Using a feeler gauge isn't a fix . . . or a bandaid.
Sure it is. That's what folks have done since the first reproductions were made. If you shoot light loads you may never have any movement of material. Cowboy shooters do this all the time. When their revolvers get "sloppy" they sell um, trade them or toss them and buy new ones. The savvy ones fix them or get them fixed and keep them for the duration of their shooting ( and typically add to the collection).
With Walkers/Dragoons that are shot with heavy and max loads ,the damage happens rapidly and continuously. Wedges are a consumable, barrel material gets upset, arbors tend to stretch and in some cases arbor failure.
So, you can shoot them like they are or shoot them fixed and not buy all the wedges and repairs.
Again, wouldn't you rather shoot one more like the originals instead of what wouldn't pass for junk?
Mike
Is it possible to buy a new Uberti 1851 or 1860, take it out of the box, clean the grease off, load it correctly and have it shoot reliably and accurately without any concern about how long the arbor is?
They were made with a loading ram so that you didn't have to take it apart to reload it. If you do that and use it year after year without any problems why would you need to "fix" that?
If you enjoy tinkering with it or modifying it, go ahead. If you want to pay someone else to do that for you, go ahead. It's your gun and your money.
Sure it is. That's what folks have done since the first reproductions were made. If you shoot light loads you may never have any movement of material. Cowboy shooters do this all the time. When their revolvers get "sloppy" they sell um, trade them or toss them and buy new ones. The savvy ones fix them or get them fixed and keep them for the duration of their shooting ( and typically add to the collection).
With Walkers/Dragoons that are shot with heavy and max loads ,the damage happens rapidly and continuously. Wedges are a consumable, barrel material gets upset, arbors tend to stretch and in some cases arbor failure.
So, you can shoot them like they are or shoot them fixed and not buy all the wedges and repairs.
Again, wouldn't you rather shoot one more like the originals instead of what wouldn't pass for junk?
Mike