Wesson rifle

[trackpin]

Not much info on these Richland or Navy Arms replicas. This one is 1979 according to the Italian date code ..45 short 26 inch barrel. I have done a lot of work on this to get it back to this point. Perfect fore end wood and fit with terrible buttstock fitting of metal parts from the factory such as the patch box which is more for looks and the sheet brass butt plate. The ramrod tubes are cast and I had to use a reamer to get them finished inside as they were very rough and scratched the hell out of the ramrod with each use. I certainly don’t like the shape of the front trigger but it appears to be chrome plated and I am afraid to cold bend it. The trigger guard threads into the receiver, a real pita as the threads were bad. I have yet to try it out, not sure if it’s staying.

 

[Bad Karma]

Is this the one with the aluminum receiver?

 

[trackpin]

Is this the one with the aluminum receiver

Is this the one with the aluminum receiver?

Brass

 

[trackpin]

Is this the one with the aluminum receiver?

I don’t think those are aluminum, I believe they are die cast metal. Like a Paris toy musket is what those remind me of.

 

[rafterob]

That is the main comment I have heard over the years, questionable metal used for the casting.

 

[Bad Karma]

That is the main comment I have heard over the years, questionable metal used for the casting.

I have seen them made of steel, usually with very high quality wood as well.

 

[trackpin]

That is the main comment I have heard over the years, questionable metal used for the casting.

I would not want one of the die cast versions even though it is cast around a steel breach plug as is this brass version. Die cast belongs with carburetors and toys. MHO.