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September 25, 2015, 06:51 PM | #1 |
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S&W New Model 3/Frontier -- Cylinder Removal
Picked up a Taylors/Uberti S&W New Model #3/Frontier last month, and after
getting Sandy Garrett to reduce the trigger to 3lbs or so, I got it out to the range. Other than having to raise the front sight by a tenth for correct point of impact, it shoots the Lyman 454190(soft/30:1) over 8.0gr of Unique exceptionally well. Then... I tried to get the cylinder out so as to see if I wanted to size the bullet larger than standard 0.452. Problem: When unscrewed/taken out, big cylinder release screw on the top strap appears almost cosmetic. I can't see where it connects/intersects anything that would retain the cylinder. Moreover, the cylinder actually appears to be retained by a small leaf-spring like ledge under the barrel catch: Am I missing something obvious here ? (Like maybe that latch/spring above is supposed to slide out when the cylinder release screw is removed -- and it's just stiff ?) ~~~~~~~~ BREAK BREAK ~~~~~~~ Answered my own question. Yes, it does slide out. Yes, it was stiff. . Last edited by mehavey; September 25, 2015 at 09:04 PM. |
September 26, 2015, 03:50 AM | #2 |
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Is it a Taylor's? Anyhow, the large head screw is what holds it in.
http://americanshootingjournal.com/taylors-new-model-3/ |
September 27, 2015, 08:18 AM | #3 |
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It does look like interference, though. I'm wondering if maybe you won't have to remove the rear sight to let that part slide out of its T slot.
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September 27, 2015, 02:33 PM | #4 |
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The leaf is just a real fit, UncleNick.
Under firm pressure it slides out ~1/4" which is enough to clear the cylinder. |
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