Bought a Reblued K22 S&W Masterpiece - The Firearms Forum

drobs · 11-27-2004, 09:46 AM

It's been reblued, and is kinda loose but for $175, I coulsn't pass it up.
I hear there is some way tightening the action? Removing the hand and stretching it with a hammer? Anyone ever do this on a revolver?

CountryGunsmith · 11-27-2004, 10:21 AM

Depends on what you mean by 'loose.'

Old-school methods of peening the hand stretch it slightly to clean up the timing. A better method is to fit an oversized hand such as available from Ron Power. Also, the crane can be swaged, turned and endshake bushings fitted to tighten up the cylinder fore-and-aft movement.

Lots of stuff can be done, depends on what the problem is.

11-27-2004, 09:46 AM	#1
drobs V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 104	Bought a Reblued K22 S&W Masterpiece It's been reblued, and is kinda loose but for $175, I coulsn't pass it up. I hear there is some way tightening the action? Removing the hand and stretching it with a hammer? Anyone ever do this on a revolver? -->

11-27-2004, 10:21 AM	#2
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	Re: Bought a Reblued K22 S&W Masterpiece Depends on what you mean by 'loose.' Old-school methods of peening the hand stretch it slightly to clean up the timing. A better method is to fit an oversized hand such as available from Ron Power. Also, the crane can be swaged, turned and endshake bushings fitted to tighten up the cylinder fore-and-aft movement. Lots of stuff can be done, depends on what the problem is. __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.