revolver cylinder service

[psychosomatic88]

Who would be the best person for a swift turn around on a revolver cylinder tune up?

The ejector rod isnt snapping home as it should, its somewhat slugish and vague. The rod also isnt quite true and shows the signs of some wear and poor handy work.

I think I would like a new ejector rod making up and the internal shaft hole cleaning up and so just some general fettling.

Any ideas who would be up for it? Its for a 357 Mateba Grifone if thats any diference.

[Sixshot6]

Isn't the problem with a Mateba Grifone going to first involve no new spare parts for it? I recall the company that made is bankrupt and the revolver has some design quirks which separate from the others to work as it does?

[saddler]

Mine seems ok...not that many quirks (though the forend wood could do with being tighter)

Not sure who the nearest pistolsmith to you is...Alan Westlake is based in the South West somewhere I think....may be worth a call?

[Sixshot6]

Mine seems ok...not that many quirks (though the forend wood could do with being tighter)

Not sure who the nearest pistolsmith to you is...Alan Westlake is based in the South West somewhere I think....may be worth a call?

I'll accept I was wrong, I was thinking more of it needing the springs changed when you wanted to go between magnum and special rounds. Westlake sounds a good bet. Good a buckmark coming from him.

[saddler]

Only need to bother with spring changes if the Mateba is in original factory spec.
The UK ones had the recoil system modified so they act like a normal solid frame revolver.

Wish I could find a scope bracket for mine (.357 model)

Quite a good website on them which gives all the background info and the history of the man that designed them.

[Sixshot6]

Only need to bother with spring changes if the Mateba is in original factory spec.
The UK ones had the recoil system modified so they act like a normal solid frame revolver.

Wish I could find a scope bracket for mine (.357 model)

Quite a good website on them which gives all the background info and the history of the man that designed them.

Was there a legal reason it had to lose the ability to work almost as a semi auto? I've stories of this but never confirmation. I've heard some work as normal if you look hard enough.

[saddler]

I think it was done to stop some FEO's needing a refresher course on the ACTUAL wording of the LAW...as opposed to their interpretation of how they think the law should read.
It may be that the "automatic" action would be wide open to someone wanting to get some office "browniee points".
Under the actual wording of the law that describes a self loading pistol...the Mateba would be good to go as the eject part of the act does not take part....until the cylinder is opened manually.

[Sixshot6]

I think it was done to stop some FEO's needing a refresher course on the ACTUAL wording of the LAW...as opposed to their interpretation of how they think the law should read.
It may be that the "automatic" action would be wide open to someone wanting to get some office "browniee points".
Under the actual wording of the law that describes a self loading pistol...the Mateba would be good to go as the eject part of the act does not take part....until the cylinder is opened manually.

Makes sense, but I'm sure some still work as intended and its only some that are modded this way? And the ejection is manual anyway. If we'd have stuck to this, we'd have no straight pull, lever release's or MARS actions (and whatever Lantac is working on)?

[psychosomatic88]

Only need to bother with spring changes if the Mateba is in original factory spec.
The UK ones had the recoil system modified so they act like a normal solid frame revolver.

Wish I could find a scope bracket for mine (.357 model)

Quite a good website on them which gives all the background info and the history of the man that designed them.

Thanks chaps, ill give AW a shout.

Incidently a chap messaged me on youtube asking if I wanted to sell my scope mount back a little while ago. Rather embarrassing this but I havent got back to them as I have been researching this, it seems the rails are very specific in regards to calibre. Ive also not got round to trying it out much.

Feel pretty 5hitty about that really, and I now have a feeling that might have been you Saddler?

[saddler]

Only need to bother with spring changes if the Mateba is in original factory spec.
The UK ones had the recoil system modified so they act like a normal solid frame revolver.

Wish I could find a scope bracket for mine (.357 model)

Quite a good website on them which gives all the background info and the history of the man that designed them.

Thanks chaps, ill give AW a shout.

Incidently a chap messaged me on youtube asking if I wanted to sell my scope mount back a little while ago. Rather embarrassing this but I havent got back to them as I have been researching this, it seems the rails are very specific in regards to calibre. Ive also not got round to trying it out much.

Feel pretty 5hitty about that really, and I now have a feeling that might have been you Saddler?

...may have been! (Bloody was more like)

Oooh....a free scope bracket. COOL.

Aye. Aware of the anomoly (snafu) where-in the scope brackets were caliber specific.
Even a long lend would be beneficial so I could reverse engineer one...