View Full Version : How to fix my Colt Official Police .38?
January 18, 2005, 11:07 PM I was wondering if anyone in here
could tell me how I could fix my police special. It's an old
Colt Official Police .38. Gunsmiths that I've been to don't
generally like to touch them. Colt won't touch this model
anymore (it was made in the early 1940's) It worked quite well
when I bought it about 2 years ago. I recently repaired it and
had it refinished along with a younger gun (probably made in the
'60s or '70s) of the same model. The most common recurring
problem with it is the bolt overshooting the cylinder 3 times
out of six (or sometimes all 6 depending on the circumstances).
I fool with the bolt spring, file on it. Come up with my own
ideas. And if I fool with it long enough and watch the inner
workings enough I am generally able to fix it. (The Lord has
taught me a lot about the word "patience" when working on this
gun) However, I am at a loss. The most recent problem to develop
is this:  I just time repaired gun's