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  1. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    Also, I checked hand spring tension at both the bottom and top of the stroke in a couple of my revolvers and if there is any increase in tension I couldn't tell it by feel.
  2. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    Well, Physics don't care who says it just can't be that way............ it's true any how !
  3. M

    Is chain fire more likely from the front end with ball or conical bullet ?

    I've been making my wads of eighth inch Duro-felt soaked in my home brewed Mathews lube made for black powder cartridge bullets consisting of Murphy's oil soap, bear oil and bees wax. So far it has worked really well in the Walker, Uberti 62 Police and Pietta 58 target with both ball and bullet...
  4. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    I should more accurately said unless modified by timing and with heavier bolt spring etc.
  5. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    They all do after getting some miles on their chassis from hard use.
  6. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    That's the reason for dressing/polishing the bolt dome and its lead in corner so only a rub line and not a gall is present. Also it aids the bolt drop into the cylinder notches along with braking the cylinder inertia. Early bolt drop before the lead in cut into the cylinder notch actually has a...
  7. M

    Recoil shields on brass frames

    As Mike pointed out the actual ratchet face is not supposed to be the rear barrier for cylinder support in percussion guns against recoil, the recoil shield is and that's why the indentations are in it from the area just outside the ratchet well Mike referred to as the web, between the nipple...
  8. M

    Cleaning / Shining up Brass Framed Revolvers?

    Wow , the cylinder imprinted the recoil shield so far the ratchet was knawing in to the bottom of the well! Great pictures ! Must have had a barrel/cylinder gap approaching .030-.040 judging from the depth of the imprints.
  9. M

    Cleaning / Shining up Brass Framed Revolvers?

    Correct. Some pictures I posted last year showing the imprints in the recoil shield. I was referring to the area of the ratchet so folks would know what I was describing. My thought was to turn and thread (for the arbor) a steel bushing the same shape as the recoil shield and ratchet well...
  10. M

    Is chain fire more likely from the front end with ball or conical bullet ?

    Yeah
  11. M

    Cleaning / Shining up Brass Framed Revolvers?

    I was thinking of sweating and cross pinning a steel bushing into the frame that has a tight thread fit to the arbor giving it a larger and sturdier base from which to anchor it in the frame. The steel bushing implant would also serve as the new recoil shield against which the ratchet star would...
  12. M

    Is chain fire more likely from the front end with ball or conical bullet ?

  13. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    Picture of it please ?
  14. M

    Cleaning / Shining up Brass Framed Revolvers?

    I prefer the dull brass look compared to shinny but mainly can't get past the tendency for brass frame guns to imprint the ratchet star into the recoil shield, develop excessive barrel/cylinder gap and loosen in the arbor thread over time and use being excelorated by normal loads for a steel...
  15. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    I'm a real fan of Ruger Bisely hammers and triggers but especially the grip !
  16. M

    Is chain fire more likely from the front end with ball or conical bullet ?

    I've used Crisco for years off and on and it works fine as long as your not shooting into the wind as it will vaporize and blow back on you covering your shooting glasses and spotting scope front lense.
  17. M

    Kaido's 240gr Conical is a Keeper for sure

    Here's my current crop of .45 cal revolver slugs that potentially could be used in the percussion guns from 337 grain LBT custom, 280 grain RCBS Kieth, 200 grain ACP bullet currently used in the Walker and 200 grain round ogive, flat nose, some one gave me a bag of. The last one has a BHN of 15...
  18. M

    Ruger Old Army Upgrade

    Greasing the business skids a bit Mike ? I'm picking on yah in jest and fully agree with the room for ROA mechanical upgrades although they are near indestructible out of the box if you can remember to turn the loading lever lock screw in ! 😄
  19. M

    Is chain fire more likely from the front end with ball or conical bullet ?

    If I ever get caught up again I have a few mold ideas to try out. I purposely look for and buy good small calliber Lyman, RCBS and other good Mehanite (fine grain cast iron) molds to lathe bore my own bullets for various calibers. I almost always can pick up these molds in new condition for ten...
  20. M

    Cleaning / Shining up Brass Framed Revolvers?

    I wonder if the same personalities that prefer shiny like case coloring? I some times think do folks (we) really like certain aspects of style and finish of our own accord or are taught what we are supposed like to appear cultured , in the know or on the "in crowd" ! I prefer the look of some...
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