Thread: Colt Navy woes
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Old June 22, 2008, 12:14 AM   #4
Oquirrh
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It's a used but well cared for Navy. Steel frame, pietta. Seems very tight.

As for the barrel separation issue, it slid apart and hung where the front edge of the slot in the arbor met the rear end of the slot in the frame. Thus it was was way past the pins when I gave it a careful twist--i think the friction polished off a burr or some powder gooch. Before I reassembled the gun, I polished the arbor with some fine metal polish.

I've already emailed Track o' da Wolf and will get the nipples ASAP. Black powder caps are hard to find around here. When I switch to Tresos it'll help because 1075 rws are the most plentiful.

Don't get me wrong, it's actually a fun project.

I just ordered some parts for another revolver, wish I had added a wedge to the shipment.
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