Project355
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I ended up getting two stainless New Bearcats in a convoluted going out of biz deal. One I'd like to keep stock, the other modify. Ideas? .22mag? Sights? Birdhead conversion?
That would be called the cylinder bushing area on a SAA, but Ruger's are integral with the cylinder. Its just a way to fit a cylinder to a frame. That is, the back of the cylinder is made with the "star", and its position (fore and aft) are more or less fixed. So.... you'd fit the cylinder at the front end. Then you'd either face the cylinder front, or trim the barrel's forcing cone area to get the "gap" right. Of course, if the gap was too large... you'd have to set the barrel back a thread and then trim. The part you describe is not really a "shield".
Cylinder bushing, thanks for that.
.... any blast (and fouling) from the cylinder gap makes its way directly to the cylinder pin.
Really, its about the same. There's usually "some" endshake, just so things will work when some fouling get in there. I presume your thinking that there's a more tortuous rout that the gasses and fouling need to take if the bushing were much longer, as well as the part of the barrel sticking thru the frame. I'm sure that in some extreme case you're most likely correct. I think some of the old 44 Special S&Ws had really short cylinders and longish barrels protruding. Seemed like 3/8 inch or more from memory. But from the stock Bearcat cylinder length to what that .32 looked like... I think its safe to say that's splitting hairs. If you look at an 1860 Army or a Walker, they're fit really close like that .32 Bearcat... and those are black powder. Doesn't seem to cause an issue with those on the base pin. Cylinder fronts get all crudded up way faster.
Keep the distinct bearcat grip. Or send it to me when you replace it!
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Forty serial #s between 'em. Long story on the aquisition, but it was my best option at the time to take these two beauties, come out ahead.
It was just about "buy one, get one free"!
You beat me to it.Simple answer: Give it to me.
Both of these Bearcat's have stainless ejector rod housings too. I don't know if Ruger made the change, or if these were specials.
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Forty serial #s between 'em. Long story on the aquisition, but it was my best option at the time to take these two beauties, come out ahead.
It was just about "buy one, get one free"!