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General Discussion / CCI caps - Dependable?
« on: May 22, 2023, 07:33:42 PM »
How dependable are CCI percussion caps? Or should I stay with the old Remingtons? 
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Navy Models / Re: Captain Schaeffer 1851
« on: May 19, 2023, 03:41:37 AM »I've got one on the way. It's gonna be along week.
For real?
Pix are required! You know that, right?
You asked for it, here it is.
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Navy Models / Re: C&B shoots and talks Uberti 1851
« on: May 19, 2023, 03:36:51 AM »
Makes me happy about my Uberti '51.
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Happy Birthday! / Re: Happy Birthday Capt Kirk!!
« on: May 01, 2023, 05:54:20 PM »
Happy Birthday Capt Kirk!!
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1873 SAA Colts / Re: SAA Pietta
« on: April 27, 2023, 07:19:51 PM »workin a trade for a 357 mag in a Pietta SAA 4 5/8 inch barrel. have never had one in my hand but think if this goes thru i just as well jump in and have a close up look.
can anybody turn me onto some info on them ... good ... bad ... ugly ??
thankyou.
Ted
Feels great in my hand (REAL close like a Colt), and the action is great. And I believe this is the least expensive model.
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1873 SAA Colts / Re: Looking for opinions
« on: April 27, 2023, 07:18:15 PM »Looks nice!Bolt was fine, mike. I polished the Dxgshxt out of it, but is was fine.
Did you replace the bolt with one that didn't have a pre ground "return cut"? I had to as well as open the hand window to allow "normal" engagement with the ratchet. My Pietta in 45C is a 2020 build.
Mike
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1873 SAA Colts / Looking for opinions
« on: April 27, 2023, 02:30:59 PM »
I bought this all blue Pietta a few months ago, did an action job on it and added some after market grips. I ' m not sure about it. What do you all think about it?
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Winchester / Re: Rossi 92? LSI Puma? What gives?
« on: April 11, 2023, 01:20:20 AM »The toothpaste idea is good, Bruce. The abrasive in it is very mild so it doesn't trash your teeth. I have used it to fine polish things.I remember the toothpaste trick. Has to be the white kind like a brightener and jel type.
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Winchester / Re: Rossi 92? LSI Puma? What gives?
« on: April 10, 2023, 10:13:42 AM »For this application I think so. You want to completely fill the action so everything has a grease coating while you work it. Graphite might work but I think it would rub off the moving parts if it wasn't filled. You're going to have to work the action for at least two hours and three will make it smoother. You want all the moving parts to gently wear into each other.
Not powered graphite the old graphite grease that was sold by Gunslick. Hard to find nowadays.
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Winchester / Re: Rossi 92? LSI Puma? What gives?
« on: April 09, 2023, 11:27:56 AM »I honestly don't know Z. Mine was imported by Interarms. The action was rough. You had to really slam the lever forward to get the carrier to rise. I filled the action with white lithium grease and worked it for a few hours and after that you could work cartridges through it with one finger easily. Working it vs stoning makes the parts wear in together. Stoning does give a little smoother action. Using lighter springs lightens it up even more. Mine was in 44-40 and an excellent shooter. It was reliable and never jammed. My only dislike about it is the front sight is mounted on the front barrel band like an 1873 instead of behind the barrel band where it belongs. IMO the Chiappa is a better choice. I don't know if all of the BrazTech Rossi's have a manual safety but most of them do and that for me is a hard pass. I hated to sell mine because I really liked it but it is what it is. Mine looked a lot like the one in your pic.
You think lithium grease is better than the old graphite Gunslick?
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Winchester / Re: Rossi 92? LSI Puma? What gives?
« on: April 06, 2023, 01:04:06 AM »Legacy Sports owns the Puma name. Rossi Pumas were made in the 80's. Now LSI is importing Chiappa 92's and branding them with the Puma name. BrazTech has been importing Rossi's since 1997. Before Braztech and after LSI Rossi was imported by Interarms.Thank you Hawg. What is the best manufacture year in your opinion if I were to look for one?
For the current made Rossi's, never made better than todays crop. Smoother and a little lighter in the action. A whole lot nicer wood, also.
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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: What did you do today
« on: March 24, 2023, 02:17:43 PM »
Going to put a brass trigger guard on a 1875 Rem shorty.
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Open Tops / Re: GB bargain
« on: March 13, 2023, 09:39:52 PM »Hey!! Great news AZ6Gun! Have you gotten it yet? Tell us about it.
Yeah got it Friday. It is in .38 Special or .38 Long Colt (my economy calibers, I can find and shoot .38 specials cheaper than .45 Colt). Very nice gun that appears to never had been fired. I'm gonna do a full action job on it, but it really does not need much. I am pleased.
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Open Tops / GB bargain
« on: March 13, 2023, 01:40:03 AM »
I put in a low bid ($415) thinking I'd never win it, but surprise, surprise, surprise! I actually won it. Not too shabby. 
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Photo Gallery / Open top excursion
« on: February 25, 2023, 08:03:34 AM »
I took my Open Tops and others on an excursion yesterday with my son. Then to our favorite Cafe in Florence, for breakfast. Most enjoyable day, met a Marine who had been on my ship a year earlier before I arrived.