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  1. ZUG

    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 GOOD nipple wrench and find instructions on disassembly and assembly on those guns BEFORE you "monkey" with them. An ultrasonic cleaner would be great to have...
  2. ZUG

    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 and one Uberti. The Uberti is from the 70's and its action is smooth as glass. The two Piettas are from 2005 and 2006 and are ok - nothing to write home about...
  3. ZUG

    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 feels right for me.;). I've seen some people cut a vertical slot in the middle of the spring about 1/2 the length of the spring. I may give this a try.:dunno:
  4. ZUG

    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 experimenting first before you apply to your stock.
  5. ZUG

    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 of frame. CyrusP - I just got it the other day and will not get to the range for a while:(. I ordered a new main and bolt springs to modify to get a lighter...
  6. ZUG

    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 the cylinder - if you use a lube /grease over the ball instead of a greased wad. I like to apply some lube/grease over the ball. Everything is at hand - no need...
  7. ZUG

    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.;)
  8. ZUG

    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 clears the back vertical board so no slot for the hammer is needed. I left it in the "white" so that my friend will have something to do :ghostly:. The stand on the...
  9. ZUG

    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:
  10. ZUG

    Revolver loading stand

    I'm in the process making my buddy a loading stand for his new Walker clone revolver. I fashioned it after my revolver stand for my other revolvers (shown on the left). I made it out of scrap 2X6 cut-offs from a project.
  11. ZUG

    Joann's - what am I doing wrong ?

    Try here <https://www.emshootingsupplies.com/store.html#/>. They have bulk patch material and discounted bulk material.
  12. ZUG

    Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver

    I got an email from 4D Rentals the other day and they were no help. They sent me a voucher for their E-Book on "Gunsmithing Tools" which told me "ZIP" about forcing cone cutters or their dimensions :mad:. I feel 90% sure the .38/.357/9mm forcing cone cutter will work but I am too cheap to invest...
  13. ZUG

    Cap and ball revolvers, 1864, 1964

    VERY nice Krieghoff - A very good friend of the family loaned me his San Remo grade Krieghoff in 1970 or was it 1971 to shoot an ATA shoot in Atlantic City NJ. At that time there were only 2 San Remo grade Krieghoff in the US the other one was on the West Coast. I think it was Dan Bonillas who...
  14. ZUG

    Weighing round balls

    If you are a master class target shooter and shooting for score then by all means weigh your lead balls:thumb:;). If you are like the rest of us then you will not benefit from weighing your lead balls. Most of us don't have the skill to shoot all 10s and X's. Stop wasting your time - you will...
  15. ZUG

    Disaster

    You will need to make up steel gauge pins that start out smaller in diameter than the dent and tapered to a few thousands in diameter larger so as to start to enlarge the dent use with a soft brass hammer tapping the dented area. You would then make another steel plug a few thousands larger than...
  16. ZUG

    Skimming Slag

    I turn my temp knob up or down until my cast bullets come out looking good then I cast more bullets. I will change the knob position when I add more lead or the pot gets low on lead - I don't need a thermometer. You just get fixated on that thermometer and it just slows you down. Are you casting...
  17. ZUG

    Is FFFG the Cause

    To my eyes I would look at your lube. It looks like your patches are starving for more lube or a different type of lube. Your patch thickness and ball diameter sounds about right. Might try increasing the patch thickness to 0.023". If it does not require pounding the ball into the muzzle.
  18. ZUG

    Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver

    Me too:dunno::horseback:
  19. ZUG

    Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver

    Mine is dated 2023 and it locks up tightly at full cock but I can't verify that the cylinder lines up perfectly with the barrel. My way of thinking is that the barrel should have been champhered for a forcing cone - just a practical way to build a revolver - my two cents worth:dunno:.
  20. ZUG

    How to Checker a Hammer Spur?

    Some time ago D. Taylor Sapergia explained how he checkered a hammer on a percussion rifle. I believe it was on the American Longrifle web site. It was a detailed explanation with pictures - it was very well done.
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