Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

bullet shavings, as in the barrel being too tight for the bullet to pass through?
Not my area of expertise but if the timing is correct the bullet will enter the forcing cone without shavings.
Can begin by checking the gap between the cylinder and the forcing cone. There's an acceptable range but its less than a spark plug gap, that's for sure. There will be some gas pressure that escapes there, just want it to be minimium.

Using a spent cartridge or dummy can check for how well the cylinder is locked up when the hammer is falling.

The timing itself probably best dealt with by a gunsmith. AFAIK they don't sell timing lights for this laugh2-gif.gif