detective special problem

**DeltaThunder** · January 24th, 2012, 01:32 AM

I am not very good at explaining things in detail so I am sorry but I will try to clear this up. When I pull the trigger da the cylinder is not aligned (when it is on one of the 2 "bad chambers" ) and the cylinder can be spun even when the hammer is down and the trigger is held. For sa the cylinder will align but can easily be turned from its barely locked position. Oh and to johnny business, 1 I have been carrying revolvers all weekend and today and 2 you bought your first 3 handguns without picking up a revolver. I was kind of the opposite...

**mrnyman** · January 24th, 2012, 02:01 AM

NO ! dont jerk around with it , what you describe is not something for the do it yourselfer, get it to a gunsmith that can work on Colts not many left most have passed away , or go to Colt's website and look into their service packages, they offer many types of repair service, go to the main page then select gunsmith services and contact them by phone , tell them what you want done and they will give you the price over the phone.

Its their gun they know what they are doing they do it every day

**DeltaThunder** · January 24th, 2012, 11:34 PM

Oh the only way I would do it myself is if it was a direct part swap (also a part that isn't hard to get to) and I've heard once you go past the side plate the colts are different than most other revolvers. I just want to know what I'm getting into before I get charged for someone to look at it. And if it was a matter of replacing the cylinder I may have considered it if I found one but I really don't know at this point

**mrnyman** · January 25th, 2012, 02:14 AM

DT, no this is a job for a specialist, more specifically a Colt specialist and most of them are dead, most Smith and Wesson specialist wont even touch a Colt.

As you know Colts cylinder spin the in the right direction while Smiths spin backwards.

Contact Colt and get a price on the job so you know what you are up against, if its quite reasonable i would get it fixed if its too much i would retire it and use it as a conversation piece and left it for the grandkids etc, its been on duty since 1949, its done its job- i think, anyway contact colt.