Recent content by Bruce H.

You might want to try coating the roll pin in your grip frame with vaseline, filling the oversize hole in the grip panels with plastic wood, then placing the grip panels correctly onto the grip frame and tightening down the screw to hold them in place until the plastic wood cures. I think that...

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My wife has a 10/22. A couple of years ago I cleaned it and when I put the bolt back in, the bolt would not operate correctly. I don't remember exactly what the bolt was doing, but I got out my manual and kept looking at the rifle and then I saw what I had done. When I had put the bolt back...

I would also check the cylinder latch spring in the recess on the top of the grip frame forward of the trigger guard. A friend of mine was having a similar problem. After removing the grip frame I removed the cylinder latch spring and plunger so that I would not lose them. The cylinder latch...

Aggie01, PM reply sent to you. Thanks, Bruce

I am selling a used blued steel large frame Bisley grip frame. used Bisley trigger, used two hex-head screws for the back of the grip frame and a used pair of the laminated Ruger Factory Rosewood Bisley grip panels. All parts are in excellent condition. The grip frame does have a couple of...

Is there any mechanical reason why I should not be able to just file the hammer notch in the aluminum grip frame of a Blackhawk or Single-Six to remove about 1/4" of material, so that I can install a Bisley Hammer? I know that most of the people on this forum choose to hacksaw, file and grind...

Does anyone have experience with one of these cylinders in a NM Single-Six? http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=852110&catid=8345 Numrich does not carry the Ruger Factory Cylinders, but has these listed. The ratchet looks considerably different than that on a Ruger...

How difficult would it be to replace the front sight blade on a Vaquero? Is this something a person could do with a soldering iron in their workshop or do you need special equipment? What type of solder would be used and could "Perma Blue" be used to blue the solder so that it would blend in...

Does anyone know if the Altamont Bisley grips are also thicker than the Ruger Factory Grips?

Hello 1rebel, take a look at this link: http://www.cylindersmith.com/Ruger-spring.html Sorry, I didn't originally see that you don't have a vise. Do you have a single-stage reloading press? That is what I use. I have an RCBS Partner Press. I take a 1/2" thick piece of wood and drill a...

I have a friend who owns an Old Model Bearcat that was manufactured in 1961. Last week I took a set of the Ruger Factory Rosewood grips for a New Model Bearcat and fitted them so that they could be put onto the OM Bearcat. The only thing that I had to do was to file and sand the top of the...

Thanks for the information guys. The conversion cylinder latch design sounds like it leaves much to be desired.

I have a friend who has an old model Bearcat, S/N 15xxx. This gun has been converted by Ruger to the transfer bar safety system. My friend does still have the original parts that Ruger returned after the conversion. Recently the bolt (cylinder latch) will not lower when the hammer is...

Does anyone know if the Rosewood grip panels that Ruger sells for the New Model Bearcat will fit an Old Model Bearcat?