Clements said he could not get a base pin. Numrich does not have one so tomorrow I will hit our local gun show and see what they have to offer. Who knows I may get lucky.
ClemBert, the pin was already bent to start with because I had some resistance when disassembling for my initial inspection and even more when I put it together. After reading through the previous posts in the forum though, I have no doubt that I did not have the retaining pin locked and that I...
I screwed up...
I thought I ordered the base pin but it was actually the base pin retainer. Oh well back to square one. If anybody has one they would like to sell, please let me know.
The bent pin was just a guess from what I saw in the mechanics. I am sure you are right about locking the pin in. I was shooting Hornady .457 round balls and they went in pretty smooth after I started them with the starter from my old Optima . 50 cal. I have a lot to learn and will probably buy...
Well.... It did at least shoot nice!
I went out to the ranch to shoot the new addition to my collection and fell in love with it. It will not be sold while I am alive! I only got six shots off as when loading I realized the previous owner screwed up and neglected to use a starter to get the...
What to do?
I came into possession of a BP 5F today. It is in almost excellent condition and I am pretty sure it has not been fired more than a dozen times. I picked it up with the intention of selling it but I am not sure now. The more I check it out, the more it grows on me. It feels like it...
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