Cowboy Action belt

[Mark_Mark]

Books have always been expensive. It is all relative.

If you want to learn about guns, you have to read. Videos cannot go into the detail that you will find in books.

Here are most of my reference books on guns.

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Here are my gunsmithing books.

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Here are my reloading books.

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wish I can find some of them books used

 

[Mark_Mark]

It's a Uberti, arbor is short, action tuning corrects a lot of the little problems like breaking springs. The bolt can be modified to prevent it from breaking. Replacing the bolt/ trigger spring with music wire springs will give the revolver a whole different feel. Plus no more broken flat spring. An action stop keeps you from over cocking the hammer and causing more damage. I also install a bolt guide, you cannot get precise timing without one. I also install a Ruger type hand plunger and spring. And the usual polish on the internal parts. If you want to get technical info Jerry Khunhausen's Colt single action revolver shop manual is a good reference book. He really goes into detail on the single actions.

do you have a photo of a Action Stop job? I can’t find a photo of it anywhere

 

[Mark_Mark]

The Colt Single Action Army did not spring into being all at once, it was an evolutionary process.

As a young man, Samuel Colt was a bit of a trouble maker. He had worked in his father's textile mill in Ware Massachusetts, and there he gained knowledge of tools, manufacturing techniques, and explosives. He developed an underwater mine, then he was sent to boarding school, where he got in trouble with explosives and his father sent him off to sea to learn to be a seaman. While on a voyage to India he saw one of the flintlock revolvers being manufactured by Elisha Collier.

The Collier revolvers had a device that automatically deposited powder into the pan. The cylinder had to be rotated manually. But they were a true revolver.


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The legend is that Colt dreamed up his mechanism for rotating the cylinder and locking it in place by watching the ratchet mechanism of a capstan on a ship. In 1836 Colt obtained a patent on his first revolver, the Paterson Colt. (Paterson is spelled incorrectly in this version of the patent drawing, there is only one T.) Colt's improvement, besides being a more reliable percussion revolver, incorporated the ratchet system that rotates the cylinder and locks it in place when the hammer is cocked. This patent expired in 1857, so other manufactures, such as Smith and Wesson, could begin building revolvers.

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The Paterson Colt was a financial failure, and Colt spent the next ten years or so traveling the country and demonstrating laughing gas to amused audiences. Ever the showman, he billed himself as the Celebrated Dr. Coult of New-York, London and Calcutta.

In 1847 Colt met Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers. Walker had been impressed with the Paterson Colts during the Mexican American War and wanted to order more. But Colt was broke and had no money to produce revolvers. Together, Colt and Walker designed the massive Walker Colt and Walker placed an order for 1000 revolvers. An extra 100 Walkers were made and sold on the civilian market, and Colt was able to have the revolvers made by Eli Whitney Blake. The success of this model enabled Colt to buy property on the Connecticut River in Hartford Connecticut and build his factory.

This Walker recently sold at auction for over $1,800,000.

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Samuel Colt died in 1862. Over the years there were many engineering changes to Colt's percussion revolvers, and later cartridge conversion revolvers.

The Single Action Army was first produced in 1873. It had many of the features of the earlier percussion revolvers, but the design was the work of Colt employee William Mason.

Amazing history lesson of his life! My brother named his boy Colt

Funny how, back then, fathers shipped there boys out to become a man. Now a Days, I keep an eye on them like a hawk. Can’t help it really.

 

[Miguel Loco]

The Boss of the plains was a favorite post civil war hat, but was primarily used in the west. Here's a pic from 1883 in Dodge City showing both styles. The derby style was a city slicker hat. The Boss of the Plains was for anyone that spent more time outdoors....to basically "make shade". So really, both hat styles were prevalent depending on use.

Can you spot Bay Masterson and Wyatt Earp?

 

[ShotgunDave]

The Boss of the plains was a favorite post civil war hat, but was primarily used in the west. Here's a pic from 1883 in Dodge City showing both styles. The derby style was a city slicker hat. The Boss of the Plains was for anyone that spent more time outdoors....to basically "make shade". So really, both hat styles were prevalent depending on use.

Can you spot Bay Masterson and Wyatt Earp?

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Great picture Mick.

 

[Miguel Loco]

Great picture Mick.

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LOL....I knew you'd get it Dave. Good job!

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

I knew too but ShotgunDave beat me to it.

 

[woodnbow]

Amazing history lesson of his life! My brother named his boy Colt

Funny how, back then, fathers shipped there boys out to become a man. Now a Days, I keep an eye on them like a hawk. Can’t help it really.

I believe you can help it though. Some men are all home grown. By the time my brothers and I had enlisted we’d already learned how to deal with adults in the community. We knew to look a man or woman in the eye, shake hands like you mean it, and sir and ma’am everyone in sight. And mean that too. As juvenile boys we worked unsupervised (except loosely) and did a days work because doing it was expected and rewarded. Not with money at first, but with the respect of our elders. My dad once told a neighbor, in reference to yours truly, “That kid’s handier than a shirt pocket.” You think I didn’t walk a little taller? Meant a hell of a lot more than money. We also knew that they had high expectations for us, as to how we would behave when we were turned loose on an unsuspecting world. I have to say, all in, I believe we made our parents and grandparents proud. But I ramble on too… another privilege, or curse, as you will of age…

The Boss of the plains was a favorite post civil war hat, but was primarily used in the west. Here's a pic from 1883 in Dodge City showing both styles. The derby style was a city slicker hat. The Boss of the Plains was for anyone that spent more time outdoors....to basically "make shade". So really, both hat styles were prevalent depending on use.

Can you spot Bay Masterson and Wyatt Earp?

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Bat Masterson is the affable one in the back… ;-)

 

[thirty-eight]

wish I can find some of them books used

Try AbeBooks. My go-to for used book purchases. If you don't wish to buy and your local library doesn't have what you're looking for, ask them about inter-library loan. For a start on which books, look up your desired subject on Wikipedia and use the "references/citations/sources" as a guide. Read, read, read.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I believe you can help it though. Some men are all home grown. By the time my brothers and I had enlisted we’d already learned how to deal with adults in the community. We knew to look a man or woman in the eye, shake hands like you mean it, and sir and ma’am everyone in sight. And mean that too. As juvenile boys we worked unsupervised (except loosely) and did a days work because doing it was expected and rewarded. Not with money at first, but with the respect of our elders. My dad once told a neighbor, in reference to yours truly, “That kid’s handier than a shirt pocket.” You think I didn’t walk a little taller? Meant a hell of a lot more than money. We also knew that they had high expectations for us, as to how we would behave when we were turned loose on an unsuspecting world. I have to say, all in, I believe we made our parents and grandparents proud. But I ramble on too… another privilege, or curse, as you will of age…




Bat Masterson is the affable one in the back… ;-)

Different times man!

I’ll be happy with my boys doing whatever job that the are interested in, married and not on drug

Try AbeBooks. My go-to for used book purchases. If you don't wish to buy and your local library doesn't have what you're looking for, ask them about inter-library loan. For a start on which books, look up your desired subject on Wikipedia and use the "references/citations/sources" as a guide. Read, read, read.

I’m going to look up inter-libaray loan. They have a nice library a few blocks from me

 

[Mark_Mark]

Try AbeBooks. My go-to for used book purchases. If you don't wish to buy and your local library doesn't have what you're looking for, ask them about inter-library loan. For a start on which books, look up your desired subject on Wikipedia and use the "references/citations/sources" as a guide. Read, read, read.

I tried.. something about in library use only. I just bought it from the publisher and called it a day.

 

[Cowhide Cliff]

I bought both, and a few extras. I feel like breaking parts is going to be apart of my cowboy gun life

Naw you'll ruin the frame of the gun soon enough and probably learn the error of your ways.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Naw you'll ruin the frame of the gun soon enough and probably learn the error of your ways.

probably .. but life goes on

then it becomes my spinning gun!

 

[Cowhide Cliff]

probably .. but life goes on

then it becomes my spinning gun!

All jokes it will likely happen sooner than later. Guns for fast draw and fanning are built for just that and one suitable for fast draw shooting is not ideally suitable for regular shooting. The timing is set different, fitted and altered bolt to protect the cylinder notches, bolt stabilizer blocks to protect the frame, hammer spurs, etc, etc, etc. A gun that will hold up to fanning will cost a pretty penny from a reputable gunsmith that specializes in such animals.

 

[Mark_Mark]

All jokes it will likely happen sooner than later. Guns for fast draw and fanning are built for just that and one suitable for fast draw shooting is not ideally suitable for regular shooting. The timing is set different, fitted and altered bolt to protect the cylinder notches, bolt stabilizer blocks to protect the frame, hammer spurs, etc, etc, etc. A gun that will hold up to fanning will cost a pretty penny from a reputable gunsmith that specializes in such animals.

Sounds Expensive

 

[Mark_Mark]

All jokes it will likely happen sooner than later. Guns for fast draw and fanning are built for just that and one suitable for fast draw shooting is not ideally suitable for regular shooting. The timing is set different, fitted and altered bolt to protect the cylinder notches, bolt stabilizer blocks to protect the frame, hammer spurs, etc, etc, etc. A gun that will hold up to fanning will cost a pretty penny from a reputable gunsmith that specializes in such animals.

Question, when you slam that hammer back real hard, that stretches or brakes something? is that what a Stop Action Job does? stop the hammer from going back too far? just wondering

 

[Mark_Mark]

Bad Bob Munden!!!

reporter… Is there something faster than you
Bad Bob… Speed of light!

my hero

 

[woodnbow]

Bad Bob Munden!!!

reporter… Is there something faster than you
Bad Bob… Speed of light!

my hero

Someone asked Ed McGivern (Worlds fastest, fanciest sixgunner) if anyone would ever be faster than he was. “Oh yes. The guns will take it.”

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

Question, when you slam that hammer back real hard, that stretches or brakes something? is that what a Stop Action Job does? stop the hammer from going back too far? just wondering

An action stop is a set screw located under the hammer in the trigger guard area that prevents the action from being over cocked. It's part of my full on tune. You won't find It mentioned in most literature on gun smithing or repairs.

 

[hawg]

Question, when you slam that hammer back real hard, that stretches or brakes something? is that what a Stop Action Job does? stop the hammer from going back too far? just wondering

When cocked hard the cylinder has momentum and the bolt slams into the cylinder notches forcing the cylinder to come to a stop. That's hard on the bolt and the cylinder notches both. I've been shooting these guns since 1969 and I never broke a bolt.

 

[Mark_Mark]

When cocked hard the cylinder has momentum and the bolt slams into the cylinder notches forcing the cylinder to come to a stop. That's hard on the bolt and the cylinder notches both. I've been shooting these guns since 1969 and I never broke a bolt.

you run your guns hard?

 

[hawg]

you run your guns hard?

No sir. I run them the way they were intended to be run. I got a .22 revolver for my 10th birthday and fanned it a lot but it was worn completely out by the time I was 12. That's when I got my first bp revolver.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

When cocked hard the cylinder has momentum and the bolt slams into the cylinder notches forcing the cylinder to come to a stop. That's hard on the bolt and the cylinder notches both. I've been shooting these guns since 1969 and I never broke a bolt.

Not mention the end of the hand, have a few with peened over tips.

 

[Cowhide Cliff]

When cocked hard the cylinder has momentum and the bolt slams into the cylinder notches forcing the cylinder to come to a stop. That's hard on the bolt and the cylinder notches both. I've been shooting these guns since 1969 and I never broke a bolt.

and hard on the frame too. That's why Bob Munden would make a bolt stabilizer block to protect the frame.

 

[Cowhide Cliff]

Sounds Expensive

Destroying a gun by abusing it sounds expensive to me. To each their own I suppose.