Boolit Boomer Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 WTB a SS ROA 5.5" loading lever arm. Anyone have a spare lying around that you could part with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Square Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 yeah, but it comes with a $3,000 pistol ! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, T-Square said: yeah, but it comes with a $3,000 pistol ! LOL Lol. Actually broke the lever today. Pretty sure I can have it repaired, but looking for one to get me by until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Square Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I've seen some after market levers, but I don't remember the websites. I remember thinking how great there were - but I decided to load on the loading stand.. This is Captain Baylor's step-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, T-Square said: I've seen some after market levers, but I don't remember the websites. I remember thinking how great there were - but I decided to load on the loading stand.. This is Captain Baylor's step-up. Thanks for the pic. I really like that setup. Going to have to do something similar I guess. I was using the slix lever extension that I'd been using for a year now, but I hurried and didn't get it all the way forward and it bent the tip & broke the screw. Nothing but user error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I may have one of those. I’ll look in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: I may have one of those. I’ll look in the morning. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 The ones that I have are for 7 1/2” barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Yul Lose said: The ones that I have are for 7 1/2” barrels. Thanks for looking. I'm hopeful one will turn up somewhere with someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, Boolit Boomer said: Thanks for looking. I'm hopeful one will turn up somewhere with someone. I’ve been told but I don’t know that the long ones can be converted to use with the 5.5” barrels, Prairie Dawg may know about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 There are a few on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: There are a few on Ebay. Thanks, I've see the blued 5.5 on ebay and numrich, but no ss. May have to go two tone until I can find a stainless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 I was able to pick up a blued loading lever. It's functional now, but I'd really like to get away from the two tone look. Still looking for a 5.5" SS loading lever. Thanks, Boomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 43 minutes ago, Boolit Boomer said: I was able to pick up a blued loading lever. It's functional now, but I'd really like to get away from the two tone look. Still looking for a 5.5" SS loading lever. Thanks, Boomer That lever would make a good candidate for a NP3 finish, they are light gray and self lubricate, extremely corrosion resistant too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: That lever would make a good candidate for a NP3 finish, they are light gray and self lubricate, extremely corrosion resistant too! That's an idea. I've seen several with the NP3 on the internals. Would definitely look better than blued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Rats, I have four but every one is for a 7 1/2". I was looking at your photo again. Is it just the screw that has broken off? If so it is a pretty simple job to put it into a milling machine or a good bench drill press with an adjustable vise and drill a pilot hole and then use an EZ out to get out the stub. Then all you need is a screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 48 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Rats, I have four but every one is for a 7 1/2". I was looking at your photo again. Is it just the screw that has broken off? If so it is a pretty simple job to put it into a milling machine or a good bench drill press with an adjustable vise and drill a pilot hole and then use an EZ out to get out the stub. Then all you need is a screw. You are correct, and since the photo was taken I've been able to remove the broken screw and seen where I can order one from numrich. The problem i have now is the cup that the plunger slides over is stretched and deformed. The plunger will not slide over the cup. If I filed it down, I'm thinking it would be to thin. Any ideas on having that cup reshaped. Thanks, Boomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 What you are saying does not make sense to me. If you have some photos showing what you are talking about (or at least identifying what you are calling a plunger and what you are calling a cup) I will try to give you a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: What you are saying does not make sense to me. If you have some photos showing what you are talking about (or at least identifying what you are calling a plunger and what you are calling a cup) I will try to give you a fix. My terms might not be correct.. What i am calling the cup is the hollow tip of the lever that the bolt screws into. The plunger is the spring loaded part that slides over the cup when you pull back on it to release the lever from its locked position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Is the plunger deformed? Let me know and I'll think about the problem a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boolit Boomer Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Is the plunger deformed? Let me know and I'll think about the problem a bit. The plunger has no damage. Only the cup is deformed. The threads inside the cup are recessed about 3/16 inch. The screw broke inside the cup where the threads begin, which allowed it enough leverage to stretch and bend the lip of the cup. The lip of the cup serves as the base for the spring inside the plunger. Hope that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Check your PM I sent you a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Lawman Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just strip the bluing off your 5 1/2 and leave it in the white. Keep it oiled up and it won't rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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