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 conical; for example, a .451 ball will go in some with very little shaving of lead and will then get stuck before it can be rammed down fully. My tools are probably inaccurate but I would guess that there's a difference of 0.1-0.2 mm between the mouths of some of the cylinders. One shot out of six is usually 6-8" or more off target as well.
Does this sort of thing seem fixable, perhaps by boring out the chambers a little (not a job I could do myself)? I wonder whether it is worth attempting to get it dealt with or whether I should perhaps replace it with something such as an Uberti Dragoon.
Does this sort of thing seem fixable, perhaps by boring out the chambers a little (not a job I could do myself)? I wonder whether it is worth attempting to get it dealt with or whether I should perhaps replace it with something such as an Uberti Dragoon.
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