Thank you, Sir I don't get the opportunity all that much anymore 

Then a diamond file is your huckleberry if you're handy.
Maybe, see a competent Smith is prudent.

 

Quote from: Major 2 on December 14, 2024, 04:17:21 PMProlly dry fired without snap caps, perhaps a lot.

 
Does the GW II have a FP bushing or just a FP hole in the recoil shield?
In any cast that FP burr needs dressing. If it is just drilled hole, consider having a FP bushing installed for a more harmonious outcome.
 You may also want to check for burrs on the recoil shield step.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542438
 

It appears to have a bushing.  The burr is very obvious in the picture:

Prolly dry fired without snap caps, perhaps a lot.


Does the GW II have a FP bushing or just a FP hole in the recoil shield?
In any case that FP burr needs dressing. If it is just drilled hole, consider having a FP bushing installed for a more harmonious outcome.
You may also want to check for burrs on the recoil shield step.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542438
 

I took some measurements today, the gap between the end of the cylinder and the front of the frame was 0.1015 inches, the gap between the back of the cylinder and back of the frame was 0.0805 inches.

There is a noticeable bur around the firing pin hole as well.

Looks like that mold will make nice bullets. As a beginner at casting, co far my best bullets have been made with pre-mixed ingots of 20-1.

Well Now 

Plus one for Kent Shootwell and 45 Dragoon.  First thing to check is insure there are NO Burrs on the recoil shield.  Don't just look, run you finger lightly over the entire recoil shield.  Should be NO Burrs.  Then look at the screw that holds the loading gate onto the recoil shield.  Should not protrude.  Then check you're installing the Cylinder Base correctly with the "notches" aligned with the "latch."  After you finish all that, check your Headspace and End Shake.  Headspace is optimum at .004 and End Shake should be .001.

From where/who did you get this GW II??  It appears it may have been "not quite" an advertised.  It's actually kinda hard to "break" a GW II but "Dry Fire" without Snap Caps is a major NO NO,

Check for burrs on the recoil shield, often the hole that the firing pin comes through gets a burr as well.

Ammo.
wM1