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    Barrel / Cylinder alignment

    Indeed, tool wear and spindle/collet runout will erode tolerances. I would expect these things to impact the workpiece fairly uniformly. Machine wear (Ways and Gibbs) however can introduce errors that are very position dependent. And if this is responsible for prod your-of-spec parts then it...
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    Barrel / Cylinder alignment

    I have to wonder how things like this happen assuming all the parts are made on modern CNC machines, which can often hold accuracies down to a few tenths. One would think the same error would appear in all five locations or not at all. But if this were machined manually it’s a little easier to...
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    12L14 Steel good enough?

    I’ve made a number of automotive gears from 8620. It’s easily case-hardened and made for durable wear surfaces
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    Carburetor cleaner

    Soap & water for me. I’ve used carb cleaner before but that was years ago and the carb cleaner back then was powerful smelling stuff, and it was hard to get that smell out of the gun.
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    #10 caps at Bass Pro

    Oh! I didn’t know. Thanks!
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    #10 caps at Bass Pro

    Just saw these at Bass Pro. All my stuff is set up for #11’s, but for anyone in need of #10, here they are. Total of 6 tins on the rack
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    Barrel / Cylinder alignment

    >> … or more likely silver solder on a laminate of spring stock and mill down to fit the offset notch width. I like that. Yes, a carbide end mill to get it close then abrasives for the final fit. And silver solder permits the option of removing the shim without damaging the bolt. Bicycle...
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    Barrel / Cylinder alignment

    Ahh, good! I was hoping it would be something like that … pretty straightforward machine work. Thanks!
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    Barrel / Cylinder alignment

    I'm guessing the fix would be to shift the bolt left or right. But if it's so bad that this isn't enough .... re-machine the notches?
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    Barrel / Cylinder alignment

    Is there a way to correct this misalignment, assuming it's present even with the cylinder locked into position by the bolt? Also, I suppose it could happen in either direction (over or under rotated), so I'm wondering how each case would be addressed.
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    Do you aim or point and shoot instinctively?

    (Off topic a bit) And it even works for swords. I apply this technique to fencing weapons …. close my eyes and extend the arm. The blade should be in line with my arm. If not, adjust the grip angle until it is.
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    Getting the Walker tuned up

    Could be. Reamers typically work the sides, not so much the ends. I took a cast of that hole to get the cone profile and have also noticed the small small flat around the perimeter you mentioned. Ive accidentally created such flats on drilled holes in the past by overdriving the reamer into the...
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    Getting the Walker tuned up

    My Walker also has this “angled floor”. It appears to be the same angle as the nose of a standard jobber drill bit, which is probably what was used to make that hole in the first place (nothing fancy, that's for sure). I never felt comfortable with a shim that only made perimeter contact, so my...
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    Getting the Walker tuned up

    My Walker arbor bore also has that "angled floor". It appears to be the same angle as the nose of a standard jobber drill bit, which is probably what was use to make the hole in the first place. Nothing fancy, that's for sure. I never felt comfortable with shims that only had edge/perimeter...
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    Homemade Nipple Wrench

    I’ve bought and made a few nipple wrenches for my revolvers, and found that the fingers can widen apart, eventually to the point where the wrench no longer works. My solution was to press on a small steel sleeve (ring) to keep the fingers from spreading. Works like a champ.
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    Is there a way to postpone cleaning a ml?

    Here’s a hip-shot thought … rust requires oxygen to form, right? So what would happen if you put your guns in a sealed container and replaced the air inside with, say nitrogen (or argon, or any other inert gas used at welding shops)?
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    Colt Dragoon Light Hammer Strike?

    I have a dragoon that has similar characteristics. But it had one cylinder that often misfired. Turns out the nipple pocket in that cylinder had been milled a few thousandths too deep and the hammer wasn’t striking that nipple properly. After adding a precision spacer under that nipple, all six...
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    Colt Dragoon Light Hammer Strike?

    It might be worth pulling the cylinder and checking the overall distance from each nipple to the front of the cylinder with a micrometer. Especially if the same one or two cylinders keep misfiring. With modern CNC machining I would expect them all to measure the same, but I’ve seen a few exceptions.
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    #11 caps at Bass Pro

    Bass Pro has #11 CCI caps again. Just bought a bunch. Out here in CA they're running about $13 for a tin of 100. I had heard CCI was going to start making them again in June so I guess the stories are true.
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    THANKS for letting me in

    Welcome, from the hippie-dippy West Coast!
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