1863 Pocket Remington

I thought about doing an extensive inspection of the gun, but had already decided it was going back to Cabela's based on the fact that the barrel appears to be crooked.

Then again, having the crooked barrel might be kinda nice when I'm trying to explain my marksmanship deficiencies! :)
 
OK folks. I sent the gun back to Cabela's on Monday, but I forgot to check the cap size before I sent it. All I have are #11s, but something tells me it going to take #10s.

Anybody know?
 
Many moons ago I had a FIE Pocket Remington & mine took #10's with a little squeeze to the sides to keep it there think #9's would have been a better fit but they were getting hard to come by at that time.
 
So I got the new one from Cabela's today. Same problem! :mad:

The barrel cants of to the right. The amount may not be so severe as the first one, but I'm still highly displeased. I specifically asked Cabela's to check the exchange gun for this problem. Guess they didn't bother. :confused:

Not sure what to do. I really like the little thing. Maybe I'll sleep on it a couple days.

Life is grym.
 
mykeal said:
As Raider2000 suggests, you really should check the bore centerline alignment rather than the flats on the outside of the barrel.

The barrel is manufactured from round bar stock; the bore is drilled, reamed and rifled and then the exterior flats machined in place. It's entirely possible the error is in machining those flats, and you may not ever get a barrel that's perfect.

Machining the flats is the easiest step in the process, and it's also the easiest to screw up. It's also the least critical and as such may have large error tolerances, while the bore centerline is the most critical and would have the smallest tolerance.
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OK.... I'm going to keep the second one that Cabela's sent, crooked barrel and all. Looks like the barrel threads in, so I'm thinking about threading it out and looking to see if I can fix the problem. Maybe the front of the frame is not perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder and I could re-surface that. Or maybe there's something else I can fix.

Has anyone ever removed the barrel from one of these things? If so, what are the pitfalls?
 
Be best to take it to a gunsmith and have the barrel reset. As for the #9 cap question they haven't been made in many years. My old Rigarmi takes #9's but a pinch fit 10 works pretty well. I guess I really ought to swap them out but they've been in there since 1969. I don't think they're going to come out peacefully :D
 
Be best to take it to a gunsmith and have the barrel reset.
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Yeah, maybe. But first I'm going to do a thorough inspection of the thing to determine just what the problem is. I think I can set it up on my little milling machine and start measuring stuff. I'll check to see if the barrel is coaxial to the cylinder. If it is not, maybe I'll remove the barrel and see if the front of the frame is perpendicular to the cylinder. If it's not (and I kinda expect this to be the case), I can machine it so that it is perpendicular. If that requires taking off much material, I might have to face off the barrel (on the threaded end) to maintain the proper gap between it and the cylinder, but that shouldn't be a problem. What might be a problem is if I need to take too much material off the front of the frame, the barrel flats won't be oriented properly when it's screwed back in. If that's the case, I'll have to make a shim.

Sounds like a pain, but I really like the little gun and don't have much confidence that Cabela's would send me a better one, if I did return it.
 
Well, I have lathe and milling machine, both small, but I think I can manage most anything that would be required for the work I've mentioned.

I need to build out some space in the basement for a little shop.
 
Owners of and potental owners of reproduction of 1863 Remington Pocket in 31 cal; there is a conversion to 32 Smith & Wesson made by Howells conversion in Wisconsin.
 
I saw police commisioner on "Blue Bloods" give his lady friend an inside the thigh leather holster for her Walther PPK. Any one have information on such an item.
 
Huckleberry "definition":

The way I've heard it, since Huck was quite the rascal, the meaning of this comment is to be taken as "I'm your worst nightmare".
 
all very interesting.

we have slang terms of our times, so it's fun to learn and understand the slang of that era as well.

( and might be fun to use the slang of that era, too. i.e. Thanksgiving and other family get-togethers ) :D
 
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