omcf
Member
Hello, I am desperately trying to join the Walker club, but my firearm is almost non-functional, and that is simply unsat.
I bought this (I believe) Armi San Marco off another member here, and having never fired bp, I am really excited about it.
Trouble is, I believe the arbor is too long for a precise fit, the wedge will barely go in at all, and I would really have to whack it to get it in all the way.
I took the entire thing apart, cleaned, lubed, and reassembled it thanks to a few stickies on this board, and the arbor appears flush with the back of the frame. When I try to reattach the barrel assembly, it too fits flush, but the slot for the wedge does not line up 100%, the arbor is visible for like 1/16th on the right edge of the wedge slot (seen above, I hope).
I tried to follow the links to the CAS website, but that advised adding shims to the top of the arbor if it was too short, mine appears to be overly long. Perhaps I am not understanding something.
Any advise would be appreciated to get everything to fit properly; some previous owner dinged up the wedge slot on the barrel and the crown of the barrel man-handling it into place, and I would rather everything fit without a sledge-hammer, prior to firing the 1st time.
I bought this (I believe) Armi San Marco off another member here, and having never fired bp, I am really excited about it.
Trouble is, I believe the arbor is too long for a precise fit, the wedge will barely go in at all, and I would really have to whack it to get it in all the way.
I took the entire thing apart, cleaned, lubed, and reassembled it thanks to a few stickies on this board, and the arbor appears flush with the back of the frame. When I try to reattach the barrel assembly, it too fits flush, but the slot for the wedge does not line up 100%, the arbor is visible for like 1/16th on the right edge of the wedge slot (seen above, I hope).
I tried to follow the links to the CAS website, but that advised adding shims to the top of the arbor if it was too short, mine appears to be overly long. Perhaps I am not understanding something.
Any advise would be appreciated to get everything to fit properly; some previous owner dinged up the wedge slot on the barrel and the crown of the barrel man-handling it into place, and I would rather everything fit without a sledge-hammer, prior to firing the 1st time.