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Is there a way to cause the cylinder stop to drop earlier? I think this could be done by reducing the height in the 1-3o'clock section of the small circular nub on the right hand side of the hammer, thus causing the cyl.stop to be released from the hammer movement at an earlier time. The spring (combo trigger and cylinder stop spring) is at a fairly high tension, and the stop doesn't seem to be interfered with in any way, it just drops after the cylinder notch passes it. It's actually only missing it by about 1/2 the width of the cylinder stop. The hand is somewhat weakly sprung, but it simply seems to advance the cylinder just a bit too far. My original problem with this gun was when the hand spring broke, so possibly the cylinder stop was too heavily sprung in the first place? Could the travel of the hand be decreased by decreasing the depth of the full cock notch? That would reduce the full range of pivot of the hammer to reach full cock and the attached hand assembly wouldn't travel as far upward. Or should I simply sand down the height of the hand?
I am learning quite a bit about the operation of basic single actions from this exercise. I'm still unclear on all of the ramifications and how-to's of adjusting timing, so I'll wait on some advice before removing metal.
I'd get the Kuhnhausen book, but it costs about 1/2 of what the gun did. Besides, the internet is free!
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