Just got a model 36 today. Don't know what the (-X) is but its a pinned barrel without recessed cylinders and is nickel plated.
It was pretty gunked up so I took off the side plate, cleaned out the gunk with rem-oil, dryed it out and then rubbed down each piece with clp. After reassembling it I gave the side plate a strike and it seated up nicely. I gave it a few more whacks with the butt of my hammer but no matter how many times or how hard i whacked the side plate the rear corner (the part the grip covers) won't seat all the way up. The sideplate sticks off a few thousands and won't seat all the way. I took it apart to make sure all the pin slots were cleaned and even cleaned out the screw threads but still had the same issue. Everything seams right but it just won't go all the way in.
To be honest I didn't check the way it was before I disassembled it so it may have been this way when I took it apart.
*Also - I've done this at least once with all my revolvers. The gun does feel much better dry-firing after cleaning it out.
Any ideas?
It was pretty gunked up so I took off the side plate, cleaned out the gunk with rem-oil, dryed it out and then rubbed down each piece with clp. After reassembling it I gave the side plate a strike and it seated up nicely. I gave it a few more whacks with the butt of my hammer but no matter how many times or how hard i whacked the side plate the rear corner (the part the grip covers) won't seat all the way up. The sideplate sticks off a few thousands and won't seat all the way. I took it apart to make sure all the pin slots were cleaned and even cleaned out the screw threads but still had the same issue. Everything seams right but it just won't go all the way in.
To be honest I didn't check the way it was before I disassembled it so it may have been this way when I took it apart.
*Also - I've done this at least once with all my revolvers. The gun does feel much better dry-firing after cleaning it out.
Any ideas?