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whitneyville cylinder face wear
Well I don't see any marks other than the bolt drop (bolt dropping onto the cylinder) and the mark on the bottom of the locking notch. But, I could be wrong . . . so Mr. lone pine could check it for himself. lone pine, these are the timing marks for checking an open-top platform ( since... -
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whitneyville cylinder face wear
I don't think so. There's no mark to indicate that. One of the notches may have some "upset material" but that's from locking up and it doesn't appear to be hindering carry up ( no mark). The only marks I see are bolt drop and full engagement (bottom of the notch). Mike -
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1861 Navy paper cartridges
Sorry sir, I do not. Have never had that done so can't even make a recommendation !! 🫤 Mike -
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whitneyville cylinder face wear
The marks on lone pines cylinder are normal. The mark on the cylinder shows the bolt ON the cylinder before entering the notch as it should be ( it should be fully on the cyl before the notch). The mark IN the notch shows full engagement which is a good thing. Just polish the surfaces... -
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whitneyville cylinder face wear
The forcing cone end on an OT is a bearing surface as is the cylinder face. Polish both and they'll be fine. A large barrel/cylinder clearance will allow battering between the two surfaces. "Large" ( for me) is anything more than .003" for cap guns, .0025" for unmentionables. Maintaining... -
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whitneyville cylinder face wear
I "get" what you're saying but honestly, just because light loads won't necessarily wreck an OT doesn't mean it's built correctly . . . the fact is, it isn't. I'd figure someone as "persnickity" as you are would want all your OT's to be "correct" . . . like the Colts they're supposed to... -
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whitneyville cylinder face wear
Shhhhhhhhhhhh !!! ( I didn't say anything 🤐) Bob 😎 -
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whitneyville cylinder face wear
Here's the cyl of one of my 1860's after near 2,000 rounds . . . the minimum pressure being 21,000 psi and max (so far) 23,000 psi. Hmmmm. You made a pretty big deal about doing the Walker though. So, after "hanging your hat" on evidence with originals, you've decided "correct" setup... -
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The Colt Open Top Hammer Sight
That hasn't quite been my experience. Obviously it would do no good to lower the sight notch in the hammer to an unusable depth but you can relieve it enough to locate the top of the front sight "within" the rear sight notch to better find a POA / POI. As I previously posted (as well as Bad... -
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Just bought a Pietta 1851 Navy in .36, what do I need to know?
You can raise the front sight of course and I do that by installing a '72 Open Top front sight on my '60 Uberti's. Deepening the notch though doesn't mean you do away with any of the hammer material that is the existing rear sight. "Burying the sight" is just knowing "WHERE" to place the... -
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Need advise!!! Colt 1860 serial #s fake or legit
It's not together but I got pictures of the first one I got to inspect. Mike -
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How were Colt 1860-61 revolver barrels contoured?
What? With no buttons to push? Are you kidding ?!!! 😆 Mike -
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Breaking down a Colt pattern revolver
Danda0624, the job of the wedge is to "marry" two assemblies so that they operate as one harmonious assembly using great tension. The wedge PULLS the barrel assy against the end of the arbor and the length of the arbor is what determines the barrel / cylinder clearance (what we call "endshake"... -
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Tip borrowed from TC encore assembly as applied to reassembly of percussion revolvers.
So, the sequence goes -Hamer w/hand first, bolt and then the trigger. Afterwards, you can remove the bolt or trigger or hammer singley because the "still installed" parts will hold the part being reinstalled in position. Of course if you "gut" the whole thing then the "sequence" will... -
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Tip borrowed from TC encore assembly as applied to reassembly of percussion revolvers.
This time with hammer installed. Install bolt just like above. Then insert trigger ( it'll stand between the bolt arm and the frame). Start pin, push on through and tighten screw. What am I missing? Mike -
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Tip borrowed from TC encore assembly as applied to reassembly of percussion revolvers.
Ok, no hammer ( install hammer first and it will "hold" bolt and trigger in place for you), bolt laying in position, notice how the holes line up basically perfect, insert screw-pin, holes will self align and push pin on home, tighten screw. Don't really know how it could be any simpler... -
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Tip borrowed from TC encore assembly as applied to reassembly of percussion revolvers.
I'll try and do a pictorial but I've never had a problem using the "pin" section of the "screw-pins" as an alignment tool. It just seems to me that if you can do it with a Q-tip shaft, you can do it with the screw-pin and do it one time instead of twice. Mike -
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How were Colt 1860-61 revolver barrels contoured?
Definitely more work than making a screw-in barrel . . . which is why the top strap is with us today. Mike