Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
...I'd just remove the shim, take it to the range and shoot it. ...
Took your (and browningautorifleicon's) advice, removed the shim, reassembled the revolver and test fired it after work today. Three cylinders full, no malfunctions. The results at 25 yards show that it is quite good enough for government work.

Cursed mightily whoever installed the shim, all his ancestors and all their progeny. They went to a lot of trouble making the damn thing as the dimensions do not duplicate anything Brownell's stocks. It had me confused for certain.

Once everyone here made it clear that the shim was bogus, I could see exactly, as you said, how the stop cam and the groove in the cylinder control the cylinder's position. If I stumble on to a new cylinder stop cam, I might try it to see. I shall look for Stamp's book, as you recommend.

Thanks to all here for all the advice and in helping me understand how this revolver was supposed to have been put together.