Wolff does not make the recoil spring for the Sig Sauer P 226 X5 40 S&W German Made (Long Recoil Spring)
Sig wants my friend to send the gun to Sig and if they don't have it after spending $50 to...
Type: Posts; User: philthephlier
Wolff does not make the recoil spring for the Sig Sauer P 226 X5 40 S&W German Made (Long Recoil Spring)
Sig wants my friend to send the gun to Sig and if they don't have it after spending $50 to...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thank you all. New spring and all working great.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Restoring this shotgun for a friend and upon dissassembly of the action when the floor plate was separated from the rest of the action a broken coil spring fell out and I am not sure where it came...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I am restoring a 16 Gauge Ithaca Side by side boxlock and cannot fully remove the butt stock from the action. I removed all the screws that fasten it and was able to slide the butt stock off about...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Any help or links to get info much appreciated. If cocked single action slowly the gun goes to battery on every chamber. If trigger is pulled rapidly in double action , the cylinder rotates past...
1967 Colt Official Police probably owned by a civilian, no holster wear, probably had less than a box of ammo through it
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Built between 2006 and 2010
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
What was it originally? Anybody know?
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
32 MM diameter at the top or 1-1/4"
34.5 MM diameter rim or 1-3/4"
about 2-3/4" long
Forum: Military Rifles
Friend of a friend has had this musket in the family for decades and would like to know whatever we can tell him about it.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Friend of a friend has had this musket in the family for decades and would like to know whatever we can tell him about it. There are no sights now and doesn't appear to have had any in the past and...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Any impressions are greatly appreciated. I haven't been too keen on Traditions quality seen on other offerings but maybe this is different. Is the Pedersoli Rifle which I believe is not available...
These fit I frame Colt Revolvers. They are installed on a Colt Official Police but I think they were originally on a Python. They look like grips Roper may have made but did they make Custom Grips...
Forum: Military Rifles
Friend has had this single shot center fire bolt action rifle in the family for a long time. The bore is probably 6.5 MM. Chamber appears to be about Mauser dimensionally although I could not...
Here are 3 photos of the barrel out of the gun with welding completed. I carefully filed the welds until I could thread the barrel back into the frame with a S&W Frame wrench that I was able to...
Rebarreling could be done but the gun was expertly engraved from stem to stern so that wasn't gonna work. As it turned out the trip to the range yielded no negatives with 18 rounds in 1-1/4" at 50...
A friend gave me the gun after putting about a box and a half of +P ammo through it and the cylinder locked up. I was able to open the cylinder and discovered the forcing cone was split in 2 places....
I am a S&W K Frame Combat Masterpiece with serial # K 141XXX. Anybody tell me what year S&W made me?
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The bottom forward corner of the SA sear of the trigger is riding on the hammer causing a knuckling just before the sear snaps over the hammer and engages the full cock notch. Is the sear too long...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |