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1851 Pietta 45 Colt Stainless Engraved
- Thread starter Sharps40
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Getting close to range day. Kirst Pietta 2 step hand almost works with the Howell Cylinder, a touch of fitting the second step will likely see it working but for now, Pietta one step hand back in place and functioning perfectly. (I'll stick with the flat spring for now, if it ever breaks, a coil spring system can be installed in a few minutes.)
So, pics later but the Howell stainless cylinder is the berries. It's not a gated arrangement, nor is the cylinder fluted but it looks great.
The fit of the Howell cylinder is pretty amazing. As close to zero work to run perfect as I've seen yet. The hammer nose doesn't even need cut back, its a drop in fit that strikes well on the firing pin and the hammer loop stops on the frame, essentially no excessive battering of the cylinder against the barrel breech.
Already installed the Wolff EMF Hartford wire bolt/trigger spring. These are a bit short and narrow so a light bend of the tip to a 30 degree or so angle and they are long enough to operate the trigger and opened slightly the tip of the trigger leg won't overlap the bolt when snugging down the screw.
Installed a Wolff Reduced power mainspring as the lightened (though still more powerful) factory mainspring was moved to the 1851 .22 LR project.
Thinking that a only a few items remain before hitting the range.
1. Finish up epoxying the grip fit to frame...just a bit of fill needed at the top and front edges yet to look very nice.
2. Install a shell casing remover into the dead cylinder portion of the firing pin plate, for those occasional casings that won't just fall out of the chambers.
3. Very slightly undercut the hammer nose so it doesn't touch the circumference of the firing pin plate.
4. Shoot it a bit and see what, if anything, needs to be done for finger operated wedge fit to the arbor and barrel. It'll loosen up a bit with some use, so I typically don't address the wedges until they are "set" through some use.
So, pics later but the Howell stainless cylinder is the berries. It's not a gated arrangement, nor is the cylinder fluted but it looks great.
The fit of the Howell cylinder is pretty amazing. As close to zero work to run perfect as I've seen yet. The hammer nose doesn't even need cut back, its a drop in fit that strikes well on the firing pin and the hammer loop stops on the frame, essentially no excessive battering of the cylinder against the barrel breech.
Already installed the Wolff EMF Hartford wire bolt/trigger spring. These are a bit short and narrow so a light bend of the tip to a 30 degree or so angle and they are long enough to operate the trigger and opened slightly the tip of the trigger leg won't overlap the bolt when snugging down the screw.
Installed a Wolff Reduced power mainspring as the lightened (though still more powerful) factory mainspring was moved to the 1851 .22 LR project.
Thinking that a only a few items remain before hitting the range.
1. Finish up epoxying the grip fit to frame...just a bit of fill needed at the top and front edges yet to look very nice.
2. Install a shell casing remover into the dead cylinder portion of the firing pin plate, for those occasional casings that won't just fall out of the chambers.
3. Very slightly undercut the hammer nose so it doesn't touch the circumference of the firing pin plate.
4. Shoot it a bit and see what, if anything, needs to be done for finger operated wedge fit to the arbor and barrel. It'll loosen up a bit with some use, so I typically don't address the wedges until they are "set" through some use.
Seamless brass tube of the appropriate ID for taping 6-48 is selected. Both ends tapped, one for screw, other for plug screw.
Dead cylinder in the firing pin plate is drilled and tapped 6-48.
Once all is assembled with 609 sauce and circumferential crimps, an ejector pin is always handy for poking out the occasional recalcitrant cartridge case....just enough to lift and pluck.
Dead cylinder in the firing pin plate is drilled and tapped 6-48.
Once all is assembled with 609 sauce and circumferential crimps, an ejector pin is always handy for poking out the occasional recalcitrant cartridge case....just enough to lift and pluck.
The reduced power Wolff mainspring has plenty good smashwack.
10 rounds fired and the wedge set nicely, a light rap in and out is all that's needed now to assemble/disassemble.
And, as the lil fella used to say every time he got beat at Pokeyman, "I dun wit chew!"
10 rounds fired and the wedge set nicely, a light rap in and out is all that's needed now to assemble/disassemble.
And, as the lil fella used to say every time he got beat at Pokeyman, "I dun wit chew!"
