akray
.30 Stingray
"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Apr 21, 2014 1:09:01 GMT -5
Tell me about the brass frame Intercontinental Arms 44 Magnum Super Dakota? Would this revolver see good service as a shooter or do they have fragile parts that when they break are difficult to replace? What would one of these go for in approximately 90% condition?
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Post by sackpeterson on Apr 21, 2014 7:58:11 GMT -5
Good service as a shooter, yes.
They are not fragile, not any more than anything else.
The stuff that breaks and is difficult to replace - the hand, trigger, and cylinder bolt – original parts are not available.
Thing with these is they are very Colt like parts, but they are sized to metric screws. With the trigger and cylinder bolt, I use late model Uberti parts and open up the screw holes on them just a touch. Once in, they need stoning and adjustment just like anything else.
Late model Uberti hand that I use goes on the hammer just fine as is.
The Jager Dakota’s all do take a .255 inch base pin and bushing sized to that. Numrich still has some of those left, but I am sure will run out some time in the future.
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akray
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Post by akray on Apr 25, 2014 21:23:20 GMT -5
I don't remember how to access my photobucket account but I just picked up a Super Dakota in 44 Magnum. It has the 7 1/2" barrel and is in pretty nice condition with minimal wear. I don't think any of the little screws are stripped out and it appears to be complete. It looks like it's spent the majority of its life in a box or drawer somewhere. The serial # is 45xx. I just found Sack Petersen's copy of the Italian date code system. This one has "XX" which is 1964.
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