Col. Harrumph
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Gotta say, I’ve never heard of anyone running into this problem before. The project gun here is complete, but unshootable: the cylinder binds up partway through rotation to the next charge hole. I believe I finally understand why… but fixing it is gonna go way beyond my skills!
Here’s the scenario: the hand terminates in a sharp chisel point, and over the years has gouged channels in the not-hard-enough extractor star’s ratchet, so as the hand pushes on the ratchet its tip digs into a channel and jams there, so progress stops. I’ve examined the ratchet under magnification and can see the gouges, but there’s no way I can get a photo of something so tiny, so here’s an attempt at a drawing; the gouges are at the arrow:
This is true of all five charge holes. Of course I’ve looked for a replacement extractor but they’re made of unobtanium and would require hand fitting besides. So either I don’t shoot this old girl or I find some help.
The fix, it appears to me, would be to weld new metal into the gouges and then resurface. And then surface harden of course. The filing and hardening I’m willing try, but the weld job would be a nightmare, unless there’s a way to lay down a bead a tenth of a millimeter wide.
Or, I could round off the corners of the chisel point and hope for the best. Ugh.
Your suggestions would be most welcome!
Here’s the scenario: the hand terminates in a sharp chisel point, and over the years has gouged channels in the not-hard-enough extractor star’s ratchet, so as the hand pushes on the ratchet its tip digs into a channel and jams there, so progress stops. I’ve examined the ratchet under magnification and can see the gouges, but there’s no way I can get a photo of something so tiny, so here’s an attempt at a drawing; the gouges are at the arrow:
This is true of all five charge holes. Of course I’ve looked for a replacement extractor but they’re made of unobtanium and would require hand fitting besides. So either I don’t shoot this old girl or I find some help.
The fix, it appears to me, would be to weld new metal into the gouges and then resurface. And then surface harden of course. The filing and hardening I’m willing try, but the weld job would be a nightmare, unless there’s a way to lay down a bead a tenth of a millimeter wide.
Or, I could round off the corners of the chisel point and hope for the best. Ugh.
Your suggestions would be most welcome!