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September 25, 2018
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First and foremost, I apologize if this has been gone over, I tried searching and didnât find any info.Â
I have had an issue when swapping barrels, when I go to apply the final torque on the barrel nut, the entire assembly will spin and pinch my feeler gauge. I have had to settle on spinning the barrel out just a hair and attempting to hold it still with my thumb against the forcing cone to get the assembly tight. After 2-3 attempts I can normally get it set pretty right.Â
I have 2 model 15âs and a 14. One of the 15âs does not have this occur, but the other 2 do.Â
Is this just the norm? Or might I be doing something wrong on assembly?Â
February 21, 2011
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It happens.
The best trick I know of is to press up on the INSIDE of the breech end of the barrel with the hand holding the revolver while tightening with the other.
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December 5, 2008
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It sounds normal to me. The same thing happens to me on most of my DW's. I use the same technique as mister callan.
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February 22, 2009
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Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
September 25, 2018
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I appreciate the replies, sounds like what I was doing (pushing on the breech end/forcing cone) is exactly what needs to be done.Â
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March 25, 2013
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You are to be applauded for discovering the solution yourself. We all do it that way. Some of us hold the gun up to the light to eyeball the gap. Much faster than using the shim. And it doesn't push the dedent ball in to give a false reading. You can then cycle the cylinder and check all the chambers in a couple of seconds.Â
February 21, 2011
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The thing to remember is the gauge should JUST drag. Not grind down another 1/4 of a turn "Just because" .
Mine spit when I did the standard gauge, what I did was find the High (tight) & Low (loosest) chambers.
I used a "prick punch" on the tight chamber right at the rear flat. You don't even know its there unless you look, but it always findable.
Then I set the tightest to 3 thou.
The loosest was 5.5 (or so).
Matthew Quigley on handguns:
âI said I never had much use for one. Never said
I didn't know how to use it.â
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