Mauser lover
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Greetings all, and thank you for responding to my plea by at least clicking on this thread!
I have an old H&R 999 Sportsman that is timing *just* short. The hammer will drop just barely before the bolt drops (or rises?) into the recess in the cylinder.
It is one of the older models, and from what I can tell, spare hands are nonexistent. Yes, I tried to make a new one out of a newer style hand. Close, but no proverbial cigar.
Okay, my new option... make a new one out of tool steel. Ouch, this looks like a pain!
Okay, another option... Can I stretch the hand that I have that is slightly off? Now, I am not quite sure if this design times based upon the length of the hand, or if it times on the width. How do I tell? I don't think peening and stretching will help if it is based on width, but hopefully someone will know for sure what is going on.
Anyone done this before on any similar revolvers? Here is a schematic for the new model, it is pretty close to the same design, but the individual part is different.
I think there is an H&R expert out there somewhere too, so if you know the gun particularly well, you might be able to tell me what other models of hands will fit.
I have an old H&R 999 Sportsman that is timing *just* short. The hammer will drop just barely before the bolt drops (or rises?) into the recess in the cylinder.
It is one of the older models, and from what I can tell, spare hands are nonexistent. Yes, I tried to make a new one out of a newer style hand. Close, but no proverbial cigar.
Okay, my new option... make a new one out of tool steel. Ouch, this looks like a pain!
Okay, another option... Can I stretch the hand that I have that is slightly off? Now, I am not quite sure if this design times based upon the length of the hand, or if it times on the width. How do I tell? I don't think peening and stretching will help if it is based on width, but hopefully someone will know for sure what is going on.
Anyone done this before on any similar revolvers? Here is a schematic for the new model, it is pretty close to the same design, but the individual part is different.
I think there is an H&R expert out there somewhere too, so if you know the gun particularly well, you might be able to tell me what other models of hands will fit.