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Harry Bonar · November 10, 2007, 10:00 PM

Sir:
No, I'm certainly not a Colt expert (an "ex" is a has been and a "spert " is a drip under pressure."
But your problem is not unique.
Smiths have the same problem. You take most all new 44mag 29s. and shoot a box of max 44 mag throught it and put a very slight drag on the cylinder, cock it slowly and it won't time right.
I recently obtained a Mod. 19 Smith 357 4"" bb. that has had 6 owners, shot lots, and lots! Bbl. gap is .001, crane tight, cylinder timing perfect and still in excellent shape (which is RARE, RARE, RARE!) ejector rod STRAIGHT!
It's a rare bird, but it was SET UP RIGHT BY SMITH to begin with!
I have never found Ruger revolvers suffering from this.
I think when you find a man who can fix this he will be an old fart - probably at the Colt factory - no young man will understand it.
Harry B.

November 10, 2007, 10:00 PM	#10
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	Colt Sir: No, I'm certainly not a Colt expert (an "ex" is a has been and a "spert " is a drip under pressure." But your problem is not unique. Smiths have the same problem. You take most all new 44mag 29s. and shoot a box of max 44 mag throught it and put a very slight drag on the cylinder, cock it slowly and it won't time right. I recently obtained a Mod. 19 Smith 357 4"" bb. that has had 6 owners, shot lots, and lots! Bbl. gap is .001, crane tight, cylinder timing perfect and still in excellent shape (which is RARE, RARE, RARE!) ejector rod STRAIGHT! It's a rare bird, but it was SET UP RIGHT BY SMITH to begin with! I have never found Ruger revolvers suffering from this. I think when you find a man who can fix this he will be an old fart - probably at the Colt factory - no young man will understand it. Harry B.