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Need help with sloppy wedge
Well, ok. I see in the photos that the wedge adjusting screw is as wide as the slot. Looks like it's got more bearing surface than original. If original wedges aren't hardened, it probably makes sense to keep them that way. I'd rather wear the wedge than the bearing surfaces. I'm thinking of... -
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To much is made of short arbors
Man oh man - ten pages of back and forth over this. M De Land said that shimming the arbor is a good idea several pages back. Yeah, they'll shoot with a short arbor, and with minimal loads or minimal shooting, will probably be fine for a long time. Without stress testing or an engineering... -
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How often do you replace the nipple ?
necchi - From the reading I've done (no personal experience) the figures that come up are .024" is optimum for a rifle nipple, and is worn out beyond .028". I believe it was Idaho Lewis said that, but others who compete found the same to be true. Orifice size is a game of going the smallest with...- Dude
- Post #58
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Optimum Revolver Nipple Orifice
With rifle nipples, orifices are all over the map with only a few manufacturers getting it right. Just because the slix shots work doesn't necessarily mean the orifices are the optimum size. At what point will the hammer blow back on a revolver? Probably depends on the powder charge, orifice... -
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Optimum Revolver Nipple Orifice
I've been trying to find the answer to this question with no luck. Rifle nipples? No problem - .024-.028" is the answer there. I'd think that revolvers should be about the same or maybe even less since the flash channel is short and straight into the charge. Has anyone researched this topic... -
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Need help with sloppy wedge
Thanks, M. De Land. I've had those same thoughts about the bearing surface not being as large. Looking at the bearing surface in the arbor, it's flat with ramps to each side. I suppose if the set screw was the same diameter as the slot, then bearing surface would be similar. Another thought as... -
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How often do you replace the nipple ?
New question, but along this same line: I've got a Pietta 1860 army with Slix shot nipples. Came to me with them. The orifices are .037" and that seems pretty large. But they're all the same and don't look worn. Is this standard? The threads in my search all come up with rifle nipples even...- Dude
- Post #55
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Need help with sloppy wedge
I hadn't thought of the rearward part being fairly square, so that should work. The other possibility I considered was making up a drill guide on the lathe. It's such a short distance, it should be pretty easy. But there also isn't much distance for for the setscrew. Since it's Italian I'll make... -
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Need help with sloppy wedge
It would be one thing if it was worn, but it isn't. I'd have thought there'd be a place offering wedges in varying widths, or at least one extra wide that could be filed down or machined to proper width. Tyler said: The other option is to drill and tap the end of the arbor 1/4-28* for a... -
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Need help with sloppy wedge
The gun - Pietta 1860 army 44. The poor thing has gone through hell and back, and of course the previous owner didn't disclose the troubles and how it got there. He got it new (it's a 2013) and just decided to defarb it. I suspect the defarbing had something to do with replacing the barrel (who... -
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SOLD TC Double set trigger
Looks like I'm a little too late to this party! :-( Early bird gets the worm, second mouse gets the cheese, but the third duck is simply out of luck.- Dude
- Post #7
- Forum: Firearms For Sale/Trade/Wanted
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SOLD 2nd Attempt, Parker Hale Whitworth Rifle-Unfired
So he lists it for $1000, and then turns it into an auction? Since when is that ok? I thought the rules are we have to list a price in our ads. A new member selling a desirable gun for a 'too-good-to-be-true' price, raises red flags. And then there are more red flags turning the offering into...- Dude
- Post #53
- Forum: Firearms For Sale/Trade/Wanted
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Trigger Guards
Is it supposed to look something like this? https://collegehillarsenal.com/Alexander-Henry-Retailer-Marked-Pryse-Cashmore-Daw-Revolver-with-Very-Rare-Topstrap- Dude
- Post #2
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Refinished 1851 navy
I've done similar with my project 51 Navy. Got rid of everything on the left side of the barrel except for euroarms and 36 Cal on the right side. They both got filed down a bit so they're not so prominent now, almost discrete. Was even thinking of removing the .36 Cal but still undecided about... -
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Refinished 1851 navy
I like it! And, you're right - the frame and rammer need the treatment now. -
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Pedersoli or ruger
Me, I'd get the $600 ROA. Seems like a good price to me - and you could possibly even get it for less considering that's the asking price? If it's in good condition, just normal wear with an excellent bore, I'd jump on it. -
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Pedersoli or ruger
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Mineral oil and Vasilene.
When it's THIS hot, you'd better be extra careful!- Dude
- Post #58
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Mineral oil and Vasilene.
This is what I recall from memory about vaseline. It's some sort of byproduct of the oil industry. It would collect on the refining equipment and guys discovered it would aid healing of cuts and burns. I think it's a waxy substance - a bit different than mineral oil. I use it for a dielectric...- Dude
- Post #36
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Appropriate cylinder gap for Colt revolvers
By all accounts I've seen, a gap of .002-3" is the best. What I mean by a mismatch is this: With the arbor bottomed a perfect match would be the barrel lug/frame joint match perfectly - not tight or loose. A mismatch would be when the barrel lug contacts the frame, the arbor hasn't yet...