dbmjr1
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This saga started with our gunsmith, Jack, mounting a rail on top of a customer's revolver. (I forget what type). Jack didn't like the way the rail stuck out over the front of the frame and lopped it off.
The offending, lopped off, piece resided on his bench for a bit. I noticed it, and pondered aloud that were it to be fitted to one of my Model 10's, I could put a micro reflex sight to aid my aging eyes.
Jack produced a frame. Not an entire firearm, but a frame and a side plate. It was barreled, but the heavy barrel was cut just forward of the ejector retaining doohicky. Cut square, but there's more. It was counter bored and ported.
We've all heard of Magna Porting. Well, . . . this is Jacka Porting.
Looks to have been accomplished with drills and a dremel tool.
Then there's the issue of the front sight. A hand cut dove tail and the sight off of, . . . something, . . . , perhaps a Mauser K98? Filed on, of course.
The top strap had two holes, (Which started this saga), drilled horribly off center. One to the port, the other to the starboard.
That day I found enough internals to make the lockworks function. The screws aren't right, but everything functioned.
Still, I had no cylinder or crane assembly. No grips either.
A customer donated a set of target grips. They were from an L frame, and were in horrible condition from being under salt water during Katrina.
I stripped them today. Whittled on them a bit, and they fit and point rather well.
A good range friend donated the cylinder and crane assembly. Off of a prewar M&P. Right hand threads.
The day my buddy gave me the cylinder and crane assembly, I assembled it all at the range, and test fired it. Everything locked up tight and lined up well.
I hand fitted the lopped off piece of rail, using hand files and abrasive paper. Filled in the two offending holes in the top strap. Drilled and tapped one hole centered. Epoxied and bolted the rail to the top strap.
I know, . . . , Y'all want less gabbing and more pictures.
Don't hate me.
This is a horrible cell phone picture of it the day I shot it at the range. It knocked down a plate at 25 yards on the first shot. That's when I decided the barrel, Jackaported and all, was a keeper.
Here it is bead blasted in the white. Not shabby.
Can't keep it in the white. It'll rust. I know, let's buy some spray paint.
I like white.
Ever have that annoying guy at the range who always want's to shoot your gun, cause it knocks down plates better than his?
NO MORE!
I don't have pics of the cylinder, but it pretty much matches the frame.
Still some details. Cylinder release, etc.
Final assembly won't happen until after I bake it in the oven for a couple of hours. Even then, I won't fire it for a couple of weeks. I won't even oil it.
Hope a few of y'all enjoyed, and the rest had some medication handy.
I'll follow up as the FrankenSmith project continues.
The offending, lopped off, piece resided on his bench for a bit. I noticed it, and pondered aloud that were it to be fitted to one of my Model 10's, I could put a micro reflex sight to aid my aging eyes.
Jack produced a frame. Not an entire firearm, but a frame and a side plate. It was barreled, but the heavy barrel was cut just forward of the ejector retaining doohicky. Cut square, but there's more. It was counter bored and ported.
We've all heard of Magna Porting. Well, . . . this is Jacka Porting.
Looks to have been accomplished with drills and a dremel tool. Then there's the issue of the front sight. A hand cut dove tail and the sight off of, . . . something, . . . , perhaps a Mauser K98? Filed on, of course.
The top strap had two holes, (Which started this saga), drilled horribly off center. One to the port, the other to the starboard.
That day I found enough internals to make the lockworks function. The screws aren't right, but everything functioned.
Still, I had no cylinder or crane assembly. No grips either.
A customer donated a set of target grips. They were from an L frame, and were in horrible condition from being under salt water during Katrina.
I stripped them today. Whittled on them a bit, and they fit and point rather well.
A good range friend donated the cylinder and crane assembly. Off of a prewar M&P. Right hand threads.
The day my buddy gave me the cylinder and crane assembly, I assembled it all at the range, and test fired it. Everything locked up tight and lined up well.
I hand fitted the lopped off piece of rail, using hand files and abrasive paper. Filled in the two offending holes in the top strap. Drilled and tapped one hole centered. Epoxied and bolted the rail to the top strap.
I know, . . . , Y'all want less gabbing and more pictures.
Don't hate me.
This is a horrible cell phone picture of it the day I shot it at the range. It knocked down a plate at 25 yards on the first shot. That's when I decided the barrel, Jackaported and all, was a keeper.
Here it is bead blasted in the white. Not shabby.
Can't keep it in the white. It'll rust.
I know, let's buy some spray paint.
I like white.
Ever have that annoying guy at the range who always want's to shoot your gun, cause it knocks down plates better than his?
NO MORE!
I don't have pics of the cylinder, but it pretty much matches the frame.
Still some details. Cylinder release, etc.
Final assembly won't happen until after I bake it in the oven for a couple of hours. Even then, I won't fire it for a couple of weeks. I won't even oil it.
Hope a few of y'all enjoyed, and the rest had some medication handy.
I'll follow up as the FrankenSmith project continues.
