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28 minutes ago, Fallon Kid said:
Top Breaks are kinda something I have an interest in and get lucky ever now and then working on them. There are so many good things and pit falls to look for. The most common problem I see is the timing and cylinder to barrel lock up. Most old top breaks will have cylinder creep when hammer fully cocked. Usually to worn down interfaces. Also observed a few make shift springs and jury rigs. There were so many different makes and models and changes were common from one production to the next, even S&W. I have a shelf full of clunkers but I knew what I was buying at the time. I would not by one of these without inspection and better yet, know the person selling it. And needless to say, ammo can be a beating you don’t want to take unless you reload. I use cut down trimmed .357 brass. I don’t use smokes powder which I’m sure will bring out many different opinions. My oldest top break is a S&W made in 1884 and is rock solid. My other match worthy TB is a .32 S&W Iver Johnson I use for matches. I paid 200 for each for a bit of info. I give ya this as a data point to make a decision. As stated above, I would not pay 1k for a gun I could not know what I was buying. Folks sell guns for many different reasons and too many folks are grifters. I trust my SASS pards and shy away from the make-a-buck crowd. Just MHO.
I’m with you Fallon, BP only in these old top breaks. Some were proofed for smokeless. Many were not. After a while you can tell the ones that have had a lot of smokeless shot thru them. Stretched frames, poor timing etc.
One of my better shooters is an Iver Johnson, 32SW. Beat up. Barrel sawed off to about 1.5”. But it works!
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18 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:
The reason they do not fit correctly is because the arbors are too short.
I roiled up some alum foil into a ball, stuffed it in the arbor hole to get the proper fit! The “elegant” solution is to use a Dillon locator button. Attached to cylinder arbor, then grind it to proper thickness.
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Make sure barrel is 4” or less. IF so good to go. The perfected model was the last SW top break made. They are good. I had one kinda wish I hadn’t sold it. (Especially if they are bringing 1K now!) I think I bought it for 250, sold it a year later for 450. I had other SW pocket pistols I preferred.
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22 minutes ago, Tall John said:
What thickness Mattress topper did you go with?
About 1” Memory foam
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Plano gun guard.
I took out the pluck foam, cut a memory foam mattress topper to fit bottom & top, and one for middle.
I put shotgun, rifle, pistol, layer of foam, then another rifle, shotgun pistol. They fit tight. Guns don’t move. Case is heavy, but has wheels.- 1
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I like the looks of the 66. Have one, shot it all the time. Until an OOB discharge. Did not care for the face full of hot gas and brass shrapnel. Gun was not damaged. But, I rarely shoot it anymore. Prolly havnt had it out of the safe in 4 years.
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I actually saw a Uberti 73 once that had no dust cover rails at all. Not sure how that happened, owner said it was not modified.
and yes, every time I give mine a tear-down I wonder why I am putting it back on. I doubt it keeps any “dust” out of the action. Maybe mud if you dropped your gun. -
None better than Jimmy Spurs.
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As a side note, you can order 3D printed MEC bushings on eBay. Way cheaper than the aluminum ones and they work fine.
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You can’t go wrong with a Browning HiWall! Excellent choice.
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13.5 Red dot
7/8 Oz shot
claybuster grey wads
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I’ll take the Lyman shotshell book.
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53 minutes ago, Rancho Roy said:
I bought it a couple years ago....Do you think I can find it now!...
I’d offer to loan you mine, but alas, can’t find it either!!!
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Track of the wolf sells a nifty booklet on loading 10G shotguns. Well worth the price.
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2 hours ago, Tombstone Rex said:
PerryJS just joined an hour ago and he’s got that Beretta Stampede I’ve been looking for according to his pm to me. Hmmmmm…….
He also has the 550 caliber conversion I’m looking for. I asked for him to post a picture with Hoss written on it by the item. He couldn’t/wouldn’t. (Phone didn’t take pictures Lol!) I called him a scammer and told him to get a job
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When you place your order at Chick Fil A and they ask your name and you tell them “HOSS”
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7 hours ago, Eliphalet R. Moderator said:
NJames has been answering WTB ads, referring people to a third person. He/She/They is shielded behind a blacklisted VPN out of Boston, via way of Nigeria.
Banned (of course).
Ok did get PM from him, but I saw it as a scam, but before I could report you already had it removed
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Like many, I have 6. Load them up the night before. Gives me one more chance to check for split cases and high primers. Then it’s simple. To the loading table, don’t have to worry about counting rounds going into rifle. Load up, slip block in hip pocket, (no trips back to cart with ammo boxes) ready to shoot. Only way to go!
and Missouri Marshal is great guy to work with. Gets work out quickly, sends an invoice with note if satisfied send payment. (And I’d be willing to bet he has never been stiffed!)
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We use 3/8 common steel. Works fine with cast Bullets. 4x8 sheet around $250.
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will they fit a rugged gear cart?
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Who made them?
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can't be adjustable. lots of folks use a rubber pad, if its not "period" they put a leather cover over it. I have a rather ugly slip on pad on my Marlin 1895 45-70. sure tames the recoil, but it hurts my eye to look at it. I put a leather cover over it!
Advice from a know-it-all.
in SASS Wire
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I couldn’t remember who did the article on the Dillon locator button. Certainly a neat solution.