Whoever said revolvers are simpler than semi-autos should be beaten.

[PlayboyPenguin]

I sanded out some imperfections and then bead blasted my new Colt Detective Special SF-VI tonight. Then I stripped it down to clean. Hopefully I will be able to get it all back together tomorrow and get it polished up. Every time I disassemble a revolver like this I get a little nervous. Whoever said revolvers are simple should be beaten.

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[Modeler]

You took a picture before you took it apart, right?

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

You took a picture before you took it apart, right?

I have done enough of these now that I am pretty confident I know where things go...but it never hurts to take precautions.

 

[SCTSQRL]

Very courageous of you.

I get the same nerve issues with my SP101 - I've only taken it all the way down once, and felt like an accomplished swiss watch craftsman after I got it all back together. Simple my rear end - on the other hand, it is one of those things that makes wheel guns so satisfying. Craftsmanship.

Good looking snubbie.

 

[madcratebuilder]

It only goes together one way...and works.

 

[huntpotter]

They are simpler to use, load, and shoot.
No body said they are simpler to take apart, and polish.

Good job, and good luck, with your project. Try a little dab of molygraph grease on the engagement surfaces.

Did that gun come DAO? Or are you doing that as a conversion?

 

[nwo]

Just who would do the "beating" of the person that said revolvers are simpler?

Looks like a fine mess you have there. Good luck in getting it all back together.

 

[Just Jim]

Yep too bad there is so much "home gunsmithing" done on good firearms. I never buy a gun that has been messed with.

jj

 

[saxon]

ummmmm if you ever took a CZ 52 apart then yes that revolver is easy

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

Yep too bad there is so much "home gunsmithing" done on good firearms. I never buy a gun that has been messed with.

jj

If a person has even half a clue what they are doing you would never know they ever did anything.
By the time I finish with this gun it will have a near mirror finish and look cleaner than it did when it was new.
Even all the burrs will be gone.

 

[Trlsmn]

Whoever said revolvers are simpler than semi-autos should be beaten.

I think pistol whipping would be more ironic. just saying.....

 

[Just Jim]

If a person has even half a clue what they are doing you would never know they ever did anything.
By the time I finish with this gun it will have a near mirror finish and look cleaner than it did when it was new.
Even all the burrs will be gone.

An honest seller would tell the buyer that home gunsmithing had taken place then let the buyer be the judge. I have seen way too many screw ups in 40 years of buying guns to buy something from a home gunsmith. With todays MIM parts it is even more dangerous to trust a gun that has been tampered with.

jj

 

[drew]

I think pistol whipping would be more ironic. just saying.....

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Velzey]

99% of the time you can tell that a sideplate has been removed, plus look at the screw heads. The sideplate gets a small raised edge near the top where it is improperly removed! Prying it off like it's an access cover is a bad thing...

 

[MuddyWatters]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

 

[Just Jim]

99% of the time you can tell that a sideplate has been removed, plus look at the screw heads. The sideplate gets a small raised edge near the top where it is improperly removed! Prying it off like it's an access cover is a bad thing...

Alot of low lifes won't think twice about screwing you by selling you a gun they have worked on.

jj

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

Alot of low lifes won't think twice about screwing you by selling you a gun they have worked on.

jj

So now anyone that disassembles a gun to clean it or do a small bit of work is a low life???

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

I got it all back together...and surprisingly it still works like a dream.

I also sanded down the bead blast and polished it up a bit (left the trigger and hammer bead blast finished). It is now scratch and ding free. I am going to take off a few more sharp edges ( i have had to smooth so many sharp edges on this thing) and polish it up a bit more and then it should be done. Now I just have to wait for the wood grips I ordered to arrive.

 

[Just Jim]

So now anyone that disassembles a gun to clean it or do a small bit of work is a low life???

If you sell it to another without telling them what you have done then you are not an honest person. Hope this helps with your comprhension.

jj

 

[Redcap]

If you sell it to another without telling them what you have done then you are not an honest person. Hope this helps with your comprhension.

jj

So, I should disclose when I clean something or adjust the sites?


What a bunch of crap.