrel with the 4” barrel, groove the backstrap, straighten the front sight, reblue the straps, fit a pair of elk stocks (alter a set of N frame round butts) and add a grip adapter. At that point it will go to the range to be targeted and see if it likes my favorite ACP load. It may become an EDC piece but I have lighter ACP revolvers for that.
The only bad thing is we are getting ready to move so all of my gunsmithing tools are packed away. Not a bad thing really as I got to drive to an old acquaintance and talk him into doing the work. It really didn’t take a lot of convincing, Mr Horvath does it for a living.
Kevin
The barrel was cut to 3.5”, probably with a chop saw. There were burrs big enough to draw blood. The grip frame was rounded to RB K size. A set of stocks were altered to fit but not refinished. No front sight and as you can see, absolutely filthy from shooting. The gun was for sale in a gunshop. The poster said the trigger pull started okay but got increasingly harder, in other words it stacked, horribly. The hammer is also bobbed.
I pm’d the poster and established he was going to pass on the purchase. I got the name and number of the dealer and a deal was made. The purchase also included a 4” barrel.
When I received the revolver it was filthy and the action did stack. The action I hoped was the result of a poor mainspring or too short strain screw. When I removed the stocks I found this.
That strain screw was nearly out of the frame! Grabbed an Allen key and snugged it up. Voila! The trigger pull smoothed right out.
The rounding of the grip frame and the hammer bob are both well finished. The face of the trigger is also polished nicely.
Turning my attention to the 4” barrel I found it is shortened from a 6 or 6.5” barrel for a Model 25-2 so appropriate for this frame and cylinder. The front sight leans slightly to the left
but that is easily corrected.
So, my plan is to r&r the 3.5” barrel with the 4” barrel, groove the backstrap, straighten the front sight, reblue the straps, fit a pair of elk stocks (alter a set of N frame round butts) and add a grip adapter. At that point it will go to the range to be targeted and see if it likes my favorite ACP load. It may become an EDC piece but I have lighter ACP revolvers for that.
The only bad thing is we are getting ready to move so all of my gunsmithing tools are packed away. Not a bad thing really as I got to drive to an old acquaintance and talk him into doing the work. It really didn’t take a lot of convincing, Mr Horvath does it for a living.
Kevin
