Recent content by knirirr

Recently, I've managed to obtain what looks like a 54-bore 1859 Webley revolver which seems in good enough order to still be used for shooting. But, at some point it would appear to have been polished up and re-blued such that any markings that might have been on the frame have been removed. All...

That is indeed how it appears - thanks. I tried taking a photograph to show this but wasn't able to get a clear view of it with a phone camera. As I replied above, it looks OK.

Thanks for your further comments, chaps. As far as I can tell the wedge is now OK after the modifications done to it. I've been using about 35 grains of FFg which seems to be the minimum that fits comfortably, though I may increase that to 40 or 45. The loading lever rarely drops on that load.

I took this gun to a chap who has been recommended before, and who has done the following: Slightly enlarge the smaller chambers so they are all the same size as the largest one. Build up the thickness of the wedge by welding/filing. Same on the cylinder end of the barrel to close the gap...

Thanks for your suggestions. I did try calipers but I don't think mine are very good. At present the wedge is fairly loose and can easily be removed and replaced by hand, pushing it fully home, so perhaps a replacement may be needed to get a tighter fit. I've had a couple of suggestions of...

I've got a Walker reproduction which appears to be an Armi San Marco model made in 1971. The cylinder has a bit of play back and forth, which could presumably be fixed with a shim, but there's another problem as well: The chamber mouths appear to be worn such that they have become slightly...

We do tend to get ripped off rather often over here. I was speaking to an RFD about this gun yesterday and he said: USA price $589 Brownell's UK £861.30 ...and that's apparently without the extra cylinder.

Thanks for the cylinder info. This chap seems to have a reproduction: Remington revolving carbine - YouTube But, that was 4 years ago. Have they gone out of production? Even if so then I might be able to find one second hand. The cylinder is likely to be more of a problem, as you say.

That would certainly do the trick. The article aarondhgraham posted contains this image: http://www.remingtonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RR_p28_1.jpg So, that would do the trick nicely, if I can find a repro. for sale and also acquire a conversion cylinder (this would require a...

Thanks, definitely worth checking out.

Thanks, that's what I feared. The article posted above about the original Remingtons was very interesting, but I'm after a cartridge arm on this occasion. Unless some sort of Buntline which will accept a stock (I note the comments above about the Uberti repros) can be found then I might perhaps...

Thanks for the advice - that would seem to argue against purchasing either of these weapons, then. It's essential that whatever I obtain behaves well enough and has a stock for shooting at 100-200 yards. I might well have to investigate further.

Many thanks for your reply. It's disappointing that the Uberti carbine isn't a copy of something historical - I may have to think again about purchasing one. I've heard of the Buntline and I'd certainly be interested, but only if I could find one with a detachable stock. The stocks seem to be...

Hopefully this is the right forum to post this question - apologies if not. Anyway, I am interested in acquiring one of these: http://www.henrykrank.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=694_777_778_789&products_id=7265 But, I have been wondering whether it is a reproduction of a weapon...

Here's a modern reproduction of an 18th century Scottish pistol: http://www.henrykrank.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=694_864_867_868&products_id=6763 I think this looks rather nice and would quite like to add one to my collection, but the quality is unclear. Has anyone used one of...