So a guy walked into the shop yesterday with a beat up cap and ball revolver. He wanted to get rid of it and after taking one look at it I could see why. It had never been cleaned and the cylinder moved when it was cocked. I think it is a kit gun. I gave him $25 for it and figured it was a parts gun or a wall hanger.
I started working on it and found that the stop just needed to be filed down a little to get it to fit the grove and now the cylinder doesn't move. The bore is shot, little rifling and lots of pitting but Other than that the gun is fine. Not like it would be very accurate in the first place so the bore doesn't bother me. It looks like it was shot a few times then never cleaned.
What i want to know is if I choose to shoot it how light of a load can I use . I have a steel framed F.Llipietta 1858 Army .44 that I use 22 grains in. That seems a little much for an abused brass frame but I don't know. If i can't shoot it I'm just going to sell it as a wall hanger in the shop.
I started working on it and found that the stop just needed to be filed down a little to get it to fit the grove and now the cylinder doesn't move. The bore is shot, little rifling and lots of pitting but Other than that the gun is fine. Not like it would be very accurate in the first place so the bore doesn't bother me. It looks like it was shot a few times then never cleaned.
What i want to know is if I choose to shoot it how light of a load can I use . I have a steel framed F.Llipietta 1858 Army .44 that I use 22 grains in. That seems a little much for an abused brass frame but I don't know. If i can't shoot it I'm just going to sell it as a wall hanger in the shop.