Recent content by goboom

Burris Fastfire is an excellent red dot which can be securely installed in place of the original rear sight. No drilling, no tapping, and installs in minutes. Very compact, affordable, and extremely reliable.

I see the Bearcat ejector rod housing (ERH) material has changed over the years...from early steel to middle aluminum to later steel. Leaving the much shorter Shopkeeper variation aside, I have two questions: 1) Is every Bearcat ERH easy to swap (early, middle, late) among the 4" and 4.25"...

My suggestion would be to keep it stock. I can get plenty of "kicks" shooting CCI .22 LR Stingers in an early alloy frame Bearcat.

Nice score. Mark II pistols rule!

That's a beauty! I was wondering if the nose of the base pin is flat or rounded on your nickel Super Bearcat?

If you want to be sure they are a match, maybe start by getting them DNA tested.

Stags look great! Sack Peterson does fine work.

Good to have this clarified. Comments elsewhere led me to believe there was a difference, so thank you for the clarification.

Is there some way of identifying a smaller old model cylinder versus a larger later model? I understand the later is longer and/or wider, but not sure by how much.

Once installed, the cylinder cycles normally without ammo. However, it is really tough installing it into the frame opening. I guess another question would be, "How tight is too tight?"

Early Bearcat has a very tight fitting cylinder (front to back has almost no endplay). Not sure if previous owner installed a later cylinder. Can someone please give: 1) Dimensions for EARLY overall cylinder length and width? 2) Dimensions for LATE overall cylinder length and width?