Detailed Instructions For The Gunsmith At Home by Frank Cliffton

Author:Frank Cliffton [Cliffton, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-01T22:00:00+00:00

Easy Revolver Jobs for Beginners

Working with wheelguns allows you to build your confidence while you perfect your skills. Here are some good jobs to start with. By Chip Todd IF YOU ARE A beginning gunsmith, the most straightforward handgun to start with would have to be the revolver. Its simplicity of operation is much less frustrating to the inexperienced gun handler than most semi-automatic pistols and their periodically baffling ailments that frequently drive experienced gunsmiths to distraction.

A revolver's malfunctions are also more easily described to you by less experienced handgunners. This factor alone can make learning about handguns easier to digest when you are just starting out.

There is no doubt that patience is a virtue, concerning guns. But it is also a fact that the less patience required; the more fun learning most people will have. Mark up another good reason to start with the simple revolver.

There are several different types of revolver problems you will most likely encounter. The foremost one will be inaccuracy caused by either the handgun or the shooter; either one will seem to the shooter to be the gun's fault, not theirs.

Brownells forcing-cone service kit, shown here with an 11-degree cutter ready to cut into a S&W Model 19, allows the gunsmith to smooth a gun's cone-to-bore angle.

Other implements in Brownells kit include an 11-degree forcing-cone cutter, bushing, rod, and muzzle cone, all of which are shown with the S&W Model 19.

Forcing Cones, Bores The usual problems attributed to the handgun involve the bullet's action in the bore, the trigger action, and the sights. The least understood of the three is the relationship of the bullet to the axis of the barrel. If the entrance of the bullet into the bore isn't coaxial with the bore, there is not much chance that the bullet will reach the target's center ring. If the angle of the forcing cone's funneled entrance is shallow, the force required to align the bullet with the centerline of the bore is lessened. The perfect analogy to the forcingcone situation would be the narrowing down of a highway from four lanes to two. If they did so too abruptly, there would be more friction and cars would change lanes at greater angles. The same holds true in the case of bullets and forcing cones. If the angle of the forcing cone is reduced, there is much less friction and the bullets are much less apt to be forced into the bore in a distorted condition.

There are several types of forcing cones, but you probably will encounter only two in your entire gunsmithing career — the cone cut into permanently attached barrels, and the one on the rear end of a removable barrel like those found on Wesson revolvers. They are the same functionally, but the Wesson style allows the barrel/cylinder gap to be easily adjusted by the shooter with only the handy Wesson tool and feeler gauge. The system lets the shooter screw the barrel in until it bottoms out against the feeler gauge of choice, and is locked into tension by the shroud and threaded sleeve at the muzzle.

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