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here is an unfired original and bayonette to compare Ken

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shimmed the action, steel trigger guard. elk antler bought from pet supply store. go look. done and done, super smooth action Ken

I you want to really have some fun. get some shims, tighten up the whole action, put a stainless grip frame in place of the aluminum one, go to the pet store and get some elk antler chews. YUP at the pet store in a big box. pick the largest and cut to fit. buff, sand, and polish...

idea, three sets of plastic funnel's , 31 36 and 44 size for making the ctg. someone would make a lot of $ with that idea.

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replace it if you can, do NOT try to remove the pin. I had an original do this once, the gunsmith put some extra strength locktite on it and let it run in. , clean with alcohol first. let it drip in. the ppt the gun together and it will set in the correct place. you'll never...

rile a little off the wedge on the front, do NOT file the gun. you'll see it will go all the way to the spring catch on the frame. The wedge is easliy replaceable if you go too much, but slow is the work here.

I love this discussion Mike. I think you're wrong, or just had the wrong guns come your way. I've been gunsmithing Colts for 40 years and think I've seen everything. I have a 61 Navy original on my bench right now, parts coming. The timing of a Colt is a tough job, and there is no such...

being a Sharps collector and shooter I used to make the paper Sharps ctg. with nitrated paper. soaked the paper in potassium nitrite let it dry and used it. but. Sharps in 1862 stopped using the nitrated paper, they found it stuck in the chamber, and really did nothing. regular bank note...

1860 Colt CW army, wedge slot too big, not correct wedge. fitted and soldered steel, finished flush and antiqued. totally invisible repair, gun is tight .

I have been working on muzzle loaders for decades, as an antique gunsmith, etc. Never would I recommend glue for barrels. front sight maybe, but heat will be a problem with any epoxy based glue. black powder while low pressure can explode at funny times.. The loss of an eye or finger is...

I have two, one percussion and one 50 70 like yours. S and S has the parts you'll need to get it working. very easy to do. get a lever spring too. old ones get worn. Now, soak the bore in gum turpentine , not the hardware store stuff , the internet stuff pure gum turpentine. soak it...

I have two Sharps original carbines. 50 70 and percussion. I needed to replace one of the lever springs. I used a new one...$22 bucks. but the lever was weak and did not hold where it was supposed to ...both down and up I took off a little on each side of the wide part where it...

all good ideas I'm sure, but I don't dry fire any of my guns. I play with them of course, but not pulling the trigger. Too much damage could, as you said, can happen. I'm thinking about trimming the spring a little more, but I go to the mirror and slap myself while saying Leave it Alone...

Ok spring work worked. I ordered a new mainspring from Taylor. I say Taylor because DGW has them too but opted for the original Mgr. spring. I could not cock the LeMat one handed. so I took the new spring and smoothed the sides 'slightly' on the flat sander. then I rounded the nose end...

Who am I kidding...I like the ALL

Quigley for my Sharps and for fun. Tombstone for history... Lonesome Dove.for everything.... but my favorite is the John Wayne movie 'The Cowboys" having gone on a real drive in WY years ago, this is the real deal. The kids were in awe of Wayne...they just sat and looked at him...

Probably going to leave well enough alone... after gunsmithing Colt SAA's for decades, tuning, bluing, re springing, etc. I thought maybe, the LeMat may have had some 'tricks' too. but...While I could work on the spring, even make a new one...,yup, I can do that, it's not worth it...