.380 ACP is the factory chambering. There is no loading gate, cylinders are out of line and cartridges don't fall out unless you raise the muzzle to cock it. Yep, case poker is required. I may put one in the grip and post up here on how.
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Working the 1862 Pocket 380
- Thread starter Sharps40
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Grip idea would be cool. Interesting they'd make that in a 380. I could tell the chambers didn't line up. I was thinking about in a rapid fire situation the cartridges getting hung up
Just think, 5 in 800th of a second......Well, not sure how they'd get hung up and rapid fire....well, um??? Its a single action and most of us don't do that very visually weird lean back and fan at balloons!
Case ejection pin is made from spring wire, brass jag and German Silver. Low temperature lead free solder is plenty strong. Threaded 6-48 and installed in the grip frame the pin lays neatly between the legs of the Wolff reduced power hammer spring. With a shooting grip it doesn't catch on the hand. Easy to handle, full ejection, never lost and....it's no zip tie!
Ingenious!
WOW. What a unique piece. You've done so much to it. Now leads to another question. I notice there is no turn ring on the cylinder. Did you fix the timing so that it wouldn't?
Pretty much all in but the shooting now the muzzle band is relieved of some excess girth. I'll give another 50 rds and if no issues, it fits the door holster of my 1937 Dodge for day to day ride along....now to dump the Walther 22 that first occupied the ride along position.
Cool
