Recent content by jrtrapp1

Just shorten the screw with a file.

A 7STW would make a fine elk rifle IMO.

I always thought those were terribly ugly but I always like the gray finish on those. That revolver is much more practical than a 460 or 500 smith IMO.

Very nice revolver.

It is a difference in the two models for sure. It has to do with the lockwork and which side the hand is on. Most SA revolvers copied the functionality of the Colt lockwork. Colt DA revolvers rotate clockwise too.

Thanks for the reply. I would not think a new revolver would have a broken part but you never know. When I get time I will take the trigger group apart.

I field stripped an SP101 last night. The DA trigger is horrible on it. When you first pull it back the cylinder begins to rotate (roughly 25%) then the action hangs up a little bit and you have to pull considerably harder to get it to continue then it rotates the rest of the way and fires. If...

I would not count on it working in a single action but would certainly work in a double action with moon clips.

Good posts above. You MIGHT be able to neck size, flare and crimp with a stand alone crimp die but odds are it will not work or will certainly not work well. Buy a set of Lee dies. They are cheap and do the job.

Yeah, my blackhawk is stainless and the frame is bigger than the grips. You would think in this day and age the steel could be held to a good tolerance. I guess they cast and polish these instead of machining them? I would have thought that they would have run them through a mill before they...

My blackhawk has grips that make the gripframe a little proed. I am thinking about getting an aftermarket set. Anyone have any experience with a particular grip maker?

Are the blackhawk gripframes consistent enough that if you order a nice set of grips from a custom gripmaker that they will fit your gun well without them needing the gun to get a great fit?

I have an older redhawk 45 and I had to send my cylinder off to get it reamed.

I am pretty sure you can buy a version of the Williams FP that uses the top scope mount holes instead of the side receiver holes.

I still use the old school priming arm on my lyman press and I do not understand why people complain about that kind of setup. Just grab a primer from the table and pop it in the cup while you are runnig the case through the sizing die press the arm into position and prime on the downstroke.