Thinking about BP revolvers

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Nope. I guess I'm just too dense to read between the lines. But, somehow, I managed all on my own to figure out how to remove the wedge from a Colt without damaging the gun or getting frustrated with the sport. Go figure.
 
I`ll take a pic of some of the Colts I buy off gunbroker some time and post them ........no kidding last one a Walker ..looked like someone took a jack hammer to the wedge and missed and just dinged the heck out of the barrel around the wedge ... the other side same thing ..guess he figured he`d try to get it out from the other side ....the bad of it is ..he never even shot it ....sold it to me on Gunbroker ...The new Pietta Colts have the wedge drove in purdy good from the factory too ..Like said it`s not rocket science ...some folks just get a new Colt ...know nothing about it ..get flustrated ..and beat the hell out of them trying to get the wedge out . I buy whats left of them cheap that way ...but I really hate to see new guys come into this forum ..never even handled or shot a B/P revolver ...hear us talking about all the fun stuff ...Then they buy one because it feels nice in their hand and has that sexy look ...you know what I mean . I really enjoy teaching new people how to handle these fine revolvers ....but when you learned to drive a car ...someone went with you and showed you what to do ...right .
 
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Both you guys got some good points...

I have to agree with mykeal that a wedge moving from left to right or vice versa dependent upon the gun is not a real difficult concept to grasp.

I have also seen the abuse that sundance44s is talking about.

I have known individuals, and I am sure all of us have, the "homegrown gunsmith." The guy that always knows more than the engineers who designed the gun.

One guy, I used to work with, over the years owned untold 1911s. He was always modifying parts, stoning parts, replacing parts, filing parts, and then selling the gun when it failed to work.

Then there are those who just abuse their guns, cars, tools, and just about everything else they own. Either out of ignorance or lack of appreciation for what they have.

Most of these individuals won't ever get it - thats why they have putt putt golf.
 
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My first BP gun is a 1860 Army, bought it today. Got admit it took my about 10 minutes to figure out how to get the barrel off. Got the wedge taken care of no problem. The barrel was a different story. The manual was very explicit on how to handle the wedge. The problem was the next sentence was: remove the barrel. Doesn't help much.

-Jenrick
 
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My first BP gun is a 1860 Army, bought it today. Got admit it took my about 10 minutes to figure out how to get the barrel off. Got the wedge taken care of no problem. The barrel was a different story. The manual was very explicit on how to handle the wedge. The problem was the next sentence was: remove the barrel. Doesn't help much.

-Jenrick

Not a problem.

After moving the wedge to where the wedge spring touches the retining screw, place the hammer to half cock, lower the loading lever down as though you were loading a bullet into the weapon, then when the rammer touches the cylinder inbetween the chambers you give steady pressure on the loading lever to assist in removing the barrel.

This method is especially helpfull when the revolver has had a good ammount of shooting & fouling has made it a little stiff.
 
Yeah, the whole barrel assembly should slide straight forward, off of the cylinder axle (or "arbor").

I remember seeing the old Colt design for the first time and being really curious how the hell such a thing could hold together. It's held by the arbor with the wedge through the arbor, like some very old wooden furniture construction styles.
 
Yeah I got it figured out. However to one used to wheel guns, the whole idea of pressing something against the cylinder just seems wrong. I mean it could bend the yoke, or mess up the timing, or... Wait a minute there is no yoke....

Neat how the whole thing goes together though.

-Jenrick
 
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The 1860 is a great choice. I had a 3rd Generation Colt that was cut down to a 5 inch barrel. The gun carried and shot great, sorry to say I sold it. Needed funds to by a 3rd Generation Walker (which is another great classic). Boy, did that Army carry and shoot well. Keep us posted on how you like yours. Check out this link. This is great for displacing water (alcohol based), and you can't hardly get a gun to rust after you use it. A friend of mine who teaches a Tactical Officer Shooting School, had some SIMS guns (training weapons) in his trunk while at a school. Two of them had been cleaned with Gibbs, four had not. The trunk leaked during a heavy rain and the two that had been cleaned with Gibbs were ok, the rest had surface rust from the moisture. Since it is alcohol based instead of petroleum based, it does not leave a residue that affects guns in cold weather.

www.gibbsbrandlubricant.com
 
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