bannockburn
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Bippyman
A friend of mine had grips very similar to the ones shown here on his Ruger Super Blackhawk and it worked wonders in terms of felt recoil, muzzle flip, and damage done to your fingers and knuckles.
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The company who made these grips was Mustang Grips, long out of business, but I bet you could find a grip maker who could make you a pair that closely resemble this design.
Good morning,
Thanks for the thoughts on this matter. Yes, it's new to me, but it's in fine condition and I have been shooting for a good number of years (competitive target, long distance and hunting) but although it's my first time with a revolver I have some pistol experience and a reasonably steady hand so I'm hoping it's not all down to me! Maybe the only way I'll find out is to shoot it off a rest (not tried that yet).
I have checked the chambers/cylinder - original to the gun, properly indexed, no muzzle damage, no obvious issues with the forcing cone and no lead build-up.
I have been careful with measurement of charge, seating of ball etc, but I'll start again and try to eliminate as many variables as possible. I've not yet checked velocities over the chrono so will do that too. I'm not looking to take down bears at 100 yards; just to be reasonably accurate for competition purposes at 25 yards.
Herrett used to make a similar grip. That type is mud fence ugly. But they work really well.You might try Ebay for some Taylor extended grips for Ruger Black hawk or Old Army, wood and extended like your Hogue. They do require a bit of fitting.
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The base pin retaining pin on my Old Army is pretty much freewheeling. It turns with no real friction or detent. Should I be concerned?
It should turn roughly half a turn. The detent ball on the off side (that retains the cross pin) may offer enough friction to keep the pin from moving. The main thing is that it be locked when loading on the gun or you'll bend the base pin.
Mike
I'd like to feel like it's secured and not have to check it every time I load.
Is it possible that the detent ball came out or that the pin is installed from the wrong side of the frame? The only other thing I can think of is the detent spring broke or lost its temper somehow.The base pin retaining pin on my Old Army is pretty much freewheeling. It turns with no real friction or detent. Should I be concerned?
Is it possible that the detent ball came out or that the pin is installed from the wrong side of the frame? The only other thing I can think of is the detent spring broke or lost its temper somehow.
Ok, on further inspection, I see that there is some tension (not much) from the detent ball when the slot position is anywhere other than the open or unlocked position. You'll notice there is some clearance for the ball to pass through the frame when removing the cross pin.
Hope that helps/makes sense.
Mike
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