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  • ZUG
    Me too.
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    ZUG reacted to hawkenhunter50's post in the thread Sidelock hammer screw. with Love Love.
    Nice attitude, I'm sure you'll get a lot of help, By the way I've never had any issues with TC screws. Not sure why the end of the screw...
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    ZUG reacted to poinlaw's post in the thread Ruger old army loads with Love Love.
    Buy a $20 dial caliper and measure the cast balls. Buy a set of pin gauges from McMastet-Carr sized from .452 to .457 and find out what...
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    ZUG reacted to Rifleman1776's post in the thread Ruger old army loads with Like Like.
    My question also. A previous owner might have messed with the cylinders. Is your lead soft? It should be. Regardless, the balls still...
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    ZUG replied to the thread I found 5 of Dad's C&B Revolvers....
    They are all very nice revolvers dad left you - lucky man!;). As others have said get yourself a GOOD set of gunsmithing screwdrivers, a...
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    ZUG replied to the thread Remington 1858/Pietta.
    They are good - You can get a gun that has a great action or you could end up with a rough one - it's a manure shoot. I have two Piettas...
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    ZUG reacted to Pete G's post in the thread Sidelock hammer screw. with Like Like.
    If you don’t take the hammer off then why are you messing with the screw?
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    ZUG replied to the thread Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver.
    No - the springs that I ordered are factory replacements - not reduced power springs. I can alter them as I wish to get the tension that...
  • ZUG
    ZUG replied to the thread Acra glas solvent/thinner.
    Caution must be used when thinning epoxies - too much thinning down and the epoxy will not cure and end up "gummy". Do some...
  • ZUG
    ZUG reacted to CaptainVane's post in the thread Wire bolt/trigger spring with Love Love.
    The real Sherman would destroy every bear food source for 100 miles, toreup all the bear trails, killed its offspring, and told that...
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    ZUG replied to the thread Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver.
    Great picture Ernbar. My barrel and frame are flush with each other. Very little clearance (0.002" - 0.003") between barrel and inside...
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    ZUG replied to the thread Revolver loading stand.
    One is for seating the caps if necessary and the other is a spatula for applying the lube /grease over the ball after you ram it into...
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    ZUG replied to the thread Revolver loading stand.
    Here it is finished except for a coat of stain and sealer or paint which my buddy will be in charge of.;)
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    ZUG replied to the thread Revolver loading stand.
    The one on the right does have leather at all contact points of the Walker- barrel, recoil shield, and at the grip area. The hammer...
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    ZUG replied to the thread Revolver loading stand.
    Sorry for the double pictures of the same item - I don't know how to get rid of one of them.:dunno:
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