Tuning & Repairing BP Revolvers, How To....

[ernbar]

They come that way from Pietta.
Ive owned two, neither worked when I got them.

and yes you can go overboard. See everything, choose what you want to do carefully.
I bought a spring kit, 10 springs. Ive used 2 of them so far.

Got four Piettas and have 0 issues with them except swapping out the nipples for Slixshots which I have done for my Ubertis too.

 

[Relic shooter]

Yes, not to mention if you convert the flat action springs to coils, you end up with a 19th century version of a Ruger ( which I've done for years) but especially with the main spring converted to the Ruger coil and strut like this!!

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Mike

Mike your revolver action improvement methods & craftmanship are amazing !
If I was 40 years younger & able to still compete with custom replica revolvers I
had reworked I would have sent them to you instead of doing it myself.
That said, could be that 40 years ago you might have been a toddler
Relic shooter

 

[azmntman]

Mike does amazing work for sure.

Who is this guy at Goons, Mike? How to contact? I may have to have him breath on a few. I have a sheriff I'd like to get worked over and just maybe this new .36 I got from billinoregon. That one may be my favorite, just seems flawless as is and have yet to shoot it (this weekend maybe?), Thanks

 

[TDM]

Who is this guy at Goons, Mike? How to contact? I may have to have him breath on a few. I have a sheriff I'd like to get worked over and just maybe this new .36 I got from billinoregon. That one may be my favorite, just seems flawless as is and have yet to shoot it (this weekend maybe?), Thanks

Yes, reach out to Mike, @45D, Goons Gun Works. He’ll fix you up.

 

[hawkeye2]

His web site:

http://www.goonsgunworks.com/
He has done a few for me and currently is working on 2 more. When he is done they run like S&W and Colt made 60 or more years ago.

 

[M. De Land]

Yes, not to mention if you convert the flat action springs to coils, you end up with a 19th century version of a Ruger ( which I've done for years) but especially with the main spring converted to the Ruger coil and strut like this!!

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Mike

Yeah, I've converted several of my match BP cartridge rifles to coil and strut main springs. This along with a sear lift makes fine match triggers on them as well.
Coils are slower than flat springs but not enough speed change to notice as far as accuracy is concerned.

 

[45D]

The Remington geometry isn't too main spring friendly as far as needing tension at rest for keeping the hammer engaged with a safety notch . . . especially if the main is lightened. Likewise with an unmentionable conversion as well ( even lighter!). The nice thing about the coil main in the Remington is that BECAUSE of the geometry the coil offers more tension at rest. The results gives a much nicer feel across the board as well as a much more consistently weighted hammer through the cycle. I think it's actually better than the Ruger!! So the "Reminger" may be a better Ruger as far as function !!

Mike

 

[bpd303]

Just don't "tune" a perfectly functional gun into a paperweight

If it ain't broke, we will fix it till it is.

 

[45D]

If it ain't broke, we will fix it till it is.

Just the exact opposite!! There's not a factory offering that can't be made better, and "broke" revolvers don't win championships!
( and some wouldn't know the difference between a Rolex and a Timex so no, don't waste your money)

Mike