wedge

I inherited this Hawken , it's a good 40 years old. When I install the barrel wedge it goes in until flush,which makes me think it's not 'wedging' the barrel any. I've never thought the gun shot as accurate as it should and thinking this could be why ?? Do they sell 'fat wedges' ,or am I wrong...

You guys might recall I had previously put in some work on the Uberti 1851. I first took the gun in to a smith to get the arbor reconstructed and tightened with some epoxy to eliminate some wiggling that had started to develop. Then I corrected the arbor length by fitting two #6 steel washers...

Longtime reader, firstime poster. I have a circa 2003 Uberti 1851 Navy Squareback that looked to be unfired when I got it. The original wedge was driven in so deeply that the barrel was dragging on the cylinder due to the short arbor. A previous owner tried to fix the problem by filing the back...