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Oquirrh · June 28, 2008, 03:09 PM

I got the feeler gauges and with the wedge in upside-down, I get .004 with the hammer cocked back. Absolutely no binding anywhere between barrel and cylinder.

I'm going to make a couple shims for the wedge and put it back in rightside up.

If everything's hunky-dory, I might take it to the range tomorrow to see if it will group.

I've been firing a 17g fffg Kik test load (with some corn meal spacer and beeswax/crisco lube) but this '51 Navy fouls so fast I might load up 13=15g of Triple 7 because it shoots cleaner.

thanks all.

June 28, 2008, 03:09 PM	#38
Oquirrh Senior Member Join Date: May 5, 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 188	Progress... I got the feeler gauges and with the wedge in upside-down, I get .004 with the hammer cocked back. Absolutely no binding anywhere between barrel and cylinder. I'm going to make a couple shims for the wedge and put it back in rightside up. If everything's hunky-dory, I might take it to the range tomorrow to see if it will group. I've been firing a 17g fffg Kik test load (with some corn meal spacer and beeswax/crisco lube) but this '51 Navy fouls so fast I might load up 13=15g of Triple 7 because it shoots cleaner. thanks all.