45 Dragoon
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Well here's the deal, since the bolt is dropping early, you can get the drop closer to the targeted spot by lengthening the hand. Since your original problem was late pickup, that's probably not an option. You may have to live with what you have or replace the bolt.
The normal procedure is, the hammer trigger relationship establishes the "start/finish" relationship. So, you adjust the hand to bring the chamber to battery at full cock. This means when the full cock notch is reached, the bolt drops in the locking notch at exactly the same time. When that is achieved, the bolt is generally dropping late (on the un- tuned or new revolver). So, now is when you remove material from the left bolt arm to adjust the drop to the correct place and you end up with perfect timing. That's how to do it "normally". When utilizing used parts with new parts, you may have to make exceptions. Be advised that putting metal back on a part is harder than taking it off! New parts may be the best answer for this old gal and save the old parts (I guess collectors want the broken stuff ? Who wants an ill or non-functioning " original"? Never understood that ).
Mike
www.goonsgunworks.com
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The normal procedure is, the hammer trigger relationship establishes the "start/finish" relationship. So, you adjust the hand to bring the chamber to battery at full cock. This means when the full cock notch is reached, the bolt drops in the locking notch at exactly the same time. When that is achieved, the bolt is generally dropping late (on the un- tuned or new revolver). So, now is when you remove material from the left bolt arm to adjust the drop to the correct place and you end up with perfect timing. That's how to do it "normally". When utilizing used parts with new parts, you may have to make exceptions. Be advised that putting metal back on a part is harder than taking it off! New parts may be the best answer for this old gal and save the old parts (I guess collectors want the broken stuff ? Who wants an ill or non-functioning " original"? Never understood that ).
Mike
www.goonsgunworks.com
Follow me on Instagram @ goonsgunworks