Uberti makes a decent product. The newer percussion revolvers have nicely fitted and finished internal parts. Uberti starts to tune them then stops about halfway through the process. Once the pistol is tuned and setup properly they are great guns.
You won't get rich doing gunsmith stuff. I do it as a sideline thing to make a little mad money. I do specialize in percussion revolvers and black powder rifles, no zip guns, strictly traditional guns and the occasional antique.
I really like the Delrin rods from TOW. They look good and they don't break. Most of my muzzleloaders have them. I gotta get one for my Great Plains rifle. You really can't go wrong with one.
Odd that you mention that. I grew up around hayburners learned you have train em on both sides like going thru a narrow gate and other things. I got busted up pretty good a few times so I want nothing to do with them. The fellow that thinks a horse or mule is dumb never had one watch him close...
Nice old Remmie, sounds like the hand spring is weak or needs adjustment. How is the timing? Just about every Remmie I've handled had late timing due to a short hand.
One can certainly argue that these pistols will work outta the box, but the question comes up as to how satisfied are you with it's reliability and accuracy? I demand a lot of my pistols in the accuracy end and I don't want them trying to self destruct even it's only a tiny bit. So I fix them...
You've welcome sir! Appreciate the kind words. That one likes to back the pivot screws out so interference pins were installed as well as some tuning work. Glad you like it and thanks again.
You should see some of the prices in Tombstone, Az. Pocket pistols are really expensive as well as Walkers. Yet they sell a good handful of them. I think most buyers are from states that are off the rails with gun restrictions, and a lot of them buy to look at rather than shoot.
My most common fix is spacers but I do weld material on them on occasion. The end is then contoured to fit bottom of the hole. There's some older pistols out there that have as much as a 3/8 difference and require some creativity to fix.
Mike is right about the lock washer, Uberti played with the spring at the end of the arbor idea and found it accomplished nothing. They went back to business as usual. They also tried making the arbor and barrel lug a very tight fit, to the point of being very difficult to separate the two...
Seems like the smaller pistols aren't affected as badly or quickly as the big horse pistols, those big guys will have all sorts of issues if not fixed. It just takes longer for the smaller ones to start having problems. Do a permanent fix on it, tune it, shoot it for a lifetime.
Mm93, if you're into old cars maybe you know someone who may be interested in a 49 Plymouth? Fantastic collection of rollers! I have 1 that I built about 20 years ago. Love shooting it, haven't in a while. Makes me want to blow the dust off it and go lob bowling balls at something far away.
I know we're getting sidetracked here a little, looks like a Super Beetle, if so keep an eye on the inner part of the lower control arms in the front end, it's a weak spot. How much did you soup up the motor?
Love the old air cooled VWs! I have 72 bug I use for heading out to hike or hunt. Still need to reset the rear spring plates to get the ride height fixed. You can't get a more simple car than an old Beetle.
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