S&W 1917 Cylinder Swap and time.....Anvil 0110 

Now, and in the past few decades, Smith can't even cut their barrels and cylinders true.

Luckily he didn't replace it, he just had Mark make both cylinders work equally well in that gun. My only reasoning is that a straight bored cylinder will have a chamber mouth that is too large for the bullet. A cylinder that still has its headspace lip and tapered mouth will be more accurate than a cylinder that has been bored straight through. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Or, maybe the original cylinder was modified to use .45 Colt and the owner wants the proper lipped cylinder to make the gun correct again?

Seems like essentially the same lesson 😃

Equally true. 😸

I put the gun on a big sheet of paper and trace it. that way I can put the screws where they go on the drawing and mark the order they came out.

Try a detail strip, part evaluation, cleaning and run thru on a SNW 645 😂 you talk about "springs n things?...at one time I was probably one of the few guys who had done this on the regular in the WNC area. The book Mark shows at the first of the video is worth its weight in platinum

My boyfriend flushed a toilet paper roll holder once years ago, a couple months after we met. 😸 He flushed the toilet and immediately went to change the toilet paper roll to a new one. The holder popped out of his hands and dropped into the toilet right as it was swirling around and emptying down the trap. The holder went right on down as he stared in shock. He hoped it went all the way, but after another 2-3 uses, the toilet had clearly gotten clogged up. He was living in an apartment, so he called up maintenance and they tried snaking it. They said they "thought they pushed it all the way through" but if it continues clogging my boyfriend would need to call a plumber and pay out of pocket because it was his fault. Have no fear, his new boyfriend was here to rescue him. 😸 I pulled the toilet up off the floor and whaddya know? The toilet paper roll holder was sitting right there, wedged sideways riiiighhhhhhtttttt at the mouth of the toilet trap's funnel where the wax ring seals against the closet flange. Popped it right out in 2 seconds, scrapped the old wax off, put a new wax on, and put the toilet back. He came home and was absolutely over the moon that I had fixed it for $2 instead of him having to pay $200 for a plumber. 😸 I got a nice reward that night. I still tease him about doing that to this day and he still feels like a goofball for doing it. 🤣 I've rescued him many more times since then. He calls me Handy Manny like the kid's show. 😁

@@mannys9130 ; See what I mean ? LMAO !

Not even a .22 rimfire? I struggle with bipolar #2 and I'd be lying if I said I never looked at that box of 00 FliteControl and thought about something sad. But...the only reason for that is because done right, there's nearly no chance of me waking up in the ER. A .22LR poses a really big chance of that, and that is my absolute worst nightmare. Surviving is my most horrible nightmare imaginable, so I wouldn't try anything using less than 00 buck or maybe 8mm Mauser. The risk of failure is too great. So, I know for me personally, having a 10/22 would make no difference to me because I would never try to use that for something sad. I'd turn my gaze immediately to much more reliable things to minimize my risk of my worst fear coming true. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Luckily my mental health is excellent now and I have been treating it for almost a decade now. :) There's still love for me to make on Earth, and people to help in life. I can understand if you made a sealed and stamped promise to your partner long ago and don't wish to break it, but I guess I'm just giving food for thought. A Ruger Mark III in a safe that your partner keeps the combo for and only opens it for range time? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Could work. You know yourself the best. You're a strong fella, clearly, to be able to keep that promise for decades now. 💪 Keep going!

@@mannys9130 Yeah. It was a very broad promise made when I was a 19-year-old tomboy in love. We've talked about it since then, but they really don't want to take the risk. It's fine, I have a few shooting friends I can go out with if I really want to (and we can line up our schedules).

I wish you happy trails. Learn and grow in your fascination and may your partner be understanding and supportive.

I was wondering about staking after I saw the pins wobble😂😂

Thanks. I only show what I'm doing, not necessarily step by step. And as you said, I said also. DONT

Same here. Not getting the logic of switching out what appears to be a perfectly good cylinder that was designed to be component with this 1917....just to use the same ammo as before....but without the clips??? Just doesn't make much sense to me. Seeing as how the clips are convenient, fairly cheap, and increase the reload speed on the revolver. Maybe it's an accuracy issue or something. Having owned a couple of 1917s. I can't say I ever had one that was mi

I have a Colt New Service that is slightly out of time. Spits a bit of lead.

Same here. I hope your day gets better

RCH

I use the better way myself but would not mind having that 1917

Yep...Barney from "The Simpsons"

I'd load to 725-750, but to each their own. It certainly wouldn't be a great pleasure to get hit with even at 675.

I have an old Webley MK4 that is chambered in 38/200 or now available .38 S&W. Fairly impotent cartridge, probably close to a 380 auto round but certainly an adequate bedside home protection round and the revolver is reliable despite its age.

Mr Byamile, I have an Enfield #2 Mk1 in 38/200. I load 148 Grain hollow base wadcutters turned backwards in 9mm Federal cases (Rare, but I acquired a bunch) . I seat them out and load them to the same pressures as the 178 grain FMJ ball military rounds.. These things are actually pretty formidable and extremely accurate. I bought a bunch of South African 38/200 with 178 grain FMJ. I would love to have one of the modern polymer framed pocket revolvers chambered for this round.

Hahaha! 😁👍

Have Dremel, will gunsmith. 🥴🥴🥴 Lol

It is amazing how far them little springs and things can fly...... had an apprentice that learned the hard way....! 🤣 He is now an expert at finding springs and such!

The Colt 1917 I inherited from my Father does not have a stepped cylinder. I believe it was purchased sometime in the early 50s. It does have clearance at the rear of the cylinder for half moon clips

🤣 that's an enthusiast right there! A $50 box of brass justifies a $1000+/- purchase. Love it, now to find a 1953 Buick Super to go with the hubcap I found 😀

i just need brass

I had one that was so tight that it would stick if there was any variance in the ammo. A friend was a final inspector at Colt's, and he said it was tighter than a Python. I shouldn't have sold it.

Most do not know how easily the metal moves, but we do.....

Police Positives and OPs are equally fun when they get out of time. :)

I have a very nice old pencil barreled one. Great trigger, but single action is so light as to be dangerous.

@@williamsullivan9401 Check the spring screw. Bend or replace the spring.

For me a revolver is much more enjoyable at the range. Just feels relaxed and deliberate when shooting since you’ve only got 6 rounds. Then reloading is also relaxed and easy. Mags may hold more, but reloading mags by hand gets old after a while.

Yes you can still use 1/4, 1/2 and full moon clips with the new cylinder. The only difference is the chambered cylinder has a rim inside the chamber to rest the case mouth against ie: headspace. The bored through does not have that which allows a round to just drop through.

I would think the main appeal is that it still works if you lose the moon clips.

Some people want what they want. The owner might just not like moon clips! At least they're not butchering that old girl to get what they want and that I whole heartily can support.