I resemble that comment often. Doesn't bother me though but it can drive my wife crazy LOL! Does that mean I'm lazy???:coffeecom
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taco,
Enthusiasm is a commodity, that comes and goes. I despise people that seem to have an unending surplus, so I guess that makes me a grouch. I got the barrel together, but I am less than happy with the threads. They may work fine but I won't do anything until I can perform a test fit. Those are some very fine threads and are a pain in the rear end to cut. I will try to get the pictures up tomorrow.
Mark
Crank,
You're not a grouch, you're a "realist". Keeping reality in view is a lost art in this day when image is everything.
Looking forward to a progress report pictorial.
I always thought a Single Six with a 9mm barrel and 5 shot cylinder would be a great combo. Old Model of course. You ever thought that way? My other fun pistol would be a stainless Secrity six in 45Auto with 5 shot cylinder. Only to keep my T/C Contender .45 Auto Carbine company.
turtle,
You might be able to make a cylinder, but the walls of the barrel would probably be too thin to prevent the forcing cone from cracking on either one.
Mark
As promised! This is what I accomplished last night.
This shows the threads being cut.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...psddbd029a.jpg
Here is the barrel pressed into place and the excess threads.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps4126c982.jpg
Muzzle trued, but no crown yet.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps5410325d.jpg
Back end of the barrel.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps3e9d582c.jpg
The next post has what I did today.
Here is what happened as soon as I got home with it.
I was a bit impatient and hadn't even pulled the tag off, but the barrel and cylinder were out in a jiffy.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps2298bb37.jpg
First modification that had to happen, the boss on the frame is for a cylinder without recessed case heads, so that causes an interference with the 648 cylinder which is recessed.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps620d4867.jpg
Another view of the interference.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...psb8a72c2c.jpg
The hand is too long and this is as far as the hammer will go back, I will have to spend a few minutes fitting the hand when I open up the action.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps3ece6279.jpg
The beginning of removing the boss.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...psad8cb7da.jpg
Almost gone.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...psf684ded7.jpg
Much better!
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps6310b390.jpg
Blended nicely.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps5e7f4469.jpg
That is what I got done today, I spent about 45 minutes total. The next hurdle will be to fit the hand and then set up to line bore the cylinder. Not sure when I will dig in again, but it is coming along well. I got lucky, the new cylinder was a perfect fit, indexed flawlessly and had no end-play, along with a solid lock-up.
Mark
Looking good!
Nice, and now I'm subscribed. Can't wait to see how this project turns out.
Looking good! 8-) Your frame boss/lug looks factory after you reshaped it and having too much hand is certainly a good thing compared to having one that is too short! ;) I'm still not 100% sure about how that "2 piece barrel" is going to hold together when you torque it into place, but if it goes as planned you are certainly going to be a winner there. If I could have had my Model 67 with mid-weight ribbed barrel and adj sights done the same way, I would have been a very happy camper. :guntootsmiley: BTW, is the donor barrel that became your "super liner" made of stainless or carbon steel? Inquiring minds... :coffeecom
Froggie
Froggie,
You have deduced wisely grasshopper. I am indeed guilty of marrying a carbon liner to a stainless outer. That liner will strip the threads out of the frame before it would spin in the shroud. That is a definitely a permanent bond. I showed up 4 minutes after the industrial hardware place closed today, so no chucking reamers to start the cylinder today. Maybe Monday, I will take a ride up and get what I need.
Mark
Subscribing. Did you time the threads to line the assembly up at 12:00 prior to bonding the barrel in the shroud, or will you face the back of the shroud to do that before finalizing the length of the threaded portion of the barrel?
OSBB,
No, I will face the rear of the shroud to get my clock position set. I joined the parts the night before I got the gun and it would have been virtually impossible to get it right while swaging them together.
Mark
Think positive, you have a 1 in 21,600 chance of having it line up less than a minute off, (my calculator is tired or I'd tell you in seconds).
The nice thing about using stainless guns for projects is that you don't have to try to match the existing finish wherever you adjust the fit of parts.
This project is kind of making me think about finding a donor grade K-frame for a .32 H&R.
It isn't like I don't have enough half finished projects laying around now.
Robert
It makes me feel like doing an M28 in .32-20 with a other crane & cylinder in .327...
Mk42,
Heck that's better than the lottery! The more I look at the parts, the happier I am that I used a current production example, the uniformity of construction is working in my favor. I will agree that the new generation have their share of complaints, due to the changes in production, such as MIM parts and the internal lock, but I can live with that.
OSBB,
The major hurdle would be the cylinder, you have no other option other than sleeving an existing one, along with the complexity of welding up and machining the extractor. I just sold off a trashed 27-2 after losing too much sleep over ways to do the job right.
For the rest of you, I did fit the hand, it was quick and painless (about 15 minutes). It turned out that it was not a matter of being too short, but rather a bit too wide at the top and was binding on the star. It cycles and locks up smooth now with no complaints.
Mark
There is one firm, I lost track of who, making cylinders with just pilot holes, lockup cuts and blank extractors.
OSBB,
Bowen is who you are thinking of, but they only offer one for a K-frame.
Mark