Thanks for the help for my Pop (kab37)
The pistol is a handsome piece and shoots very nicely. After experimentation it is actually quite accurate at a reasonable range- we were shooting 7.5 yards on the 5th, and we may shoot tomorrow if we can help it, perhaps on the 15 (if I recall correctly) yard range for laughs
How much material would it be suggested to remove, to increase the V in the hammer's rear sight? If I bury the blade in the notch it's about right for 7.5 yards. I was considering removing 0.050", although it really isn't necessary for now, if ever. I have access to milling machines because of my job, but for so little material a triangle file was my first thought
The barrel wedge can be tapped all the way in- by which I mean the tang on the spring just comes out the other side, with no cylinder interference. I can push it in by hand nearly all this way, but removing it requires the bit of hardwood my Dad rigged up still. If I recall, it has 42 rounds through it so far. I can't quite recall if I loaded it 7 or 8 times. I suppose I can count my remaining ball and see for sure. I have been shooting it this way, since no binding is happening. I haven't even had a cap fall into the action.
My only complaint is that the short barrel translates into a short lever throw on the rammer, which means more manual effort pushing the ball home, but this is simply the facts of life with the 5.5" barrel. Quite fun to shoot