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Post by patdaddy on Oct 13, 2012 20:09:09 GMT -5
so ive got a colt saa, shipped 1877. black powder frame. had it gone thru and made sure it was safe to fire. fired a few rounds thru it, cleaned it and put it away, that was about 3 years ago. recently realized i never pulled the cylinder when i cleaned it, so i pulled the cylinder, cleaned the base pin hole good, and re-assebled. well i was handling it today, and noticed the base pin spins with the cylinder. being a black powder frame, it has the screw that holds in the pin, not the spring loaded catch. the screw is tight. but the old style colt base pin has the groove all away around. is it ok that the pin spins with the cylinder??
thanks
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Post by bobwright on Oct 13, 2012 20:50:44 GMT -5
Try pulling it forward with your fingers. It should not move. If it does, it won't hold under recoil.
Bob Wright
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Post by malamute on Oct 14, 2012 12:15:09 GMT -5
Can you check to see how much of the screw engages the groove? Taking the pin out and running the screw in will show how much its engaging the groove. I don't think the pin spinning will be a problem so long as the screw is engaging deeply in the groove, its just bottoming out in the frame before it hits the bottom of the groove in the pin.
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Post by Frank V on Oct 14, 2012 16:05:27 GMT -5
I'm not a gunsmith so really can't comment on the basepin. Remember being shipped in 1877 would make it a black powder only gun.
Frank
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Post by jayhawker on Oct 14, 2012 18:59:25 GMT -5
Not unusual in Colt. Not a problem unless you are shooting many 1000s of rounds, and it will eventually wear the hole in the frame. Well built customs lock the pin. I have seen a small pin extending from the head of the cyl pin. The cyl pin turns until this projecting pin butts against the ejector housing and then is statioary.
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Post by buckstone on Oct 14, 2012 19:22:49 GMT -5
Check with Belt Mountain. He may have something that will work for You. He has some amazing pieces.
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Post by weagle99 on Oct 14, 2012 22:10:58 GMT -5
The Belt Mountain pin has a v-shaped collar that bears against the barrel and stops rotation IIRC.
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Post by patdaddy on Oct 15, 2012 9:00:08 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
I've put mabey 3 cylinders of black powder loads thru it, really dont plan on firing it anymore, certainly not in any volume. Just like fondling it, and noticed the pin spinning, and thought it was unusual. Ive got plenty of other single actions to shoot.
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