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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 9:31:15 GMT -5
Thanks. It's 6 shot. Added image. It's Clements custom 45 colt Blackhawk. Mr Clements has been very helpful and I have no intention of belittling his legendry. Ruger designed parts to wear out without destroying the entire gun. I love this gun! Six shot. Bisley. Yeah, that's nice. 5 or 6 shot?
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Post by bradshaw on Dec 24, 2020 10:14:07 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the stainless parts that Ruger uses now are more brittle? I have noticed some of the new ones that could have benefited from smoothing and polishing. They seem a little cruder than the old chrome moly or whatever the blued ones where made from. ***** In my modest opinion, NOBODY makes lockwork more durable than Ruger. Should Ruger suddenly change to non-lost wax parts, all bets are off. I’ve seen some differences in castings; a year ago measured face thickness of two blued transfer bars from widely-spaced batches: one is .052”; the other is .066” thick. To repeat a refrain of various members, the transfer bar should NOT be an interference fit between frame and hammer. The bale-counter on my Rugers broke fry DRY FIRE ages ago, while the guns keep on truckin’. David Bradshaw
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 20:50:23 GMT -5
Used Ronnie's third hand tool and replaced the transfer bar. Such a great tool. Appears to have dropped in just fine.
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Post by bearskinner on Dec 25, 2020 0:44:23 GMT -5
I’ve never had a transfer bar brake, but I just added a spare to my list of parts, on my next order.
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Post by cas on Dec 25, 2020 18:56:48 GMT -5
People who dry fire a lot seem to have it the worst. Which makes sense, nothing cushioning the firing pin and hammer blow. Basically there are three ways to deal with it: 1. You can leave it like it is (after you replace the broken one) and veiw the bar as a consumable , accepting the fact that you may break one at some point and time. 2. You can "tune" it, adjusting the hammer for proper clearance. But.. if you do that, then your hammer is whacking the frame more. Theoretically, long term that could be worse for the gun. (realistically I don't thing anyone is going to fire one enough for it to cause a problem.) 3. Do nothing, don't worry about it. Not having ever broken one and not being someone who practices dry fire drills with my Rugers, I fall solidly in group #3
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2020 16:37:43 GMT -5
Shoots fine after replacing the transfer bar. Nothing sticky or crotchety about it. Mr Clements told me to drop one in and get back to shooting.
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