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    Difference in Cimarron Colt Walker vs "regular" Uberti Walker?

    Absolutely sir!!!!! And thank you!! Get to work!!! 🤣 Mike
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    REGARDING 1862 5-SHOT POLICE MODELS?

    Thank you sir!! Glad it's working like it's supposed to!! Mike
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    SAFETY PIN FIND! FYI!

    Which one did you replace?
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    1851 Navy repro (Uberti) locks up when I lowerthe hammer onto a safety pin. How to fix?

    Yep. The idea is to remove weight but leave mass where it is needed. This is not a new concept btw, it's been around a long time. Mike
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    1851 Navy repro (Uberti) locks up when I lowerthe hammer onto a safety pin. How to fix?

    Faster lock time (regained lock time). Figured since it was so "cut up" I'd put it in the "cutaway". It's quite a bit lighter. This is what ya can't see : Here's a couple more pics for study : Mike
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    1851 Navy repro (Uberti) locks up when I lowerthe hammer onto a safety pin. How to fix?

    That happens when the angle of the top of the hand allows the "correct" length hand ( otherwise) to select the next ratchet tooth when the hammer comes to rest on a pin. Pulling the hammer back in this instance requires the hand to immediately rotate the cylinder which can't rotate because the...
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    My 50+ year old brass 1860 Colt

    Ok, notice the difference in the thickness of the ring on the right side (proper ( 8, 9, 10 o'clock)) vs the left side (1, 2, 3, 4 o'clock). This difference in sides is just "poor machining" ( not square) but more to the point, the compression is evident on the latter side. Mike
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    My 50+ year old brass 1860 Colt

    Well, you have to know where to look. The recoil ring is what the percussion cylinder backs up against and that's where the indentation occurs. You can see it in your pic. As the indentation increases, your cylinder will scoot further and further back causing excessive endshake. Mike
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    Butt Joint Gap Or is it called Barrel lug/ frame Gap?

    Technically, "endshake" is fore and aft movement of the cylinder . . . whatever revolver it's in. GAP, is determined by the presence of a bushing or gas ring. Therefore, technically, the measurement of the "gap" is taken with the cylinder pushed forward. Since there is no bushing or gas...
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    New Uberti 1861 Navy from Midway. Buyer Beware!

    Nah !!! I just open a gate to load and unload . . . easy peasy . . . 😄
  11. 4

    1873 Cattleman Cap and Ball Revolvers

    They're cap and ball revolvers.
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    New Uberti 1861 Navy from Midway. Buyer Beware!

    Yes, the pic below shows 2 bolts. The left one is an Uberti bolt and the Pietta on the right. You'll notice the left arm ( the working arm) on the Uberti is much thinner than the right arm. That's how the part should be. The left arm has to flex inward to allow the hammer cam to pass by as...
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    Butt Joint Gap Or is it called Barrel lug/ frame Gap?

    Curtis Lee, I'd also remove the shim from out of the wedge slot. If it comes loose, the wedge will be too. You don't want to shoot it in a "loose" condition. It would be better to build up the side of the wedge or install a wedge bearing and not worry about any more wedges. Mike
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    Butt Joint Gap Or is it called Barrel lug/ frame Gap?

    A spacer to correct the "short comings" of the arbor (preferably mounted in the arbor hole). Mike
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    Butt Joint Gap Or is it called Barrel lug/ frame Gap?

    Ok. What you did was help the wedge pull the barrel assy on further and close up the lug / frame gap (so something is lacking there). That is essentially what the wedge bearing that I install does in these revolvers. The problem is, when you drive the wedge in further than you did, it's...
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