Flinter987
40 Cal.
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Howdy,
I bought a gun today. I found it on craigslist as a "non-working wallhanger" It is a Ultra-hi Japanese Miroku Percussion .45 cal. It had been hanging on this guys wall for 10 years. Paid $45 for it which is probably a bit high considering it's shape!
It is drilled and tapped for a scope, which isn't so bad - except they ground out part of the inside of the hammer so it wouldn't hit the scope. The hammer has some chips out of the head, the bore is a bit rusty, and it's missing the front sight.
Oh, yeah, someone in their brilliance ground off the tip of the buttplate to make it more "modern" by the looks of things! Otherwise, I think it'll be a breeze to make it into a shooter again. The lock seems strong and the hammer seems to fit the nipple nice.
Tonight when I was cleaning it I took a brand new Hoppes .45 cal brush and was running it through the bore. When it got to the bottom and I went to reverse it the wire part pulled right off the screw part. :shake: I tried getting it back out by packing the barrel with cotton and cloth and then hooking up the air compressor to the nipple to blast it out of there. It didn't budge - even with over a hundred pounds of pressure. I think I'll try a cap on it in the morning and see if that'll budge it. Any other suggestions?
I know I saw some talk about this gun on here a bit ago. Who all has one and what loads does your's like? Also,(I'm sorry, this has probably been hashed before but) what's a good way to clean out a rusty bore?
Thanks!
Flinter987
I bought a gun today. I found it on craigslist as a "non-working wallhanger" It is a Ultra-hi Japanese Miroku Percussion .45 cal. It had been hanging on this guys wall for 10 years. Paid $45 for it which is probably a bit high considering it's shape!
It is drilled and tapped for a scope, which isn't so bad - except they ground out part of the inside of the hammer so it wouldn't hit the scope. The hammer has some chips out of the head, the bore is a bit rusty, and it's missing the front sight.
Oh, yeah, someone in their brilliance ground off the tip of the buttplate to make it more "modern" by the looks of things! Otherwise, I think it'll be a breeze to make it into a shooter again. The lock seems strong and the hammer seems to fit the nipple nice.
Tonight when I was cleaning it I took a brand new Hoppes .45 cal brush and was running it through the bore. When it got to the bottom and I went to reverse it the wire part pulled right off the screw part. :shake: I tried getting it back out by packing the barrel with cotton and cloth and then hooking up the air compressor to the nipple to blast it out of there. It didn't budge - even with over a hundred pounds of pressure. I think I'll try a cap on it in the morning and see if that'll budge it. Any other suggestions?
I know I saw some talk about this gun on here a bit ago. Who all has one and what loads does your's like? Also,(I'm sorry, this has probably been hashed before but) what's a good way to clean out a rusty bore?
Thanks!
Flinter987