dmize
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Post by dmize on Jun 27, 2016 15:43:41 GMT -5
A friend of mine inherited a 1878 Colt in 38-40 from her dad. She is wanting to shoot it and I said I would make some Trail Boss loads for her.
1st question. Is checking for pitting and such in the barrel and cylinder and a general feel for its tightness enough to judge if the gun is safe to shoot?
2nd question. These things appear to be a bit pricey,should she be shooting it anyway?
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jun 27, 2016 19:14:53 GMT -5
A friend of mine inherited a 1878 Colt in 38-40 from her dad. She is wanting to shoot it and I said I would make some Trail Boss loads for her. 1st question. Is checking for pitting and such in the barrel and cylinder and a general feel for its tightness enough to judge if the gun is safe to shoot? 2nd question. These things appear to be a bit pricey,should she be shooting it anyway? 1. first question No ! checking for pitting has nothing to do with the safety of the gun. A range rod would help with checking the alignment. Good smith should check it right in front of you for free. I have seen some sloppy guns that still shot decent. But I have seen some double action revolvers that could only be shot single action because of the timing. Look for this !!! Make sure that the pistol locks in place when it needs to. 2. Unless it is in mint condition or still in the original box unfired then it is OK to shoot it. The Trail Boss loads should be safe, and fine. No Balloon head cased ammo.. If you can get through the muck and mire on the Colt forum they will be better at giving you an idea about the worth. If you are interested. ( Colt forum and 6.8 forum got bought out and things were hacked) and I am hacked off,,, Lmao Charles |
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