
March 20, 2012

Hi, as you may have read I recently acquired a 445. I have torn it down, cleaned, replaced mainspring, etc.
Another problem that this gun has is that the crane hits the barrel and is getting dinged up. There is a small amount of play in it. When I close the cylinder I have to pull the crane back to prevent it from snagging.
From disassembly it would seem to me that the crane lock should be a tad bit thicker to tighten this up.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thank You!

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March 27, 2009


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January 24, 2009

It's physically impossible for the crane to hit the barrel. I could see it if the front of the crane is hitting the rear of the shroud, though.
Someone else may have a better idea, but I only see one way to fix the problem, short of replacing the crane. Have someone make you a new crane retaining clip that is a couple thousanths thicker, to pull the crane rearward in the frame & reduce front to rear travel.
You may even be able to make one yourself, since it's a fairly low tech piece.
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