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February 11, 2010
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Or you would pull your hair out 
. Friday I got the hundred rounds that I
order from Reed's Ammo for the 357 SuperMag I recently bought a couple weeks ago
at a gun show. Don't know why but I decided to put a few in the cylinder, I guess
to see if they fit or something, anyway the cylinder crane feels strange like it was dragging
so I tug on it and the whole crane cylinder comes out of the frame ! Well after I
disassemble (Thanks landtoy80 and Superdan for Large Frame Disassembly Tutorial)
I find that a thick rubber half o-ring had been in place of a crane lock. Needless to say
I had to check everything else for cobb work but it all seems great with little to no wear.
With the fresh oil I found I can only imagine someone had disassebled this gun to lubricate
and lost the little $15 crane lock in the process and rigged the o-ring for a sale !
With the next show not until Sept. I will have to stew before I get a chance tho see the
seller, He's lucky there's a summer break and I'm sure he knows nothing about it 
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I gave this gun the go over tug, pull, check, wiggle, look & feel test like always. And I know
I had opened and closed the cylinder at least 20 times before this showed up....but really..
an o-ring...? 
I guess I will have to find time to call CZ for a crane lock tomorrow,
I will probably get a couple for the large frames an a couple for the small frames while
I'm at it.
Any one else with a "gunsmith should be shot" story would sure help me right now.
-Blacktop
January 22, 2008
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It is always disappointing when one comes across the results of another's hack-job, err I mean "handiwork" 
Ahh, the stories professional auto mechanics can tell
-Wayne
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March 2, 2008
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Better that you found about Bubba the Home Gunsmith this way, rather than in a more dangerous way, but it still sucks.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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January 24, 2009
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An o-ring fix...good one!
If they still used metal wire on hay bales, it may have ended up being a chunk of wire in there instrad of an o-ring.
I guess that's how it goes sometimes when buying used guns...sorta like buying used cars.
October 26, 2008
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Blacktop said:
Any one else with a "gunsmith should be shot" story would sure help me right now.
-Blacktop
DON'T Shoot ME!! 
October 26, 2008
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February 11, 2010
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superdan said:
DON'T Shoot ME!!
No way superdan, your one of the good guys ! I guess I should have said
"wannabe gunsmith should be shot"
Called CZ/DW today and ordered the crane locks , was told by lady (not Ginny)
that the supermags and the large frames use different crane locks, I thought
for sure they were the same but maybe I am wrong. Anyway I ordered some of
each. Hopefully they are here by this weekend but I think CZ/DW still only ships
on Thursdays.
-Blacktop
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February 9, 2009
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Blacktop,
I had purchased a 357 back in Spring of this year that when I received it and opened the cylinder the latch fell out on the floor 
. It happens to all of us. Had to get the latch spring and retaining screw from CZ for that one too.
A man cannot have too many SuperMags
February 11, 2010
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So I found some time the weekend of the 4th to get the SuperMag back together.
The crane locks for the large frames and SuperMags are the same so I have a
spare for either or. These have to be filed down and fitted but not a big deal.
I even tore down and checked the 44 afterwards , From now on I think I will
do a disassemble on any future DW purchases for piece of mind.
-Blacktop
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