Tomahawk674
Member
My 11 year old Uberti 1861 was looking real beat up due to working on it without the appropriate tools and it also had an issue with the barrel cylinder gap that I have been trying to fight with for a while. I lost my temper during some assembly / disassembly sessions where I was trying to remedy the issue which resulted in some mishandling of the gun (I know, I know).
So I believed I have fixed it for good. I jb welded a stainless steel shim to the front of the arbor slot, used a file for proper fitment and brought my gap from 0.021 to about 0.005. The barrel was sent out to Ford's gun services in FL, where they reblued it to their "Ford's blue" which is semi-gloss, the closest to factory they could get me.
The gun looks beautiful now, and appears to function perfectly. I also bought me a set of rubber mallets to avoid ever dinging her up again. This gun has sentimental value so I want to keep nice but also shoot it extensively.
So I believed I have fixed it for good. I jb welded a stainless steel shim to the front of the arbor slot, used a file for proper fitment and brought my gap from 0.021 to about 0.005. The barrel was sent out to Ford's gun services in FL, where they reblued it to their "Ford's blue" which is semi-gloss, the closest to factory they could get me.
The gun looks beautiful now, and appears to function perfectly. I also bought me a set of rubber mallets to avoid ever dinging her up again. This gun has sentimental value so I want to keep nice but also shoot it extensively.