Howdy all...
New here, but have been reading for a long time. In fact I have started ready backwards from the last page to the first, in hopes of learning all I can (on pg 120 now.. Its taking awhile LOL).
So I have allot of experience with firearms in general, however it has been pretty limited with BP. Years ago my shooting buddy would come over every Saturday (had my own range then) and he was into it. Shot his '51 brasser quite a bit, and some cheap hawken knock off he had... But thats about it. Just a tangent here, but I have seen many here say that brass frames wont break... He eventually DID break his... The frame cracked from the bottom rear area of the cylinder, back towards the grip frame at a diagonal... Not sure what kind it was except that it was VERY cheap and this was in the late 90's. So, yeah, even with my limited experience, I have seen ONE example of this happening. Just thought you guys may want to know that.
Anyway... I wanted to get a BP revolver for a few reasons... COOLNESS factor being a big one!
So, I picked up a NIB, but pre-owned, Pietta '58 Remmi, with steal frame and 5.5' barrel... It is a Cabala's box, if that matters (dont think I could send it back to them being pre-owned?) SWEET little piece! I love this thing... Love everything about it LOL! Thing is it does have one serious problem that I thought I would ask you guys about before I stopped by the smithie with it...
Ok.. My cell phone pix REALLY suck, so Im gonna have to try and explain this as well as possible, even though I have yet to learn the proper names for all the parts.. Mainly because I cant actually take it apart and see what parts are what.
After taking off the trigger guard, there is the first BIG screw right? I think that holds the "hand" in place? At any rate, it is first big screw you encounter after removing the guard. In my example at least, this screw goes all the way up through the frame and into the cylinder recess. It looks like the screw may have stuck up a little TOO far on this one, and someone, and I get the feeling it was someone at the factory, hit it a few times (softly) with a file just to knock it down a bit. Doubt you can make it out, but it will be the first pic below (if i can get em to upload). The problem is that when they did this they messed up the very tip of the screw and it wont come out.. Thus I cant take the innards out for a complete tear down. I have some pretty decent screwdrivers that fit fairly well... But it wouldnt budge at ALL... In fact I eventually DID start to bugger up the head trying (second pic), and so I figured it was best to quit right there and bring this to you guys before I made things any worse.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! You guys are my BP heros, and I figure if ANYONE can help me save the gunsmith costs it would be you'll..
New here, but have been reading for a long time. In fact I have started ready backwards from the last page to the first, in hopes of learning all I can (on pg 120 now.. Its taking awhile LOL).
So I have allot of experience with firearms in general, however it has been pretty limited with BP. Years ago my shooting buddy would come over every Saturday (had my own range then) and he was into it. Shot his '51 brasser quite a bit, and some cheap hawken knock off he had... But thats about it. Just a tangent here, but I have seen many here say that brass frames wont break... He eventually DID break his... The frame cracked from the bottom rear area of the cylinder, back towards the grip frame at a diagonal... Not sure what kind it was except that it was VERY cheap and this was in the late 90's. So, yeah, even with my limited experience, I have seen ONE example of this happening. Just thought you guys may want to know that.
Anyway... I wanted to get a BP revolver for a few reasons... COOLNESS factor being a big one!
So, I picked up a NIB, but pre-owned, Pietta '58 Remmi, with steal frame and 5.5' barrel... It is a Cabala's box, if that matters (dont think I could send it back to them being pre-owned?) SWEET little piece! I love this thing... Love everything about it LOL! Thing is it does have one serious problem that I thought I would ask you guys about before I stopped by the smithie with it...
Ok.. My cell phone pix REALLY suck, so Im gonna have to try and explain this as well as possible, even though I have yet to learn the proper names for all the parts.. Mainly because I cant actually take it apart and see what parts are what.
After taking off the trigger guard, there is the first BIG screw right? I think that holds the "hand" in place? At any rate, it is first big screw you encounter after removing the guard. In my example at least, this screw goes all the way up through the frame and into the cylinder recess. It looks like the screw may have stuck up a little TOO far on this one, and someone, and I get the feeling it was someone at the factory, hit it a few times (softly) with a file just to knock it down a bit. Doubt you can make it out, but it will be the first pic below (if i can get em to upload). The problem is that when they did this they messed up the very tip of the screw and it wont come out.. Thus I cant take the innards out for a complete tear down. I have some pretty decent screwdrivers that fit fairly well... But it wouldnt budge at ALL... In fact I eventually DID start to bugger up the head trying (second pic), and so I figured it was best to quit right there and bring this to you guys before I made things any worse.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! You guys are my BP heros, and I figure if ANYONE can help me save the gunsmith costs it would be you'll..