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Southern Shooter · November 3, 2010, 03:54 PM

I am not attempting this myself. I just want to know the procedure of it---

I have an older S&W Model 15 .38 Special and a 1980 Ruger Speed-Six .357 Magnum that have been through several owners and shot a whole bunch. They are beginning to show some signs of a little looseness in the cylinder at the point of lock-up.

What is the procedure that a gunsmith takes to tighten that lock-up on a revolver? And, is it costly?

Thanks

November 3, 2010, 03:54 PM	#1
Southern Shooter Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2005 Location: central Louisiana Posts: 469	Tightening the Lock-up on a revolver... I am not attempting this myself. I just want to know the procedure of it--- I have an older S&W Model 15 .38 Special and a 1980 Ruger Speed-Six .357 Magnum that have been through several owners and shot a whole bunch. They are beginning to show some signs of a little looseness in the cylinder at the point of lock-up. What is the procedure that a gunsmith takes to tighten that lock-up on a revolver? And, is it costly? Thanks __________________ "My plea is that we stop seeking out the storm and enjoy more fully sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we accentuate the positive. I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort." Gordon B. Hinckley Last edited by Southern Shooter; November 3, 2010 at 04:03 PM.