because at times i have to pound it out it gets so tight its impossiblePeople do it but why? I pull the cylinder after two or three cycles of six and rub it down with a bore buttered gun rag. After seven cylinders when I was new at it, my gun never slowed down or jammed but the pin was stubborn as all get out to remove until it was soaked in water for a few minutes.
Yeah that makes sence, there is good and bad about them both i guess.Howdy
I have cut grooves onto the cylinder pin of both of my 1858 Remmies. I chucked the pins into the chuck of my drill press and spun it while carefully cutting grooves with a narrow file. You have to be careful not to cut too much and weaken the pin.
Frankly, the grooves do not help much.
I have written extensively about this. The reason Remmies bind up is because there is no cylinder bushing on the front of the cylinder to deflect away fouling blasted out of the barrel/cylinder gap. Yes, the clearance cuts on the arbor of a Colt style C&B do help, they provide clearance for fouling, and present less bearing surface for the cylinder to rub against. But the real reason the Colt style guns do not bind up so much is because the arbor is such a large diameter. More surface area to spread the fouling out over.
But if what you were doing before the white grease was working why are you now using the white grease?I used "Pistol Patch" for decades on top the balls and never had a stuck or locked pin
Even in a whole afternoon.
Lately, I have been using the white grease in a tub from the auto store
I know this is the conventional wisdom but I've been running Harley Davidson Full Synthetic in my Ar15 and in the action of my Old Army as an experiment. Works great so far, seems to keep the fouling soft and easy to deal with later.You might already know this but you should not use a petrol based lubricant on parts subjected to heavy fouling. I use bore butter,its the same stuff found in wonder wads, or at least it smells the same.
because at times i have to pound it out it gets so tight its impossible
Im starting to think its just he nature of black powder to have a ton of fouling.