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I could not find the harris stay bright so ended up using oatey safe flow silver solder. cleaned it with electronics cleaner and the...

I have read about dovetailing jigs. Can't recall where but you might start with Brownell's? Supposedly the soft iron barrel stock is...

Yea I discolored an area around the front sight but it does not look too bad. Black marker and only I know its there, granted I have...

I had the catch on my 1960's Navy Arms Remington fall off a long time ago. I hard soldered it back on but don't remember what I used...

I have found that sizing the cylinder chambers to the groove diameter plus .001”-.002” has given the me the best accuracy with both...

That is what Eras Begone said, have to wonder if I am sub sized on the 47 Walker, really does not matter. I shot up the last of them...

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...

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...

I recall long ago reading they are press fit. Makes me think chilled latch tapped into a hot orifice.

Get your self some cerosafe from Brownell's for making cast measuring slugs. . Quick, easy and accurate. I use it often as it is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Well, it makes one wonder what original chambers measured. It is beneficial to be slightly oversized in case there’s any flaws in the...