Cylinder loader - Page 3

SHIPCHIEF · November 3, 2009, 02:22 AM

Also;
I'm seting up a snubnose, and they don't have loading levers.
The short levers on the 5-1/2" barrel revolvers is too short, and you hurt your aged hand, as well as lose fine control, often over compressing a round.

madcratebuilder · November 3, 2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SHIPCHIEF

Also;
I'm seting up a snubnose, and they don't have loading levers.
The short levers on the 5-1/2" barrel revolvers is too short, and you hurt your aged hand, as well as lose fine control, often over compressing a round.

Colt did make several models with out the loading lever and they complained back then. You had the use the end of the arbor to press the balls in. I've tried that, not fun if your shaving a .006 ring of lead. A loading tool that allows you to control the depth of the rammer is the way to go to load the most accurate loads. You get good repeatability.

kanook · November 3, 2009, 03:07 PM

How about bending the cylinder pin from pushing to hard on the lever. Had a kid bend two of them during a class. When he was told to force the ball home, he did and bent the pin.

madcratebuilder · November 3, 2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanook

How about bending the cylinder pin from pushing to hard on the lever. Had a kid bend two of them during a class. When he was told to force the ball home, he did and bent the pin.

You mean the screw on the pivot point of the loading lever? That happens from using to large of a diameter round ball.

kanook · November 3, 2009, 06:17 PM

Where the loading lever connects to the cylinder pin is where it bent. The balls were from a just opened Speer .457 box. The revolver is the Ruger. I have seen them called a base pin too. Don't recall seeing a screw there on the Ruger.

O well, It's the reason why I got a loader and have never looked back.

mykeal · November 3, 2009, 08:00 PM

The .457 is the correct ball for a ROA. I suspect the pin was bent when the kid tried to crush it after the ball bottomed out on the powder in the chamber, not when the ball was swaged at the chamber mouth. That suggests he misunderstood the instructions to firmly seat the ball on the powder.

madcratebuilder · November 3, 2009, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanook

Where the loading lever connects to the cylinder pin is where it bent. The balls were from a just opened Speer .457 box. The revolver is the Ruger. I have seen them called a base pin too. Don't recall seeing a screw there on the Ruger.

O well, It's the reason why I got a loader and have never looked back.

I had to get my ROA out to see what you meant. I see said the blind man. That may be the only weak link on the ROA, but I can see how pressing down on the lever and bottoming out could bend the base pin (Ruger speak for cylinder pin) I think they make a aftermarket base pin for the ROA.

Well the aftermarket pin eliminates the loading lever.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=689891

OEM pin.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=753021

Rangerdog · November 9, 2009, 07:06 PM

I have one of the BigLube loaders. Good quality and zero delivery problems. D2 is a first-class operation.
I haven't read the instructions in detail, but the arbor is a very tight fit in the ROA cylinder and tends to get jammed down on the arbor when loading. Some emery cloth should take care of that. The arbor is brass rod so it shouldn't be too hard to make custom ones for different revolvers.

Later,

Rangerdog

November 3, 2009, 03:07 PM	#53
kanook Member Join Date: February 27, 2009 Posts: 1,161	How about bending the cylinder pin from pushing to hard on the lever. Had a kid bend two of them during a class. When he was told to force the ball home, he did and bent the pin. __________________ If firearms cause crime, mine are defective

November 3, 2009, 06:17 PM	#55
kanook Member Join Date: February 27, 2009 Posts: 1,161	Where the loading lever connects to the cylinder pin is where it bent. The balls were from a just opened Speer .457 box. The revolver is the Ruger. I have seen them called a base pin too. Don't recall seeing a screw there on the Ruger. O well, It's the reason why I got a loader and have never looked back. __________________ If firearms cause crime, mine are defective

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November 3, 2009, 02:22 AM	#51
SHIPCHIEF Member Join Date: September 13, 2009 Location: Great Northwet Posts: 114	Also; I'm seting up a snubnose, and they don't have loading levers. The short levers on the 5-1/2" barrel revolvers is too short, and you hurt your aged hand, as well as lose fine control, often over compressing a round.

November 3, 2009, 08:00 PM	#56
mykeal Member Join Date: September 9, 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,496	The .457 is the correct ball for a ROA. I suspect the pin was bent when the kid tried to crush it after the ball bottomed out on the powder in the chamber, not when the ball was swaged at the chamber mouth. That suggests he misunderstood the instructions to firmly seat the ball on the powder.

November 9, 2009, 07:06 PM	#58
Rangerdog Member Join Date: January 20, 2008 Posts: 4	I have one of the BigLube loaders. Good quality and zero delivery problems. D2 is a first-class operation. I haven't read the instructions in detail, but the arbor is a very tight fit in the ROA cylinder and tends to get jammed down on the arbor when loading. Some emery cloth should take care of that. The arbor is brass rod so it shouldn't be too hard to make custom ones for different revolvers. Later, Rangerdog