Spare ROA Cylinder

[KevininPa]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RUGER-OLD-...3643776524:g:o2QAAOSwwfFcHNzL&redirect=mobile

I've been seeing these in various websites from Gunbroker to Ebay. Even a few merchants. There are even some good reviews. Anyone here have any first-hand experience?

 

[arcticap]

The fluted cylinder looks a lot like the one made by Classicballistix who was posting here when he 1st started out.
His website has a link to the Old Army Club and says that he will provide a discount to THR ROA club members.
But his initial price is much higher than the eBay vendor.
Nonetheless, see page 2 post #28 of the Ruger Old Army Club to see the 2 cylinders that he made for AbitNutz, and you can do an advanced black powder forum search to
read some of AbitNutz posts about how well his worked.--->>> https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/the-ruger-old-army-club.538088/page-2

I would be surprised if you found someone to reply who bought a cylinder off of Ebay.
That seller has only sold 21 of them off of eBay.
It occurred to me that they might be from the same maker, but Classicballistix lists his location as Texas, whereas the eBay vendor lists that he is in Georgia.

Here's the Classicballistix website. --->>> http://www.classicballistx.com/our_cylinder.html
The THR discount is mentioned on the page that it takes you to if you click on the button to buy one.
The page states: "We offer a DISCOUNT to members of the High Road's Ruger Old Army Club and to S.A.S.S. members.
Please request an invoice to receive your discount"

He has multiple cylinder options to choose from.
His ROA cylinders were noted for having slightly increased cylinder capacity for loading additional powder.

Which other websites sell the cylinder from Georgia?
Can you provide links?

Some of the eBay feedback for the Georgia cylinder mention having a good fit, but that's about all they indicate.

 

[arcticap]

I also noticed that the steel that Classicballistix uses is listed as - "Our cylinders are made from certified forged 416 stainless and
PHT 4130 chrome-moly steels."

The Geeogia cylinder eBay ad states that his cylinders are made from - " Manufactured from 316 L Stainless steel."

They're not made from the same steel.

 

[KevininPa]

Thanks for responding arcticap. I also found them here:

http://www.oldsouthfirearms.com/RugerOldArmyUpgradeandReplacementCylinder.aspx

under the details tab lists the same name as the ebay and Gunbroker sellers.

 

[grter]

I know of a blued steel one sold by the same seller on ebay as "stress relieved carbon steel." It dropped in and worked very well on 2 different Ruger Old Army revolvers that could not interchange original cylinders with each other nor did they work with a cylinder ordered from a company I will not mention. I can't figure out why (maybe looser tolerances) but it timed and locked well in both.

I have done a little research and have come to the conclusion that most Old Armys can accept drop in cylinders but some need some real serious fitting done by someone who knows what they are doing.

The seller sells them in blued and stainless with option to have standard metric nipples or hex nipples with same thread pitch as original old army nipples. I have not seen the blued ones on ebay lately but I have seen them being sold on Old South firearms. I get the impression these are made in batches and sold before new batches are made.

My impression is the steel on both are mild so I would avoid cramming those cylinders with 4f (ffffg) behind heavy projectiles something you can probably easily do with original Ruger Old Army cylinders and perhaps only Ruger cylinders.

They look nice and probably can handle heavy loads within established safety parameters for cap and ball revolvers. I am just saying don't go over the top with heavy Ruger only loads.

For the price I think they are good, especially if you need a cylinder in a pinch.