51 navy cyl bolt

[robert garner]

hey all
I managed to break my cyl bolt, recieved replacement wont fit!
The hole is too small for the pin/screw .It may be EASIER to turn down the pin
however this doesn't seem the right course,so how to open the hole in the bolt,
without going too far or done too rough?
Which leads to second querry, afterputting revolver back together so as not to loose parts have noticed that the hand will OVER-ROTATE the cyl almost to point of being able to set hammer down on the safety pin 1/2 way to next chamber. I would imagine that this MAY have stressed the bolt as it would have been catching the cyl as it was still trying to rotate. Shorten the hand?
Thanks for your consideration. This is an older Uberti if that helps
robert

 

[Old Fuff]

Two points:

1. Be sure you buy replacement parts that are made by the same manufacturer that made the revolver. Parts made by other companies often don't interchange.

2. The original guns were individually hand fitted, and modern reproductions are made the same way. Internal parts do not simply "drop in."

And you are correct about the hand rotating the cylinder too far. If the revolver is correctly timed the trigger will fall into the full-cock notch at the same time the back of the hammer hits the backstrap. However this ideal is seldom seen. When it is the case you can shorten the hand so that it only rotates the cylinder far enought to pick up the next bolt notch.

 

[Imaginos]

Don't Touch That Frame!!

Never change the frame of the gun to fit a part unless you really know what you are doing. It is always much easier and cheaper to modify the small parts to fit the frame.

I agree with Old Fuff. The hand needs to be shortened first and foremost.