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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      Yes, my intention with the extra percussion cylinder was to use it as a test piece for fit and mechanical operation with the thought...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      Oops, sorry bout that.
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      JimCunn reacted to 45D's post in the thread Arbor Problem? with Like Like.
      Let's not forget that the '73 Mod.P was designed in the BP era but has been in the "smokeless era" since 1905. The only difference is...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      Why not do what I want to do ? :) For one thing, a .357 Ruger SSA is much larger and does not in the least resemble an 1862 Colt...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      I've been thinking about converting a Uberti 1862 Police to .380acp, but would have to do an 0.008" thick chrome electroplate on the...
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      JimCunn reacted to M. De Land's post in the thread Arbor Problem? with Like Like.
      😄 Yeah, we do think differently on some issues of pistol craft but that's fine as they both seem to work and no one has gotten blown up...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      "The arbor is in tension, not shear". The arbor itself is in tension - BUT the load between the wedge and the end of the arbor slot is...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      I did Basic and AIT at Fort Dix in the Fall of 1967. Spent a lot of time listening to Ode to Billie Joe (reminded me of home). Spent a...
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      JimCunn reacted to 45D's post in the thread Arbor Problem? with Like Like.
      Yeah, I get it. These things were brand new then and I'm sure many wedges were installed "thumb tight" so it would be easier to take...
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      JimCunn reacted to azmntman's post in the thread Old fella on the line. with Like Like.
      I love old people. A lil more every day
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      I'm using the factory wedge with .45acp in my Uberti 1860. No problems.
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      JimCunn reacted to Jack Ryan's post in the thread What is the reasonable distance to quickly kill a turkey with a muzzleloader? with Like Like.
      How far could you put 5 pellets in a golf ball?
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      "and that new Pietta's are better than new Uberti's". How closely does the Pietta 1862 Police revolver replicate the original Colt? How...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      Explain to us how the shear strength is affected by the arbor screw. Feel free to use equations if it will help. I'm also interested...
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      JimCunn replied to the thread Arbor Problem?.
      Stock wedge made out of ordinary everyday steel will withstand a 6 chamber chainfire without damage. How strong do they need to be?
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