PreserveFreedom
40 Cal.
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- Aug 13, 2011
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Okay, so I finished another Classic Arms kit tonight. This one is the New Orleans Ace. As with the others, be careful as squeezing the trigger will drop the hammer from the half-cock position. I have to say that this kit looks decent, but the quality sucks. The wood they gave me for the grip was trash. There were holes bored through it like some kind of wood eating worms had gotten a hold of it. When I finally went to fit the grip to the rest of the thing, it wouldn't fit because the plunger that goes through the hammer spring sticks out at an angle that does not match the hole in the wood. I had to attack it with a drill to make it work. The grip and the rest of the pistol are held together with one screw. I am afraid to load this to its potential because I think the grip may shatter in my hand. The dovetails in the barrel did not match up well with the ramrod holders either. They may fall off when I fire it because I wound up superglueing them on. Wish me luck, although I may wind up just leaving this one as a wall hanger. I do have to say that the hammer pulls back very smoothly. It is smoothbore and .45 cal.