#CHARTER ARMS REVOLVERS JUNK HOW TO#

Iv'e tried resenting the shells, clocking the half-head for max clearance, looked for where maybe I missed a shim or something, I can't find anything. So not sure what that pin does, but now when loaded with Hornady self defense rounds fully seated, with the cylinder ejected and down on the stop (or just above), the shell rims hit the half-head. I did not remove the trigger mechanism, from what I read very little to be gained in there and very fiddly to get back right. It look like you took a cheese head screw and cut off one lobe to the slot leaving a half moon head. Modifying this spring seems risky and a one way srreet, and making one doesn't fill me with confidence either since it simply MUST work if the time comes.Ģ) There is a little sort of half cheese-head screw right below the back of the cylinder. She's happy as it is, but I can tell with her arthritic hands, the pull is still just too high. I thought I might get 3 or so over a range to test.

#CHARTER ARMS REVOLVERS JUNK HOW TO#

I'm guessing I can buy generic springs, but what do I look for? I'm afraid I not only do not know sources, but I also don't know how to determine the characteristics of this one, and identify a good candidate. I don't like packmayr as well, but they have a bobbed 'rubber' grip that provides some depth and covers the back strap that looks like it may work well, but I want to put my hands on one before ordering.ġ) What's the best option to lighten the spring? I think it could now go down a good 30% easily without misfires, but there are no spring kits. Thta gun went from something I wouldn't shoot and would feel guilty selling at fire sale prices to something I would absolutely carry without concern (if ever carried 38 Spl).Īs for the grips, I love Hogues, but can't find any for the Undercover, even called the office. I've shot raggedy non-maintained 'truck guns' (bounced around under the seat of a truck for 30 years without any attention) that worked better when finally shot! Still some drift using dual action from the MASSIVE spring that that was put int to make it reliably work with the rough ground/machined parts inside, but predictable and controlable now without working our way through 3 separate staging 'stops'(?) befoer while getting the trigger back and then at unpredictable points feeling the trigger let go. Double action is also much improved and quite functional now with no tendency to failure or any sort of issue normally resulting from a bad tune-up. But nice, crisp, and completely predictable with no take-up at all once engaged. Single action is now on par with my SP101 but with a higher spring pressure. The difference was nothing less than astounding.

Most work was done with a very fine diamond lap and a modelers 'smooth file' made to sue with super fine sand paper. So I polished and deburred everything, paying particular attention to the critical surfaces, angles and edges. What you can see isn't mad, anything covered, very rough. Everything was SO rough, it looked like the inside of lots of modern low budget chinese tools. Pretty simple gun all around, but when disassembled it was clear what the problem was. I'm not a gun smith, but wanted to get into it for some time, had read up in the past, and did lots of new reading trying to focus on the 38 Undercover. I looked for a better quality gun (she really wanted an SP101 like mine) but with current politics, policies, fears, and resulting prices that's just not gonna happen. Very hard pull, and no way to guess when it might break and send one down range. She could shoot my SP101 357 Mag (with 38s for her) with ease and good accuracy. Doulble action was all but unusable even for me, much less her weaker arthritic hands. Ergonomically it was maybe a 1 out of 10 with a tiny roundish handle making it impossible to keep the gun from swinging while DRAGGING and hauling on the trigger. So I tried it to see what the problem might be, and the gun was beyond awful. She got some experience on a wide range of guns, though had not interest in any of the large bores or shotguns, though in the surprise turn around of the day she did really enjoy my customized M17 with bipod and Eotec holo-scope.Īnyway, she couldn't shoot her gun to save he life, quite literally. So we bought her a box of FMJ and took here with use when we (the me and my kids mainly) went shooting. Was going shooting, prevailed upon her that EVERYONE who owns a gun for self defense must spend some time shooing it. My mother has a 38 Undercover she bought some 45 years ago.

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