Barrel and Cylinder pitting

[rleete1948]

Will I got my Colt 1860 in yesterday from the seller at AA the outside looked perfect popped the wedge out and looked at the barrel and cylinder and it looked like it was shout and never cleaned the barrel is pitted badly and the cylinder also it looks like it was kept in the seller :cursing: does anyone have any ideas what to do :redface:

 

[oldwolf]

It depends on what you paid for it I guess.

If it where me I'd send it back for a refund.

Too bad this happened. Did you ask about the bore before purchasing it?

 

[rleete1948]

No I took what was posted as truth it said that it was in good working order and when I emailed him about it he said what would you like to do about it and that he was open minded os I told him I would like him to replace the barrel and sent him a parts list from VTI gun parts he has not gotten back with me yet I think I can use the the cylinder we will see what the response will be

 

[mykeal]

Did you attempt to clean the barrel?

If not you should do so before making any decisions about changing parts. A barrel can look very bad when it's (as good as) brand new due to the preservative oil/grease getting a little old. It loses the surface sheen when dust settles on it, although it is still perfectly good and there's no damage underneath.

I've had a number of new guns look absolutely terrible until they were thoroughly cleaned with a good degreaser.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

hard question, the price of a new barrel and replacement may be as much as a new revolver. :hmm:

 

[oldwolf]

I agree with Mykeal that you should make sure the bore and cylinders are clean before sending it back. No offense to your cleaning abilities but it is hard to know what you are seeing without pictures.

I have been burned a few times with auction purchased guns but mostly they have been good experiences. I have learned to ask very specific questions to the seller about the guns condition. At least you will know what the gun looks like in pictures, which can be deceiving. I remember a situation where I was bidding on a stainless steel gun but some of the pictures looked like there was rust on the gun. The seller assured me that what I was seeing was only a result of lighting and that the gun was not rusted. I took him on his word, and sure enough the gun was fine. Point is that pictures can look better or worse than the actual condition of the piece.

Ask as many questions as you need, most sellers are happy to oblige you, if they are not, you should look elsewhere.

Do you have any pictures of you 1860 that you can post?

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Based only on information so far; I would not get into seller paying for replacing the barrel and possibly having problems with that.

If the bore is bad, might be best to ask for a refund if the auction listing allows this.

Another option to avoid loosing return shipping costs would be to sell it with an accurate description.

Many re-enactors use guns just for blanks and do not care about bore condition. You could place a free ad here in the classifieds.

A lot depends on how much you paid?

Best of luck.

 

[rleete1948]

Will I have good news the seller has agreed to reimburse half of what it would coast for a new barrel I did do an extensive cleaning and it just as bad as I thought I wil keep in touch

 

[rleete1948]

I can still see rifling I wonder if the scotch bite treatment would work on this one to get it to work or should I not mess with it :hmm:

 

[Rebel]

It wouldn't hurt to try it, what have you got to loose except a little time? It may shoot fine.

 

[Zonie]

Redrooster:
As I'm sure you've read in posts about muzzleloading rifles with somewhat damaged bores, some rust pits won't have much of an affect on the guns accuracy.

Of course, the rifles shoot a patched ball so the cloth patch is the only thing that contacts the bore but in the C&B pistols that is not the case.
Because of this, the lead balls shot in a pitted bore may "lead" the bore some when the gun is fired but this leading is not dangerous. It may reduce the accuracy a bit but, if your pistol shooting is like mine you will never notice it.

If the gun was mine, I would use steel wool on a cleaning jag to remove as much of the loose rust as I could. Then I would oil the bore and start planning my first shooting trip with my new gun.
zonie