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Originally Posted by Douglas Jr.
I think you did nice.
These were well made guns. Congratulations!
Douglas
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They are certainly intricately machined...Not very complex; just some challenging milling operations...
I was examining the rear end of the barrel (to see if it was screwed or pinned in) and noticed that there is no 'forcing cone' as seen on Colt and S&W revolvers...The lands are tapered down to the level of the grooves for about 1/2" to 5/8" at the back, but no real 'cone'...Just a sharp edge...
I had seen a forcing cone reamer setup at Brownells (I thought), but can't find it now...It was a tapered cutter/reamer that cut 'forwards' and had a mandrel that fit down the barrel with a bushing at the muzzle...You pushed the mandrel down the barrel, threaded the reamer on, and twirled the mandrel to cut the forcing cone...
I was thinking that might be a good idea for this old revolver...