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    Uberti Cattleman revolvers with crater around firing pin hole.

    I seriously doubt that pierced primers would cause that condition, no matter what anyone says. The repair is a very nice job and well done, but of course very risky for other than an expert. Jim
  2. J

    catching pistol brass?

    There used to be a big one with a net about 2' by 2', but I don't see that kind any more. Still, there are plenty that look good (not always the same as working well with brass catchers) and are inexpensive enough to try. Pistols are a bit harder to work with as the gun will move more than...
  3. J

    The legal issues associated with completing 80% weapons...

    One trap to be wary of. Remember that BATFE is a FEDERAL agency and is concerned ONLY with FEDERAL law and regulations. So you can ask a BATFE agent a question and receive an answer, the answer you receive may be a narrow one, true and correct, but applicable only in the narrow context of the...
  4. J

    My dads .38 S&W Victory British lend lease

    I have often heard, and have repeated, that it is potentially dangerous to fire .38 Special in an S&W of that era originally made for the British .38/200 (.38 S&W). But several years ago, I actually tried it and the result was -- nothing. Just normal firing and normal extraction. The cases had a...
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    i HAVE HEARD THIS CALLED A "SLUG GUN", BUT KNOW NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT

    Jim Watson has a good point. What else would have a barrel like that? Doing some more thinking and some research, I have no doubt that the gun is (relatively) modern, maybe the 1950's, judging by the stock shape and recoil pad. Also, the mainspring is modern, not the tapered spring one would...
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    Uberti Cattleman revolvers with crater around firing pin hole.

    Very often firing pin bushings are intended to be a permanent assembly, so much so that some parts diagrams don't even show them as a separate part. (WWII M1911A1 pistols have a screwed-in bushing installed in the slide for the same reason; it is rarely mentioned in discussions o that pistol...
  7. J

    Endshake?

    Some confusion here with "end shake", barrel/cylinder gap, and cylinder clearance at either or both ends. Not the same things, though often related. The .30 carbine revolvers are especially prone to problems because the recoil is really more than any current revolver was designed for. Jim.
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    Are "Gunsmith" Screw Drivers Necessary?

    Since I am long retired, I will 'fess up" on screwdrivers. Rather than buy (and invariably break) expensive hollow ground bits, I just bought regular bits or screwdrivers and ground them on the wheel. For some special sizes, I made bits out of spring steel, which is less likely to break for...
  9. J

    Cock on close to cock on open conversion

    Boom Boom, your mainspring is not the original. The extra stiff mainspring came with the D-T trigger because, as I noted above, the rifle would not be reliable firing off the half cock position with the standard mainspring. To return the rifle to original specs (assuming nothing else has been...
  10. J

    Removing Bluing

    IIRC, the early hammers were color case hardened, the later ones were like the '94, bright on the sides and blued on the top. Jim
  11. J

    Civil War Loading Methods

    Sometimes I wonder how/when some of those stories get started. I have seen some CW trenches and none had enough room for a full length rammer to be stuck in the trench wall, plus such nonsense would be a great way to lose the rammer when/if the soldier had to "move out" fast (in either...
  12. J

    How can you tell if a revolver has never been fired?

    All high quality guns are at least proof tested at the factory; some are function fired with a cylinder or magazine of ammo. At one time, factories took care to clean the guns after firing, but today most do not, for two reasons. The first is time; the second is that an uncleaned gun shows...
  13. J

    Autoloader Shotgun Gas Cylinder Detachment

    If you do try to repair that barrel, use heat paste in the interior of the barrel as well; the barrel will get hot enough to ruin the smooth interior finish and the rough spot will act to trap lead and crud. Jim
  14. J

    Cock on close to cock on open conversion

    I don't know of any Mauser 98 that is cock on closing. But the Turks worked over and "updated" so many rifles that the original rifle could be almost anything. Cock on closing rifles can be converted to cock on opening, but require a stiff mainspring because they really fire from a "half cock"...
  15. J

    dremel tool advice needed.

    "If it ain't broke...." I agree, but have to defend the Dremel tool. They are great tools if (IF) you know how and especially when (and when not) to use it. And inside a chamber is almost certainly not a proper place for using a Dremel. Jim
  16. J

    M1 Carbine: cracked gas block, what should I do?

    Making a new gas block is not exactly rocket science, but will not usually be in reach of the average home hobbyist,so will not be cheap. If you are considering that course, it might be best to consult a general machine shop but bring only the gas block and invent a name not involving guns...
  17. J

    My long range question = Wouldn't cylinder gap devour power on real long barrels?

    The figures for the 18 inch test barrel and the 18.5" carbine barrel show far more discrepancy than can be accounted for by the normal barrel-cylinder gap. Either there is a real difference in ammo or in the guns that is not apparent in the figures, or there is a misprint somewhere. Normally...
  18. J

    38 SW break tops for SD ?

    Odd! When the .38 S&W is used in an S&W breaktop, a lot of folks call it weak, and near useless,only good for frightening small rabbits. But when the nearly identical .380 MkII is used in a Webley or Enfield breaktop, it is hailed as an empire builder, a powerful round, guaranteed killer of...
  19. J

    Deputy at school during shooting

    When a school shooting happens, one of the first suggestions, often as an alternative to gun ban proposals, is to allow teachers or other responsible adults who work at rhe school to be legally armed. But it seems to me that that is unlikely unless several big issues can be dealt with (and, of...
  20. J

    Need some help on S&W model 13-1 .. Bobbed hammer?

    I can (will) get an argument, but IMHO for carry a DAO revolver like that M&P is a pretty good choice. With a little practice, it is easy to hit the proverbial dinner plate at 50 yards and the chances of an AD (always a problem with a defense gun) is reduced considerably. When I carried...
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