Recent content by randys

What did I do that deserves the **psycho** routine??? Anyone? I asked a simple, friendly question, hoping to gather info from the experienced here. Including Mike Brackett. My revolvers were disassembled, and it reminded me of the cam issue. The hammers were in shipment via the US Postal...

My questions focused on cams in general. Not too worried about the notch on this asm.

;) Ya missed 'em by a day. Having spurs lowered by a respected CASer. Didn't think it was that arcane of info that lurkers wouldn't know "cam". Great thought on thinning bolt leg: too much pressure, imminent failure delayed for a period. I don't think my Uberti revolvers have separate cams...

No pics, hammers in post, off for some other work. Thanks, all, I have good options for this project.

Thank you for the replies. sf: No welder, TIG or otherwise. Copying should not be so bad, but small, hard steel and I don't get along well. 45dragoon: Would you anneal drill bit piece, first? Re-harden once complete? Especially in absence of belt sander (fast metal removal?) Rotating the cam...

The bolt cams on the hammers of my 1980's vintage Armi San Marco 1860 Colt revolver replicas appear to be "removable". Not integral with the cast hammer. The cams appear to be relatively soft. Wear is even, not threatening bolt function, currently. I want to replace the cams at some point...

Likely that some tweaking for "perfect" fit will be needed, such as arbor length or alignment pin location. Pietta is the only recent maker of 1851 frame and grip with .44 barrel & cyl. Is it the octagon barrel & dragoon-style rammer that you want, or just .44? You could put 1851 grip frame on...

The head of the Old West Bullet Molds shell holder enters the body of a 35 Rem FCD. The OWBM shell holder is a precise length so that case is positioned when the collet starts to close, the crimp fingers close at the mouth of case. The WIKI cartridge dimensions for 35 Rem show about 0.384" at...

When I hear "Lyman" and "like new in box", I think "buying opportunity!!". Price an important feature. My opinion, Lymans are a cut above the averge good revolver, but without some sort of unusual feature is not worth more than current mfg new. Answer: Buy the Lyman AND a new Uberti, then...

May go back 40+ years. Mine is well made, as good as any I have handled. It was manufactured by Armi San Paolo, which are not drop-in compatible with currently available spare or conversion cylinders, if you are going that direction. Is it a good deal? Could you get a LNIB Uberti for the...

I have 1984 and 1987 ASM 1860s for CAS main match guns. TOW: #PTC-PS or PTC-PI Treso: 11-50--30 or 11-50-306 (set of 6) Either type has dimensions very close to original mfg, which allow for hammer "not quite touching nipple" set up. Keep in mind that SlixShot nipples are designed for heavy...

LP, EK, Thank you for the replies! The post links were great! I probably read them at some point over the years, as I was thinking similar challenges to fitting 1860 stock to dragoon. The history is fresh, now. I thought the $900 unscrupulous as it seemed he was misrepresenting the unmarked...

Jessesky, Thank you for the response! Please don't bother with the pics, as EK's post references covered what I was after, (unless you want to). I have a good 1860 stock, and was considering mods to make it fit the dragoon. I will keep my nice stock for 1860s, and find a cheap(er) beater or...

Dang! I always find 3/4ths of the good deals that others do! OBTW, the Uberti likely has .451" chamber mouths, the dragoon, .448". Use .454 or .457" round ball or Eras Gone conical, with 20 to 34 gr BP in Uberti. Use .451" or larger RB, or Lee 200gr heeled conical (.450") for ASM. 45 REAL...

J, I have the same EMF revolver, but don't have the butt stock. Can you take some close-up pictures so I can see the shape of the connector, and how it's cut? (Is dismounted too much to ask?) I'm not saying yours isn't right, but the one with my revolver at time of purchase had a non-black...