Today, U.P.S. delivered my order from Dixie Gun Works, an 1849 Colt pocket .31 replica, made by Palmetto. I found the bore had a flaw, a high spot across one land and one groove, about 1 inch from the muzzle. When slugging the bore, it took considerably harder tapping to get the slug past that point. The hammer rubbed on the left side of the hammer cut in the frame to the point it would hang up short of the nipple when lowered. None of the chambers lined up with the bore when the cylinder lock clicked in to the locking cuts on the cylinder. And if that wasn't enough, the chambers and the bore were on two different planes. A dowel rod inserted into bore and a dowel rod inserted into the chamber next to the barrel should be parallel to each other but mine was 1/4 inch off in 4 inches! I packed it up, called Dixie ( they were very polite and helpful, as always) and mailed it back to them. They are sending me another one. I just hope it isn't like the old check joke, the one that goes," if that check's no good, I'll give you another one just like it."
Steve
Steve