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Post by whitworth on Jul 16, 2012 12:45:28 GMT -5
How many Pop Tarts can you fit in that thing? Mmm, Pop Tarts....  LOTs! ;D |
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Post by jfo4 on Jul 16, 2012 12:55:56 GMT -5
What does the heat treating give you?
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 16, 2012 13:31:58 GMT -5
What does the heat treating give you? Hardness and tensile strength.....in this case, Rockwell 40. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by jfo4 on Jul 17, 2012 11:11:21 GMT -5
So, it's an extra margin of safety over the stock metallurgy.
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 17, 2012 11:17:29 GMT -5
You have to harden it. Machineable steel is annealed or "softened" to aid the cutting process. Conventional handgun pressures are high enough than annealed steel would work and draw over time (or even worse, let go). Rockwell 40 provides good tensile strength without being too brittle. Now there's some variability in hardness. If I remember correctly, Ruger cylinders Rockwell around 34 - 35. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by akray on Jul 18, 2012 9:54:50 GMT -5
Lee, I notice in the picture of the loading gate side of the gun that there's a little bit of space where the gate doesn't sit quite flush. Is this common on the Seville revolvers? Does it affect their function in any way?
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 18, 2012 10:21:36 GMT -5
Not common at all on Sevilles. This one is a real bastardized piece. Basically the flat-spring that holds the gate is bent a little. Doesn't hurt function, but does look off. I can easily rebend it to make the gate seat flush. Fortunately I won't be using this Seville for the Seyfried tribute. It'll stay on the shelf as a parts gun. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 18, 2012 13:21:18 GMT -5
I learned something else about the Buffalo Seville.....Ross made the grips himself (thanks for the information Whit). If I'm really going to clone it, what are the chances he'd do another set?  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by whitworth on Jul 18, 2012 13:22:11 GMT -5
Highly unlikely, LOL!
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 18, 2012 13:25:19 GMT -5
Ya, I think even begging and pleading coupled with a big check would still fall short. Can't say I blame the guy. We have pretty good photos of the gun though so Mr. Huntington should be able to duplicate them. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 19, 2012 8:15:07 GMT -5
Correction. Ross used factory panels on this gun. He was thinking of another custom when he noted the grips were home cut. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by whitworth on Jul 19, 2012 8:24:04 GMT -5
Correction. Ross used factory panels on this gun. He was thinking of another custom when he noted the grips were home cut. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" That's not to say he didn't tweak them a bit..... |
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 19, 2012 9:02:13 GMT -5
I looks like he may have cut the inner edge profile back a bit. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 19, 2012 12:38:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the article Lee.. Makes me remember the AH articles in the late 70s and through the 80s. A couple of job changes and three wives puts it all in kind of a fog most of the time. Have we done something to turn Ross into a recluse? I still have a clear memory of Mickey Fowler and his Devel built Gammon going to the '81 Worlds to win it all.. I think a lot of us not only chuckled a bit but belly laughed loud and hard when Ross won with his 5 inch Pachmayr Combat Special... |
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 19, 2012 16:25:32 GMT -5
You're welcome Axe. That article is a must read for any big-bore handgun nut. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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