Astra DA 45 Colt
by Sarge 
, Central Misery, Sunday, December 04, 2016, 15:07 (2849 days ago) @ Sarge
edited by Sarge, Sunday, December 04, 2016, 19:59
Thanks guys. I gutted it out today, polished the DA bearing surfaces and cleaned up a substantial burr that was on the single action sear point of the trigger. The gun was dry inside so it got scrubbed & oiled, too. The cylinder was sluggish so I cleaned & polished the arbor, while I had the cylinder out.
My trigger scale only goes to 8 pounds so I can't measure the DA pull, but I'm guessing it about 10 pounds- and it is really slick now. The SA trigger finished at 4 pounds and is as crisp as any S&W I ever owned.
Bore appears to be 0.454 and cylinder throats are YUGE at a uniform 0.458"... at least I won't need this one reamed, LOL.
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Sarge,
2016-12-04, 06:45
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- Looking forward to seeing more on this Sarge. - Hoot, 2016-12-04, 08:51
- Astra DA 45 Colt Looks new! Tom has one as well. - Rob Leahy, 2016-12-04, 13:16
- Astra DA 45 Colt - Sarge, 2016-12-04, 15:07
- I have one identical to it. Great gun and lots of fun to -
stonewalrus,
2016-12-04, 16:42
- Got it pretty well dialed in... -
Sarge,
2016-12-04, 17:47
- may have to try that. I need to do some serious 45 Colt - stonewalrus, 2016-12-04, 20:45
- is the 8.5 grains of Universal a mild to moderate load? -
stonewalrus,
2016-12-04, 22:36
- Moderate... -
Sarge,
2016-12-04, 23:32
- Sounds like a great load. Thank you - stonewalrus, 2016-12-05, 04:58
- Moderate... -
Sarge,
2016-12-04, 23:32
- Got it pretty well dialed in... -
Sarge,
2016-12-04, 17:47
- Astra DA 45 Colt - Cherokee, 2016-12-04, 19:47
- There is an ingenious way to lighten the trigger pull - stonewalrus, 2016-12-04, 20:44