archangel2003
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I do not have a lathe as of yet.
1: Well, the Uberti Hombre 45LC seems like a very decent quality revolver compared to the Chiappa 22/10 shot by far.
I could not afford the extra $300 for the Uberti 22/12 shot.
I'd like to get the Chiappa a matching brass back strap and trigger guard to the Uberty, so I pulled them both and the parts are near enough that if the mounting hardware were the same, both parts would swap right in.
The Chiappa also uses wood screws to hold the back strap and trigger guard in place so I'd have to drill and tap the holes for real screws like the Uberti use.
Question: Anyone know where I can get an inexpensive set of brass parts and one piece wood grip?
Being single action guns and as they are the same size I assume they both might use common Colt Single action dimensions, might there be a lot more options out there?
2: Also, the Chiappa came with 2 cylinders, 22 LR and 22 WMR.
I wanted to replace the cylinder axle with one I'll make that will not fall out when swapping the cylinders (extra notch near the end to catch), so I measured the pin and holes.
The pin is 0.197, but the hole in the magnum cylinder measures 0.203 and the 22 LR cylinder measure 0.199 on one end and 0.203.
The cylinders do feel a little sloppy right up until they lock up.
Question: I'm thinking of reaming everything out larger to match a larger pin, but what clearance should I leave between the pin and cylinder bore?
3: Also, the Chiappa shoots to the right, way to the right, like at only 15 feet it's 6 to 8 inches to the right.
The outer barrel and bore are metal but there is a plastic sheath in between the metal parts and I assume the plastic is not entirely concentric.
Question: Anyone re-barrel one of the cheap shooters?
Could it be that the plastic might be replaced with a concentric aluminum sleeve and pressed back together?
1: Well, the Uberti Hombre 45LC seems like a very decent quality revolver compared to the Chiappa 22/10 shot by far.
I could not afford the extra $300 for the Uberti 22/12 shot.
I'd like to get the Chiappa a matching brass back strap and trigger guard to the Uberty, so I pulled them both and the parts are near enough that if the mounting hardware were the same, both parts would swap right in.
The Chiappa also uses wood screws to hold the back strap and trigger guard in place so I'd have to drill and tap the holes for real screws like the Uberti use.
Question: Anyone know where I can get an inexpensive set of brass parts and one piece wood grip?
Being single action guns and as they are the same size I assume they both might use common Colt Single action dimensions, might there be a lot more options out there?
2: Also, the Chiappa came with 2 cylinders, 22 LR and 22 WMR.
I wanted to replace the cylinder axle with one I'll make that will not fall out when swapping the cylinders (extra notch near the end to catch), so I measured the pin and holes.
The pin is 0.197, but the hole in the magnum cylinder measures 0.203 and the 22 LR cylinder measure 0.199 on one end and 0.203.
The cylinders do feel a little sloppy right up until they lock up.
Question: I'm thinking of reaming everything out larger to match a larger pin, but what clearance should I leave between the pin and cylinder bore?
3: Also, the Chiappa shoots to the right, way to the right, like at only 15 feet it's 6 to 8 inches to the right.
The outer barrel and bore are metal but there is a plastic sheath in between the metal parts and I assume the plastic is not entirely concentric.
Question: Anyone re-barrel one of the cheap shooters?
Could it be that the plastic might be replaced with a concentric aluminum sleeve and pressed back together?