....posting a question about black powder revolvers in this essentially cartridge domain.
Experts, I am requesting your advice.
I have a Leech and Rigdon clone which I am working on. The barrel to cylinder gap was way wide at about .008 to .009. Seating the wedge tightly did little to correct the problem. I turned the barrel on the arbor and found that there was plenty of room for the barrel to move closer to the cylinder.
So I took the milling machine to the barrel lug as shown below.
I felt like the only alternative was to go to work on the frame itself. As the frame is tapered, I knew it would be very difficult holding it in place for the miling operation. Also, I can get a barrel cheap. That frame is hard to come by at any price approaching a completely new pistol.
This operation closed the gap down to about .004 - .005 which I am very pleased with.
Is there another way to do this operation?