@Jackrabbit1957 offered to take a look at my old out-of-time Palmetto Walker replica and he did such a good job fixing it I sent him my replica Paterson and 3rd Model Dragoon as well, both of which were badly out of time and had multiple other problems.
On the Walker and the Dragoon he did his upgrades as well as fixing the arbors and timing. He installs a custom made action shield on the hammer that prevents fragments from falling into the guts, converts the hand spring to a Ruger type spring and plunger, fixes the cylinder gap and trues the cylinder face, and installs a bolt guide and action stop, among other tuning fixes and upgrades.
I asked him to just repair the Paterson and leave it “historically accurate,” which he did.
Once I find some caps and some time I’ll shoot them and film the results, but they sure feel good. Here are some pics of the latest guns for those interested. The man is a true “artiste” and is highly recommended for getting the best out of cap and ball replicas. Heck of a nice guy, too.
