Recent content by Driftwood Johnson

If the video we are talking about is the one about assembling an Uberti replica of the SAA, I have seen it, and yes a wooden stick was used through the frame to torque the barrel in. The assembler eyeballed it to make sure it was plumb. Not saying it is a good idea, but that is exactly how...

A-Zooms for me. Apparently owned by Lyman now. https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/a-zoom

You are probably talking about the video about how Uberti assembles a single action revolver. The narrator makes several mistakes in that video, for instance those revolvers are not proofed at 3 times normal pressure. That is simply wrong. Uberti proofs all their revolvers in government proof...

Not true. Try selling something to the average gunshop and you will probably only get about 50% of what they need to sell it for to make a profit. But most of you are missing the point I made earlier. The "$25,000" for a Colt Thunderer is either a misprint, or somebody does not know the...

The Model 1877 Double Action Colt was notorious for having a delicate action which was prone to breaking. There were three versions, the Lightning, the Thunderer, and the Rainmaker. These were not official Colt designations, rather they were names given to the different models chambered for...

Howdy Ruger brought out the Wrangler to compete with the Heritage Rough Rider in a similar price range. I have seen and fired a couple of Wranglers at my club, but frankly, with three old Three Screw Single Sixes I have not been interested in buying a Wrangler.

Well, since you asked, I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable about Colt Single Action Army revolvers. The answer is no, Colt never used brass grip frames or trigger guards on the Single Action Army. In Cap & Ball days it was a different story. This little Colt 1849 Pocket Model has a...

Absolutely. When I got my 44-40 Uberti 1873 all I fired in it was black powder cartridges. Same with my 44-40 Uberti Henry. And my original 38-40 Winchester Model 1873 that left the factory in1887 if I recall correctly.

Howdy I have had a number of Ruger 22 pistols over the years. I bought this Mark II with tapered barrel and adjustable rear sight many years ago, don't really remember when. It was my favorite for a long time. The factory trigger pull was stiff, so I put a Volquartsen trigger kit in it a long...

Slamfire: Thanks for that great explanation. Other than the date of the patent, I did not know Bessemer had so much trouble getting industry to accept his process. And you make a good point about engineers not accepting the new steel right away. That goes a long way towards explaining why it...

The Bessemer process was patented in 1856, not the 1870s. But frankly, I have never been able to figure out why most arms makers were still using malleable iron well past that. Smith and Wesson used iron for the frame of the Schofield model, 1875 - 1877. Colt was using iron for frames and...

Who are you going to believe? Google or folks with actual experience? As I said earlier, the little owl faces backwards on Iver Johnsons with the better steel for Smokeless powder. Of course, somebody may have substituted newer grips on one of the older Iver Johnsons, so the owl maybe facing...

No Idea. I was shooting up close at a Pocket Pistol target at a SASS match. Too close to miss, so accuracy was not an issue, and no idea what the velocity was. As I think I stated, the reason I like APP is because unlike real Black Powder or most of the substitutes, it does not require a Black...

I think you meant to say Black Powder only???

I have said this a bazillion times. It is not the maximum pressure achieved by Smokeless ammo vs Black Powder ammo. It is the pressure curve. Ammunition loaded with Black Powder has a much gentler pressure curve than Smokeless ammo. Smokeless ammo has a much sharper pressure spike than BP...