madcratebuilder
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If it's being real stubborn put a Popsicle stick between the ram and cylinder. That well protect the metal on the cylinder.
I thought that the 2nd and 3rd gen. Colts were made by italian manufacturers and then inspected by colt. I'm probly wrong....just wonderin...I'll bet Fingers McGee could tell me.
The made in Italy rumor well never die, it's on the internet and everything on the net is fact, right?
Val Forgett and Lou Imperato supplied parts to Colt. These parts included rough castings and semi-worked parts acquired from both American and Italian subcontractors as well as in-house fabrication. So yes, some of these parts were fabricated in Italy to Colts detailed specifications.
eat the Popsicle first.
Well what do ye say? How do the modern repo Colts compare to the original? looks like you take that made in 1862 out shooting. Much difference between an original and a repo?
The 2nd and 3rd gen Colts are near identical. On the originals the wedge was serial numbered to the gun, not so on 2nd and 3rd gen. The Italian repros are a very close copy, some makers closer than others
Au Contraire. Wedges for 2nd Gens are serial numbered. All 2nd Gens have SN on barrel, frame, loading lever, wedge, backstrap, trigger guard, and cylinder. Not 100% sure about the Sig Series guns; but I believe they are numbered the same.
IMHO you should only have to use firm thumb pressure to seat the wedge. I don't believe in using the wedge to adjust the barrel/cylinder gap as some do. I believe the gap is controlled by the frame, barrel lug and arbor fit. If your using the wedge to close up the gap your tilting the barrel up. Most of the revolvers I have bought required work in the area to make them fit correct. Once that is accomplished you should not have any problems with the wedge.
IMHO you should only have to use firm thumb pressure to seat the wedge. I don't believe in using the wedge to adjust the barrel/cylinder gap as some do. I believe the gap is controlled by the frame, barrel lug and arbor fit. If your using the wedge to close up the gap your tilting the barrel up. Most of the revolvers I have bought required work in the area to make them fit correct. Once that is accomplished you should not have any problems with the wedge.
IMHO you should only have to use firm thumb pressure to seat the wedge. I don't believe in using the wedge to adjust the barrel/cylinder gap as some do. I believe the gap is controlled by the frame, barrel lug and arbor fit. If your using the wedge to close up the gap your tilting the barrel up. Most of the revolvers I have bought required work in the area to make them fit correct. Once that is accomplished you should not have any problems with the wedge.