GSSP
.30 Stingray
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Post by GSSP on Mar 21, 2024 8:12:34 GMT -5
Wondering if you good folks have a list of items you like to do when purchasing a new revolver?
I picked up a 50th Annivesary Ruger in 357 Mag. It's quite clean. Trigger is heavy at 5.5 - 6 lbs. I can tell just by slipping some jacketed bullets into the cylinder throats they are not all the same diameter. Haven't had a chance to slug the barrel and throats. Cursory once over, the barrel looks clean as do the chambers. Actually wondering if previous owner even fired it. It WILL be a shooter as far as i'm concerned. I'll some fire breathing ammo from Barnes Bullets since I get them cheap but mostly my own cast bullets. Picked up an Accurate 170 gr 2 cavity mold from GB the other day; LBT style. Any one have any of Verl's molds they are looking to send down the road; HOLLER!
Things i'm thinking of:
1: Send off to Fermin Garza to hone cylinder throats.
2: Home trigger job. I've done this before, bringing a 3.5" SS Bisley in 45 Colt to 2.5 lbs
3. Bisley grip frame and grips.
4. Belt Mountain base pin (arrived yesterday and it's in the gun already)
5. Slug barrel to see if the barrel has tight spot under the frame.
Anything think i'm missing?
Alan
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 21, 2024 8:17:44 GMT -5
Bisley hammer, trigger and top gripframe screws. Photos for us to see your new gun.
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gnappi
.375 Atomic
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Post by gnappi on Mar 21, 2024 9:37:53 GMT -5
Shoot with your cast bullets before a machine gets to it?
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Post by longoval on Mar 21, 2024 9:44:05 GMT -5
RW/2Dogs rear sight blade is a cheap, easy upgrade that performs well.
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Post by Jamey Worrell on Mar 21, 2024 9:44:20 GMT -5
Ronnie Well's upgraded rear sight (if he makes them for flattop)
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Post by kings6 on Mar 21, 2024 9:48:41 GMT -5
Here is the same gun as yours that the previous owner sent to David Clements for the same type of clean up work. Remove barrel bible, action job, #5 base pin, new front sight, Turnbull color and Paul Persinger grips. It just needs is a 2Dogs/Wells rear sight insert, the bisley hammer I have fit to it and to grow up into a 41:)  |
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Post by bigbrowndog on Mar 21, 2024 10:12:56 GMT -5
Clean it, oil it, Shoot it, then prioritize what needs to be done.
Trapr
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Post by contender on Mar 21, 2024 10:22:39 GMT -5
"Clean it, oil it, Shoot it, then prioritize what needs to be done.
Trapr"
^^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^^
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Post by randominator on Mar 21, 2024 11:27:32 GMT -5
Check the cylinder with a set of pin gauges before having them opened up.
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GSSP
.30 Stingray
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Post by GSSP on Mar 21, 2024 16:08:38 GMT -5
Check the cylinder with a set of pin gauges before having them opened up. I have a bunch of pins for 22, 44, 45 and 475 but none for 357. Finding some is becoming problematic. |
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Post by paleroadster on Mar 21, 2024 16:40:24 GMT -5
Check the cylinder with a set of pin gauges before having them opened up. I have a bunch of pins for 22, 44, 45 and 475 but none for 357. Finding some is becoming problematic. MSC Industrial, Grainger or even Amazon should have Vermont gage pins available by .0005" for $5ish each, and often import pins for $3ish. I recommend class ZZ minus pins. They will be -.0002" from nominal which is just right for a snug fit without having to press them. Search ".357 ZZ minus gage pin" same for your up and down sizes except the number. |
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Post by paleroadster on Mar 21, 2024 16:52:30 GMT -5
My new gun routine is: clean if dirty, make sure everything that should be lubed is, make sure everything that moves is smooth and figure out why if not (then correct), dry firing if appropriate, then shoot it and see what I have. It's possible to make small changes and make a gun worse, and if you never shoot it stock you wouldn't even know.
Lately my brand new S&W revolvers have also needed deburring before shooting.
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edk
.375 Atomic
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Post by edk on Mar 22, 2024 7:39:57 GMT -5
Things i'm thinking of: 1: Send off to Fermin Garza to hone cylinder throats. 2: Home trigger job. I've done this before, bringing a 3.5" SS Bisley in 45 Colt to 2.5 lbs 3. Bisley grip frame and grips. 4. Belt Mountain base pin (arrived yesterday and it's in the gun already) 5. Slug barrel to see if the barrel has tight spot under the frame. Anything think i'm missing? Alan #5 slug barrel before #1 hone throats. Yes, you want those throats uniform however, they need to be done so relative to barrel groove diameter. Is the barrel 0.357, 0.358, or other? Check alignment: did replacing the base pin, improve, degrade, or have no effect? |
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Post by Cholla on Mar 22, 2024 9:35:48 GMT -5
Wondering if you good folks have a list of items you like to do when purchasing a new revolver? I picked up a 50th Annivesary Ruger in 357 Mag. It's quite clean. Trigger is heavy at 5.5 - 6 lbs. I can tell just by slipping some jacketed bullets into the cylinder throats they are not all the same diameter. Haven't had a chance to slug the barrel and throats. Cursory once over, the barrel looks clean as do the chambers. Actually wondering if previous owner even fired it. It WILL be a shooter as far as i'm concerned. I'll some fire breathing ammo from Barnes Bullets since I get them cheap but mostly my own cast bullets. Picked up an Accurate 170 gr 2 cavity mold from GB the other day; LBT style. Any one have any of Verl's molds they are looking to send down the road; HOLLER! Things i'm thinking of: 1: Send off to Fermin Garza to hone cylinder throats. 2: Home trigger job. I've done this before, bringing a 3.5" SS Bisley in 45 Colt to 2.5 lbs 3. Bisley grip frame and grips. 4. Belt Mountain base pin (arrived yesterday and it's in the gun already) 5. Slug barrel to see if the barrel has tight spot under the frame. Anything think i'm missing? Alan As others have said, shoot the darned thing. You may not have to do anything to it, who knows? I personally don't see the need in buying a set of pin gauges to measure the cylinder throats. I keep .375" and .454" lead balls in my shop, and oil and drive them through the cylinder throats and barrels then measure them with a good micrometer. Using lead balls in this manner will tell one the exact diameter of the cylinder throats and if they're out of round, while a pin gauge will only tell one about what the cylinder throat diameter is. |
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Post by hunter01 on Mar 22, 2024 12:48:04 GMT -5
Things i'm thinking of: 1: Send off to Fermin Garza to hone cylinder throats. 2: Home trigger job. I've done this before, bringing a 3.5" SS Bisley in 45 Colt to 2.5 lbs 3. Bisley grip frame and grips. 4. Belt Mountain base pin (arrived yesterday and it's in the gun already) 5. Slug barrel to see if the barrel has tight spot under the frame. Anything think i'm missing? Alan #5 slug barrel before #1 hone throats. Yes, you want those throats uniform however, they need to be done so relative to barrel groove diameter. Is the barrel 0.357, 0.358, or other? Check alignment: did replacing the base pin, improve, degrade, or have no effect? The only way they will ever be uniform is to the largest diameter throat. No getting around that. |
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