Dropped Dragoon?

[ajbennettnc]

Chuck and 44Bro, those are good points! I'm leaning towards this being a parts gun or maybe a blanks only gun. The thing cycles nicely though, so I'm also wondering about just buying a new barrel. Midway's websites shows they used to carry barrels but have discontinued them.

Maybe I'll just make a giant pepper box out of it.

 

[45D]

Yep, the Walker cylinder "upgrade" would be an excellent fix!! Besides, it will definitely have "cool factor"!!
Jappo beat me to it.

Mike

 

[russellshaffer]

If it was me I would file out the inner part of the notch where it enters the forcing cone. Then fire it for group and see what happens. If it's OK, smooth off the muzzle bell and cold blue it. If it won't shoot it will look good on a wall. That's just me and I admit to being a redneck kind of guy.

 

[45D]

If it was me I would file out the inner part of the notch where it enters the forcing cone. Then fire it for group and see what happens. If it's OK, smooth off the muzzle bell and cold blue it. If it won't shoot it will look good on a wall. That's just me and I admit to being a redneck kind of guy.

russellshaffer, full on "redneck" WOULD BE the Walker cylinder!!! Come on man !!!!!!!!!
A 60gr shooting Dragoon!!! (Bigger engines always!!!)

Mike

 

[Jappo]

Look the cylinder over closer. That notch looks like somebody tried to pry the barrel off. Also the top of the forcing cone shows the imprint of the cylinder from when Bubba was beating on it.

Yep, definitely been dragging.

Just curious....as I have never owned this type of revolver, but wouldn't that notch divert a flash (burning powder) towards the center of the cylinder where all the other chambers are loaded....waiting to be fired?

I dunno if I would want to be holding that if one of those other cylinders doesn't have a solid no-gap load in it.

Not supposed to be there. No idea why it was done. But it does look like it was done deliberately.

 

[Jappo]

russellshaffer, full on "redneck" WOULD BE the Walker cylinder!!! Come on man !!!!!!!!!
A 60gr shooting Dragoon!!! (Bigger engines always!!!)

Mike

An unmentionable in 45-60-250 Brimstone

 

[45D]

An unmentionable in 45-60-250 Brimstone

Don't even want to go there . . .

Mike

 

[D Yager]

recently worked on one, terrible workmanship on the arbor and internals. Plus it had a huge rifle sight stuck on it.

 

[Bad Karma]

recently worked on one, terrible workmanship on the arbor and internals. Plus it had a huge rifle sight stuck on it.

That was a hoofhearted gun?

 

[45D]

That was a hoofhearted gun?

Yap

 

[ChuckJonesWagon]

That was a hoofhearted gun?

Say that ten times real fast

 

[ernbar]

Got this Uberti Colt's Dragoon repro in an auction. Muzzle is slanted;

Was this damage disclosed by the seller? I would have returned it for a full refund.

 

[ajbennettnc]

Was this damage disclosed by the seller? I would have returned it for a full refund.

It wasn't, but the terms were "as is." I should have looked at the photos more closely! Lesson learned, for sure.

 

[ernbar]

It wasn't, but the terms were "as is." I should have looked at the photos more closely! Lesson learned, for sure.

Ok all is not lost. Since you got the barrel off I would chuck it in a drill press and use a file to get rid of the mushrooming effect. Can be polished using extra fine sandpaper and fine copper wool then cold blue. You can cut a simple crown simply by using some valve grinding paste and a round head carriage bolt chucked in a cordless drill. The smooth bolt head needs to be a tad larger than the bore. The valve grinding paste cuts pretty fast so go easy, usually just a couple of minutes will do.

 

[D Yager]

That was a hoofhearted gun?

Yes indeed.

Ok all is not lost. Since you got the barrel off I would chuck it in a drill press and use a file to get rid of the mushrooming effect. Can be polished using extra fine sandpaper and fine copper wool then cold blue. You can cut a simple crown simply by using some valve grinding paste and a round head carriage bolt chucked in a cordless drill. The smooth bolt head needs to be a tad larger than the bore. The valve grinding paste cuts pretty fast so go easy, usually just a couple of minutes will do.

How in the world would you chuck it in a drill press? You could send over to me and have me go through it and fix it right. PM me if you are interested.

 

[ernbar]

Yes indeed.

How in the world would you chuck it in a drill press? You could send over to me and have me go through it and fix it right. PM me if you are interested.

In the picture he posted looks like there’s enough material of the forcing cone to grasp. If that doesn’t work then you have better machinery to correct it.

 

[D Yager]

Won't know till I see it for myself. Most of the Dragoons and Walkers I've had come across my bench had a slight chamfer as a forcing cone. And yes I do have the stuff to correct it.

 

[Sorry Dude]

Why don't you just buy a new barrel? Use the old one for a doorstop and go shoot your gun.

 

[Sorry Dude]

Got this Uberti Colt's Dragoon repro in an auction. Muzzle is slanted; I believe it must have fallen, maybe from a horse. I want to shoot it. Anybody got any ideas about whether this muzzle damage makes it dangerous to shoot? I figure it would need recrowning to make it accurate, but safety is the first concern. Thinking I could just saw it back a bit. The barrel isn't crooked, from what I can tell. Anybody have experience with muzzle damage like this on a percussion revolver? Thanks in advance for advice

Taylors has new Dragoon barrels for $200 with sight and loading lever catch. Buy 1 and shoot it next week.

 

[Smokerr]

Something around $240 just for a cylinder. That does not fix the barrel.

We have not seen the frame yet and pictures could very well not show what needs to, as well as is the barrel actually straight.

We don't even know if the frame is ok.

Midway has a whole new Dragoon for $469. There might be some usable parts in the old gun and a great example to put on the wall for how not to treat a gun (or anything else)