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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: December 05, 2024, 07:08:56 PM »
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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: December 05, 2024, 03:15:15 PM »What? You better have a rope handy when the ups man gets there??Not yet. Still waiting.I'll post up pics if they ever deliver it. I think the UPS driver waits around until I have to go somewhere, then runs up and slaps a note on my door.WECSOG, did the Sheriff show up? Hope so.
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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: December 05, 2024, 03:03:11 PM »Not yet. Still waiting.I'll post up pics if they ever deliver it. I think the UPS driver waits around until I have to go somewhere, then runs up and slaps a note on my door.WECSOG, did the Sheriff show up? Hope so.
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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: December 04, 2024, 08:10:24 PM »
I'll post up pics if they ever deliver it. I think the UPS driver waits around until I have to go somewhere, then runs up and slaps a note on my door. 
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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: November 30, 2024, 08:12:23 PM »Thanks! Yeah I've been thinking about getting one of these for awhile now.It's gonna be a nice one WECSOG. Happy for you👍👍Great news Wecsog!!👍 did you buy from J. Starr?Yes. Best deal out there! Old South had a pretty good deal too, when they were in stock.
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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: November 30, 2024, 12:39:03 PM »Great news Wecsog!!👍 did you buy from J. Starr?Yes. Best deal out there! Old South had a pretty good deal too, when they were in stock.
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Army Models / Re: Pietta '60 Sherf
« on: November 30, 2024, 08:13:14 AM »
Got an email that the Sherf is on his way. 
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Remington / Re: Remington No.1 Short Rifle
« on: November 29, 2024, 08:41:06 PM »Did somebody say 500 grains of Clays?
Uh huh. Try it sometime.
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Remington / Re: Remington No.1 Short Rifle
« on: November 28, 2024, 01:43:27 PM »
Did somebody say 500 grains of Clays? 
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Walkers & Dragoons / Re: Getting a Dragoon!
« on: November 27, 2024, 05:53:07 PM »A #6 flat steel washer can sometimes be your Colt’s fren.Good to know. I think the ones I used are #10. They are too big for the Army and Navy revolvers but work fine in the Dragoon.
3/8” = #6
Outside diameter. .375”
Various thicknesses can be useful.
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Walkers & Dragoons / Re: Getting a Dragoon!
« on: November 27, 2024, 12:59:08 PM »
I just went out to my backyard range and fired six rounds. .457" ball over 41 grains (2.8cc Lee dipper) of 3F Goex, Crisco over the ball, Remington #10 caps. It shot fine. About 4-5 inches high at 10 yards, which is quite workable. The loading lever did not drop.
BTW McMaster-Carr has round shims (basically washers with precise thickness) in 3/8" diameter and various thicknesses. Not expensive, either. Thicknesses range from .001" to way thicker than we would need for this purpose, in mostly .001" graduations. I might buy some. It would probably be better in the long run to have a single shim of the needed thickness instead of stacked shims. Link: https://www.mcmaster.com/products/shims/shims-2~/ring-shims-7/
BTW McMaster-Carr has round shims (basically washers with precise thickness) in 3/8" diameter and various thicknesses. Not expensive, either. Thicknesses range from .001" to way thicker than we would need for this purpose, in mostly .001" graduations. I might buy some. It would probably be better in the long run to have a single shim of the needed thickness instead of stacked shims. Link: https://www.mcmaster.com/products/shims/shims-2~/ring-shims-7/
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Walkers & Dragoons / Re: Getting a Dragoon!
« on: November 27, 2024, 11:59:13 AM »Uberti=short arbor.Short arbor: check. So I looked around and found some thin steel washers that are ~1/2" diameter. Most of them were around .0415-.042" thick, but I found another batch that were ~.030". A single .042 washer was not enough and a .042 and a .030 stacked were slightly too much. So I thinned a .0415 and a .030 on a diamond hone, and that worked. I just dropped them in dry. They're not going anywhere until I pull the barrel. After I shoot it a bit I'll probably reinstall them with some Loctite bearing retainer.
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Walkers & Dragoons / Re: Getting a Dragoon!
« on: November 27, 2024, 10:48:22 AM »Lookin' good! Nice piece.Thanks!
BTW the date code is CU, so it was made in 2019.
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Walkers & Dragoons / Re: Getting a Dragoon!
« on: November 26, 2024, 07:11:02 PM »Looks great!Thanks! Hopefully I'll get a chance to shoot it this week.