DASBEAR: I BELIEVE REFLEX264 WAS DOING A REBUILD ON A WELL WORN OLDER REVOLVER. A NEWER REVOLVER CAN BE TWEAKED TO SHOOT BETTER WITH A LOT LESS WORK THAN A REBUILD.
45MAN As a complete novice to revolvers how does one determine wether a tweak or a complete teardown is necessary short of sending it off to a professional pistol smith and waiting for the sticker shock $$$ hammer to drop? I took an interest in this thread because I want the same end result as reflex264 2-4" at 100yds. If my 50.00 in parts + my time doesn't work out at least its cheap entertainment.
Excessive cylinder movement is the biggest clue to wear problems.End shake, lateral movement and timing issues are usually a red flag. There are other things that aren't noticeable until the revolver is disassembled. I wish you were nearby. I would be glad to help get yours shooting. Once I get the whole process put together and posted it will make more sense. For the present issues and as bad as yours is shooting I would order the belt mountain pin, a new cylinder latch, latch and hammer pin. How is your trigger? It makes a difference as well.
