Needed a wider wedge for a 1860 army. Bought 2 from Taylors but were the same width of the one I had installed, so no way to reduce cylinder gap to the close tolerances required, with any of it.
Being out of the states means that asking a gunsmith to manufacture a new with the right dimensions could go up to more than 50 dollars, so after thinking for a solution I made it myself in a couple of hours working.
Just installed a dovetailed sheet of steel performing all the task the old fashioned way...just a set of files and sandpaper...
Not the finest and/or meticulous work I ever did but functional enough to return this piece to the range tomorrow.
Will try to share some pics attached.
Being out of the states means that asking a gunsmith to manufacture a new with the right dimensions could go up to more than 50 dollars, so after thinking for a solution I made it myself in a couple of hours working.
Just installed a dovetailed sheet of steel performing all the task the old fashioned way...just a set of files and sandpaper...
Not the finest and/or meticulous work I ever did but functional enough to return this piece to the range tomorrow.
Will try to share some pics attached.