How Expensive To Fix Timing on a Colt Detective Special?

[Ironlip]

I've got an old Colt Detective Special, made in about 1938 I think. I enjoy shooting it, and I've slipped it into a pocket a couple of times when I thought that having something like that handy would be a "good idea." It works great except for the timing on one of the cylinders. All the others line up and lock up just fine. How expensive would it be to have that timing fixed by a competent gunsmith?

[bruce]

Used parts can be found. But, it may be that finding a gunsmith who knows anything at all about older Colts is going to be a problem. Sincerely. bruce.

[Art]

Try contacting Colt directly, it's your best bet. Unfortunately your problem isn't really uncommon with Colt D.A. revolvers.

[Johnny P]

Don't believe Colt will work on it any more. They lost all their people that could work on one of their revolvers that times on the hand.

If it will time correctly on five chambers it doesn't sound like the normal timing problem with a worn hand. Check the ratchet on the back of the chamber that is not timing when trigger is pulled.

[Ironlip]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I knew I could get some ideas here. I'll follow up on all of this, starting with the ratchet on the back of the cylinder.

[mike9905]

MY understanding is that Colt will not work on their older revolvers and refers customers to Doug Turnbull Restorations.

[Merc]

Go to www.coltfever.com and click in gunsmithing. There are smiths who still work on Colt revolvers.

[barretcreek]

Where'y'at?

[Ironlip]

Just noticed this response bc. I'm in Dallas Texas.

[Merc]

The www.coltfever.com site has a procedure to check the timing of Colt revolvers on the gunsmith page.