( if this is the wrong place to drop this -- I'm sure It will be moved )
In our S.A.F.E. group - the woman who runs our Women on Target classes - adult son died --
She just got around to cleaning out his safe & sold a bunch of handguns and rifles she'd never use --
The other night she gave me a CVA - 1861 Colt Navy kit ( ASM ) --
My plan as of now is to build it - make a nice box & give it back to her
( as my Pappy said -- "When you ever get to the point - raise your hand" --
)
99.9% of the parts were in a bag -- Allen must have bought this in the late "80's" ?
I just ordered a brass back strap for it --- test assembling it --
Pull the hammer back either very slow or fast - 1/2 cock first click - fine - second little click - fine ---- third - hammer back locking click - good -- pull the trigger -- great --
But if I just drop the barrel on to the spindle & point it up -- first click - fine - bolt release is retracted and the barrel will free spin --
When I pull the hammer back to lock it in the firing position -- it wont hold there - it moves forward to 1/2 cock ????
Remove the barrel - its good ?
I even filed a tinny bit where the hand slides in the frame in case it was binding a wee-bit --
Any suggestions ?
In our S.A.F.E. group - the woman who runs our Women on Target classes - adult son died --
She just got around to cleaning out his safe & sold a bunch of handguns and rifles she'd never use --
The other night she gave me a CVA - 1861 Colt Navy kit ( ASM ) --
My plan as of now is to build it - make a nice box & give it back to her
( as my Pappy said -- "When you ever get to the point - raise your hand" --
99.9% of the parts were in a bag -- Allen must have bought this in the late "80's" ?
I just ordered a brass back strap for it --- test assembling it --
Pull the hammer back either very slow or fast - 1/2 cock first click - fine - second little click - fine ---- third - hammer back locking click - good -- pull the trigger -- great --
But if I just drop the barrel on to the spindle & point it up -- first click - fine - bolt release is retracted and the barrel will free spin --
When I pull the hammer back to lock it in the firing position -- it wont hold there - it moves forward to 1/2 cock ????
Remove the barrel - its good ?
I even filed a tinny bit where the hand slides in the frame in case it was binding a wee-bit --
Any suggestions ?
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