shoebox1.1
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ive got a euroarms 1851 brass frame 36 navy. i can take it apart and play with it but when i did tonite i noticed somthing. the barrel to cylinder clearance is weird. tight on the left and ok on the right(viewed from the top). i did have a lower locating pin problem but the barrel to frame matchup down there is perfect. the center shaft that screws into the frame is loose or tight DEPENDING on the amount of turns it has. it cannnnnot be screwed in untill dead stop because the barrel wedge would then not go in (alignment overshot). so if i put the gun together "tight" all alignments are perfect and good in the world except for the barrel/cyl clearance. at half cock or full, i can pull back the cyl and check clearance and its 1 sheet of notebook paper on the right and 0 on the left (see pic). but it still turns free and smooth. i can make the gun "loose" and i have more like a thin credit card clearance there but the barrel wedge fit is affected (loosey goosey). i dont know if the brass frame threads are messed up or the barrel recieving crown is off. i have not shot this gun and the previous owner claimed not too but i think its had a cyl or 2 through it. maybe just couple of test shots from factory. if its a frame problem im going to change it to steel if one will swap in from some other manufacturer. or ill make my own! lol ive got master gunsmith/gun fab man avail. month long email reply is still pending from armi san paolo italy. they did get all my questions about frame swapping and im waiting for a reply. any ideas? http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/shoebox1_album/untitled.jpg
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