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Carburetor cleaner
Soap & water for me. I’ve used carb cleaner before but that was years ago and the carb cleaner back then was powerful smelling stuff, and it was hard to get that smell out of the gun.- borne2fly
- Post #23
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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#10 caps at Bass Pro
Just saw these at Bass Pro. All my stuff is set up for #11’s, but for anyone in need of #10, here they are. Total of 6 tins on the rack -
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Barrel / Cylinder alignment
>> … or more likely silver solder on a laminate of spring stock and mill down to fit the offset notch width. I like that. Yes, a carbide end mill to get it close then abrasives for the final fit. And silver solder permits the option of removing the shim without damaging the bolt. Bicycle... -
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Barrel / Cylinder alignment
Ahh, good! I was hoping it would be something like that … pretty straightforward machine work. Thanks! -
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Barrel / Cylinder alignment
I'm guessing the fix would be to shift the bolt left or right. But if it's so bad that this isn't enough .... re-machine the notches? -
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Barrel / Cylinder alignment
Is there a way to correct this misalignment, assuming it's present even with the cylinder locked into position by the bolt? Also, I suppose it could happen in either direction (over or under rotated), so I'm wondering how each case would be addressed. -
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Do you aim or point and shoot instinctively?
(Off topic a bit) And it even works for swords. I apply this technique to fencing weapons …. close my eyes and extend the arm. The blade should be in line with my arm. If not, adjust the grip angle until it is. -
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Getting the Walker tuned up
Could be. Reamers typically work the sides, not so much the ends. I took a cast of that hole to get the cone profile and have also noticed the small small flat around the perimeter you mentioned. Ive accidentally created such flats on drilled holes in the past by overdriving the reamer into the... -
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Getting the Walker tuned up
My Walker also has this “angled floor”. It appears to be the same angle as the nose of a standard jobber drill bit, which is probably what was used to make that hole in the first place (nothing fancy, that's for sure). I never felt comfortable with a shim that only made perimeter contact, so my... -
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Getting the Walker tuned up
My Walker arbor bore also has that "angled floor". It appears to be the same angle as the nose of a standard jobber drill bit, which is probably what was use to make the hole in the first place. Nothing fancy, that's for sure. I never felt comfortable with shims that only had edge/perimeter... -
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Homemade Nipple Wrench
I’ve bought and made a few nipple wrenches for my revolvers, and found that the fingers can widen apart, eventually to the point where the wrench no longer works. My solution was to press on a small steel sleeve (ring) to keep the fingers from spreading. Works like a champ.- borne2fly
- Post #11
- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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Is there a way to postpone cleaning a ml?
Here’s a hip-shot thought … rust requires oxygen to form, right? So what would happen if you put your guns in a sealed container and replaced the air inside with, say nitrogen (or argon, or any other inert gas used at welding shops)?- borne2fly
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Colt Dragoon Light Hammer Strike?
I have a dragoon that has similar characteristics. But it had one cylinder that often misfired. Turns out the nipple pocket in that cylinder had been milled a few thousandths too deep and the hammer wasn’t striking that nipple properly. After adding a precision spacer under that nipple, all six... -
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Colt Dragoon Light Hammer Strike?
It might be worth pulling the cylinder and checking the overall distance from each nipple to the front of the cylinder with a micrometer. Especially if the same one or two cylinders keep misfiring. With modern CNC machining I would expect them all to measure the same, but I’ve seen a few exceptions.