I've been trying to get my new to me 1924 Enfield MK VI (Webley) 455 revolver repaired and shooting. It has turned into quite a project. Turns out that the guy that "shaved" the cylinder, before I owned it, did it with a hand grinder of some kind. The face of the cyl. was uneven and the gun wouldn't close with 45 Auto Rim cases in the cyl.. Luckily he didn't grind deep enough, so I disassembled it and turned the cyl. and the extractor on my lathe. Then it dawns on me I don't really know how far to go. So if someone here has an original Webley or Enfield 455 or a properly shaved cyl. one, I would sure like to know what the gap between the rear of the cartridge and the frame measures. I've got mine turned down so the gap is .003 (3 thousands) between the cartridge and the frame. That seems a bit tight but the gun closes and indexes correctly now. A measurement between the cyl. and the frame, without a case in the cyl., on a correctly shaved cyl. would work too. I sure would appreciate either of those measurements if someone could take the time to do it.
Thanks in advance,
Dave