Colt Police Positive fixed sights adjustment

The action wrench seems unnecessary to me although the through the frame seems like a terrible idea. Using the adjustable crescent wrench doesn't seem like a terrible idea although I would probably try to make a clamp first of wood and then of metal if the wood failed. Really a parallel clamp would work I think. I have a couple wood ones I might try and then go to metal if it wasn't working well.

Not that sending it to a professional isn't a better idea if you have the money to put into the project.
 
Au contrarire On wrench. One might get away with it, but an unsupported frame, especially an alloy frame, can easily be bent. Is it worth the risk?
 
In my case, I would not want to risk it. The finish on this old (1923), revolver is only about 50% and the trigger pull was so heavy (both double and single action), that I doubt that it could have been shot much...it would not have been that much fun struggling with the trigger. Therefore, I think, if that is the not a replacement mainspring, it could not have been fired much at all. As such, I feel a responsibility to take precautions to preserve it as a relic and not take unnecessary chances when fixing things wrong with it. I did assume the risk of bending the mainspring to make it shootable however, and that worked fine...nice, smooth, double-action pull. Putting a bend in mainspring also made single action cocking and release much better also. But, risking the frame? No.
 
The old "hammer handle" method of barrel removal worked fine with the old pinned S&W's. The barrels were not at all tight because they depended on the pin to keep them in place. But the Colts and the new S&Ws depend on a crush fit at the shoulder, and can often be very tight. IMHO a properly fitting receiver wrench is necessary for those.

Jim
 
I'm surprised we haven't heard from dfariswheel on this one. A frame wrench costs about $175 from Brownell's so it's a major investment though I recall on forum member saying he made one that worked fine.
 
I'm surprised we haven't heard from dfariswheel on this one. A frame wrench costs about $175 from Brownell's so it's a major investment though I recall on forum member saying he made one that worked fine.
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Anyone with a mill and lathe and the skills to use them could make their own action wenches. As a former machine shop teacher who no longer has access to such machines, I am frustrated as "heck" not being able to do the job myself.
 
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