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    rodwha reacted to n.h.schmidt's post in the thread 1858 loading lever catch with Like Like.
    Brownells has a solder called Force 44. It's 96% tin and 4% silver .It melts at just under 500F. It's strong at 15,00 to 26,00 .Three...
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    rodwha reacted to ZUG's post in the thread 1858 loading lever catch with Like Like.
    Your heat source (hardware store propane torch) will be good for most SOFT SOLDER jobs. I would pick Stay-Brite and it's paste flux...
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    rodwha replied to the thread 1858 loading lever catch.
    I recall long ago reading they are press fit. Makes me think chilled latch tapped into a hot orifice.
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    rodwha reacted to M. De Land's post in the thread Cylinder bore with Like Like.
    Get your self some cerosafe from Brownell's for making cast measuring slugs. . Quick, easy and accurate. I use it often as it is...
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    rodwha replied to the thread 1858 loading lever catch.
    That I don’t know much about that but did brazing. It takes a min to ge the hang of it with the biggest concern overheating and melting...
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    rodwha reacted to nick_1's post in the thread 1858 loading lever catch with Like Like.
    the loading lever fell out of my 1858 pietta last night. almost looks like it broke off? there is a slight circular indentation that it...
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    rodwha reacted to Smokerr's post in the thread Ruger Old Army with Like Like.
    Clients tend to guys with money and little sense. Bad shooting is common so the guides are fully prepared to deal with a bad shot...
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    rodwha reacted to nick_1's post in the thread Maximum loads for 1858 Remington with Like Like.
    Went on a pretty long ski hunt today. Did a bunch of trail work, lots of blowdowns so I brought a hand saw and an 1858 instead of a...
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    rodwha replied to the thread Cylinder bore.
    Well, it makes one wonder what original chambers measured. It is beneficial to be slightly oversized in case there’s any flaws in the...
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    rodwha reacted to Smokerr's post in the thread Cylinder bore with Like Like.
    Emailing with Era's on the subject, the .460 seems to be a result of the narrow band at the upper end and it should squeeze down...
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    rodwha reacted to M. De Land's post in the thread Cylinder bore with Like Like.
    I have a Pietta 58 made in the mid 80s that I line reamed the chamber throats out to match the groove diameter and it will out shoot my...
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    rodwha reacted to M. De Land's post in the thread Ruger Old Army with Like Like.
    Some years in AK, more folks are mauled by black bear than Brown/grizzly (which are the same species by the way) only diet and location...
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    rodwha reacted to Real1's post in the thread Ruger Old Army with Like Like.
    As been stated, the bullet is only marginally bigger than a .44. Not enough to make a difference in killing an animal. I'm all for...
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    rodwha reacted to French Colonial's post in the thread Ruger Old Army with Like Like.
    It makes perfect sense, he worked for many years to develop the 44 mag using thicker cylinder walls of the older guns. In fact he tried...
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    rodwha reacted to Bad Karma's post in the thread Ruger Old Army with Like Like.
    Zackly right. Using the commonly available guns, Elmer was stuck with the .44. If there had been a frame and cylinder capable of...
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