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Author: | NebrHogger [ Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Small problem with my new (to me) Whitney Wolverine |
Having never handled one, I'm pretty much at a loss here. SW |
Author: | A square 10 [ Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Small problem with my new (to me) Whitney Wolverine |
me too but i like that one , hope you get her working to your satisfaction , im not thinking you would ever reload those but i do see your concerns , |
Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:05 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Small problem with my new (to me) Whitney Wolverine |
I think you are on the right track with the return spring idea. Had an old Cooey with the folding tenite forearm do that to me. Nylon end cap that retained the spring also acted as a buffer, and it was cracked almost all the way around. Possible culprit was stingers. Not familiar with the Whitney system~ it may well be bufferless for all I know. Hope fully it's not venting gas. Might want to try some target grade ammo in it- the lesser velocity milder fodder may balance things in what could have been intended as a target type pistol. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
Author: | A square 10 [ Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Small problem with my new (to me) Whitney Wolverine |
how old is it ? you do not want to run modern high velocity in an older handgun of this type , but i know nothing of these and do not know the age of them , so often its the springs in early ones that will fix the condition , i hope you get her running as she should , |
Author: | KimFella [ Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Small problem with my new (to me) Whitney Wolverine |
I was using the 500 round box of Remington Thunderbolt ammo. Another shooter gave me some CCI medium velocity ammo ... same thing. I tried backing off the knurled nut until it was flush with the end of the barrel ... same thing. Apparently these are supposed to use "good quality" ammo for the first 1000 or so rounds and after that they are fine with whatever you can get. That appears to relate to feeding and ejecting problems. I'm guessing but I think this was from about '59 or '60. It just has "Whitney" stamped on it so it was after they had to drop the "Wolverine" due to legal problems. There was one internet post/article saying the barrel seat must be flush with the front of the shroud/main frame or if it extends beyond you will create a headspace gap of 0.090" (or was it 0.009"?) Either way that shouldn't be the problem here since the barrel seat IS flush with the frame, just not loose enough to get it out for cleaning. My son suggested I try it with the safety removed just in case the bolt is hanging up briefly on the safety if it is bent a bit. If the bolt starts to retract properly but gets caught ever so briefly after about 1/8" travel that might be causing the bulging, as the casing would be extracted only that 1/8" and then held there briefly and the pressure that should be just retracting the bolt builds enough to bulge the brass, then the bolt starts to move again and the casing continues to eject. I'm a little reluctant to remove the safety since, if I'm reading the disassembly sequence correctly I have to remove the trigger assembly and the hammer first, and reassembly requires the use of "slave pins". It basically sounds pretty finicky and complicated. (Weird, because the basic field strip part is extremely straight forward and not at all finicky.) Most of the disassembly/reassembly instructions are for the Olympic version. Mostly the same but some differences. |
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