C&B Gunsmiths - Repair, Tuning and Conversion Work

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Did you like them? Were they as accurate as round ball in your guns? They were a little more accurate than roundball in mine. Love them and are hard hitting. Which of the two did you prefer? The one with or without grease groove?
 
Nice shootin Russell13.

Your range looks nice. Where do you shoot at? I'm having a helluva time finding somewhere to shoot at regularly.
 
Another C&B revolver tuning success story by TheOutLawKid, this time to my Colt's Dragoon which started life as an ASM. It was defarbed and finished by the previous owner, The Kid made into a smoothly functioning and reliable shooter which I intend to put to the test at my next range cutting;

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Has anyone ever tried flipping the pistol up, and back, while cocking it....which throws the spent caps over one's shoulder? I heard that's how the old timers, back in the day, dealt with cap-jams. Works for me. Anyone know what I mean?
 
Ugly Sauce said:
Has anyone ever tried flipping the pistol up, and back, while cocking it....which throws the spent caps over one's shoulder? I heard that's how the old timers, back in the day, dealt with cap-jams. Works for me. Anyone know what I mean?
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Many, many times. It works...most of the time. And when it doesn't, it can totally screw up a day's shooting, especially when paying high range fees. I disassembled a Remmy once to clear a frag jam. Once. And I'll never try it in the field again. Too many tiny pieces.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
Has anyone ever tried flipping the pistol up, and back, while cocking it....which throws the spent caps over one's shoulder? I heard that's how the old timers, back in the day, dealt with cap-jams. Works for me. Anyone know what I mean?
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No. If your caps fit the nipples and they’re Remington caps they don’t fragment. They either fall out of the channel and exit stage right as the revolver was designed to do or they stay put on the cone until you’re ready to reload. Whereupon you flick them off with your booger hook.
 
Hey Outlaw Kid, look at my post on the gunsmithing forum/section, (I think that's what it is) and tell me what you think about the question I posted. Thanks.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
Has anyone ever tried flipping the pistol up, and back, while cocking it....which throws the spent caps over one's shoulder? I heard that's how the old timers, back in the day, dealt with cap-jams. Works for me. Anyone know what I mean?
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Of course we do.

You can also shake the gun sideways. If you pay attention cap jams are rare.
If you wanna shoot fast - cap posts are the way to go.

I get the occasional cap jams in my Pietta Remingtons.

I prefer my Colts over my Remingtons. Lubing the arbor I can shoot all week before needing to clean.
 
I like the looks and feel of the Colts better, but as I've mentioned before (and countless times on other forums) I have a Uberti Remington Navy that was a sample gun that Uberti's daughter brought over to the states long ago as an example/sample gun. The action, fit and finish, and accuracy of it are to die for. And of course it's never jammed for any reason ever. I'm sure the factory made sure it was absolutely perfect, and it is. They probably spent a month building it. !!!! But I love the Colts, I have a 1860 with six inch barrel that probably feels better in the hand than any other revolver I've ever shot.
 
Wow, just noticed this! So, you bought the conversion cylinder from C&B and the Goon installed it for you ? Please detail more about the conversion cylinder, are they pricey ? Do they all need fitting to your gun to work ?

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Got my Walker with C&B/Conversion cylinder back from the Goon this week. Haven't had an opportunity to get any good pictures yet, but I'll share some that Goon took right before shipping it...

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electricfactory said:
Wow, just noticed this! So, you bought the conversion cylinder from C&B and the Goon installed it for you ? Please detail more about the conversion cylinder, are they pricey ? Do they all need fitting to your gun to work ?
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Actually, I bought the (used) Howell conversion cylinder off a private individual while Goon had the gun, and had the seller ship it direct to Goon's Gun Works. Since I knew the C&B cylinder on my Walker was already too short (I had to remove material from the barrel/frame lug to get rid of the monstrous chasm of a barrel gap) I knew the cylinder would likely not be a drop-in anyway. Mike made adjustments to the ratchet teeth so this would be a drop-in fit, otherwise I doubt if it would have even worked. I don't believe Howell's (or Taylor's, for that matter) makes a "drop-in" conversion for the ASM Walkers...only Ubertis of recent manufacture...so it worked out very well, timing-wise.
As far as price goes, they are not bad. I bought one from Taylor's for my Remington 'Sheriff' model and it was drop-in perfect right out of the box. This includes all Pietta 1858's post-2002 manufacture that are CAM/CAD designed. My Taylor's does NOT fit either of my older (mid-90's) Pietta Remmies and wouldn't without modification, so if you are thinking of converting a Remington, make sure it's a newer one.
But back to the Walker...you can obtain one for the Uberti Walkers from either Taylor's or Howell Old West (see links below) for under 300 dollars.

https://www.howellarms.com/1847-walker

https://taylorsfirearms.com/accessories/conversion-cylinders/walker.html

If you have or are are considering purchasing an older ASM Walker, be advised that any of these cylinders will require fitting by a competent gunsmith.
 
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Oh, and FWIW...some sharp-eyed folks may notice that the cost of conversion cylinder + shipping + fitting to an older gun approaches the price of a brand-new Vaquero or similar...and you would be correct. There are several reasons why folks might want to do this to a C&B instead of buying a new gun, but I won't go into that here...most can read between the lines...but if ya really want to know, shoot me a PM.;)
 
arcticap said:
When RJSixgun was asked to recommend a C&B gunsmith who can tune up and accurize a Pietta 1858 Remington he replied:

"A guy named Rob Lewis in Ohio 513-897-2852 he has a booth at the N-SSA nationals. He did my last 2 revolvers."

See this thread for more info. --->>> https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/pietta-nma-tuneup.126084/#post-1736900
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I asked Hamilton Bowen if he would build a .50 caliber Old Army and he politely declined but suggested I speak with Rob Lewis. He recommended him heartily. That’s high praise if you know Bowens work...
 
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