Recent content by monroef

Barrel to Cylinder gap Thanks for the replies everyone. I guess my main concern now is how to tighten up that BC gap. Are there any common problems that cause the barrel assembly to not tighten up on the frame? I have looked at the barrel assembly and the frame and I can't tell if it is the...

Stoning and end shake Hey mec, Thanks for the reply. When you say end shake you mean the front of the cylinder moving back and forth taking the chamber out of alignment with the bore, right? There is not much of this with the wide bc gap, but the cylinder will move from front to back on...

Hello, I have a few questions about a pistol I bought from Cabelas a couple of days ago. The only other BP pistol I have is an Uberti Walker that has been pretty much trouble free. On the Cabela's (Pietta), the wedge goes through the barrel and cylinder pin and is flush on the other side...

Found 1911Tuner's follower tweak thread Ken, Thanks for the info. I looked high and low for that thread before I posted the question, but couldn't find it. Searched just the titles instead of the entire threads and it popped right up. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

Wolff mag follower jumped slidestop Hi Timuchin, Thanks for the reply. This is the only mag it has happened with, and I have not been able to get it to repeat the malfunction. This pistol has been 100% with all other mags, but I have started using only 7-round mags with the dimpled flat...

Hello guys, I've been hanging around The High Road for a while, but this is my first post. I've learned a lot from y'all, and look forward to learning a lot more. The follower of one of my Wolff mags jumped the slidestop lug the other day and did a pretty good job of tying up the gun...