Update to my Centaur from good friend
I have a good friend, who is disabled, but works part time doing gun repairs to help supplement his income take a look at it. He has the patience and knowledge to do this type of work, restoring an original 1860 Army, with a mint bore, to a shootable condition,by installing a Uberti Hammer and trigger, and getting it to function fine. Charged the customer $300 for doing this, and customer thought he was overcharged!! Figure that!
I had accumulated many cap & ball parts from Dixie Gun works, etc., Uberti, including wedges, bolts, triggers, and a few hammers and stuff. I gave them to my friend for his use when needed, no charge, with the understanding that he would help me out if I ever needed some work done. He installed a new, stiffer rammer spring to keep it from dropping when fired, stretched the hand, polished and refit a replacement bolt to where it is about perfectly timed, crisp 3 lb trigger pull, and should make a good shooter and display gun. He did this for me for the parts I gave him.
Since the real value of this gun is greater than my friend asked, I have offered to give him $275.00 for it, about the cost of a good Uberti. Since he is my friend and in financial need, I value his friendship and want him to get a more fair price for his situation. His respect and friendship is more valuable to me
than taking advantage of his situation for my benefit. I now have a neat gun,
and know that I did the right thing.
RIB45 aka
Rib Mountain Wrangler Sass#6002
I have a good friend, who is disabled, but works part time doing gun repairs to help supplement his income take a look at it. He has the patience and knowledge to do this type of work, restoring an original 1860 Army, with a mint bore, to a shootable condition,by installing a Uberti Hammer and trigger, and getting it to function fine. Charged the customer $300 for doing this, and customer thought he was overcharged!! Figure that!
I had accumulated many cap & ball parts from Dixie Gun works, etc., Uberti, including wedges, bolts, triggers, and a few hammers and stuff. I gave them to my friend for his use when needed, no charge, with the understanding that he would help me out if I ever needed some work done. He installed a new, stiffer rammer spring to keep it from dropping when fired, stretched the hand, polished and refit a replacement bolt to where it is about perfectly timed, crisp 3 lb trigger pull, and should make a good shooter and display gun. He did this for me for the parts I gave him.
Since the real value of this gun is greater than my friend asked, I have offered to give him $275.00 for it, about the cost of a good Uberti. Since he is my friend and in financial need, I value his friendship and want him to get a more fair price for his situation. His respect and friendship is more valuable to me
than taking advantage of his situation for my benefit. I now have a neat gun,
and know that I did the right thing.
RIB45 aka
Rib Mountain Wrangler Sass#6002
