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Building a 625 from a model 28 what am I missing?

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Posted 11 November 2009 - 03:26 PM

After sixinch talked me out of my back up 6 1/2" 625 I have decided to build another, looking in the safe I have a very nice Model 28, a 5" 625 barrel from my main gun and I found a 625 cylinder at Gun parts. After a few minutes looking at the parts it appears I need to change the frame stud that limits cylinder travel when it is open. Aside from fitting the cylinder and barrel what else am I missing?
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 06:49 PM

That's pretty much it. You may have to fit a new hand if the ratchets on the 45 cyl. are different from the ones on the 357 cyl.
You may have to fix endshake and set cylinder gap.
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Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:33 AM

Exactly how I built my first 25-2, off of a police trade-in 28. Work from the back, forward.

As in: fit the cylinder to the frame, adjust headspace and endshake, fit the cylinder lug, then go about fitting the barrel and adjsuting the gap.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 06:01 PM

I am thinking of setting the headspace to .007" and the barrel to cylinder gap at .004", I generally set the endshake at .001"; does this sound about right to you? Patrick I have your book on gunsmith and find it very informative and interesting, thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for me!
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 09:09 AM

Those sound OK, although of the two you'll have less control over the headspace.
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