Rough surface on bolt of Colt 2nd Gen, "F" series, 3rd Dragoon

[electricfactory]

Thanks Jim, good advice, will do!
edit: am doing it right now..

I always look at the wood first for figure (yours is very nice), and then the screw slots, and then the wedge/barrel area for damage. Your wood looks like it was refinished with Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil. I have used it on all of my revolvers. Once it hardens after a few days, judicious use of #0004 steel wool will remove the surface application imperfections (seen on your wood), and then a vigorous polishing of the wood with a piece of scrap denim will result in a satin finish.

Regards,

Jim


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[electricfactory]

Found this under the grips;

 

[45 Dragoon]

Hi Mike,
Thanks very much for posting, I'm going to take a look at the Navy above to see what you're referring to. Could you be a bit more explicit as to what I should look for and what needs to happen to fix it ? Thanks again.

Yes, remove the barrel, remove the loading lever and see if you can see through the arbor hole.

Mike