Plum OM Super Chop Job

[tek4260]

Length marked, sight hole marked.

Drilled. Ready to tap.

And there were 2 front sights

After the hacksaw attack

Crowned

Dirty ol revolver







New trigger spring from an expensive ball point pen. Simply cut to length and crimp one end down slightly so it will grab the recess in the plunger as the factory did. About half the diameter of wire and a lot lighter trigger is the result



26# progressive mainspring as compared to the shorter smaller factory spring











And here is how you prepare a .595 Blackhawk sight for screw attachment

Scribe prick at center according to my caliper.

Started with center bit

9/64" hole through the sight. Now to countersink for screw head.

7/32" countersink

Torx head screw as it will be when on the revolver.

Under the sight, I roughed up the barrel and the bottom of the sight with a file, cleaned it with acetone, then applied real JB Weld. I cleaned off the excess with a razor knife before it cured.

 

[contender]

Excellent pics of some great work! Simple changes can be wonderful to experience. I bought a chopped OM Super last year. Quite nice.

 

[rugerguy]

Nice job, great pics, you got way more time than I have.........oh that's right, I"M RETIRED !! :wink:

been there, done that and OFTEN 8)


Nice plum , looks like some old Winchesters we saw done in the mid 60's :shock:

 

[Flash]

Very nice job indeed. Was the crown done on a lathe?

 

[tek4260]

Very nice job indeed. Was the crown done on a lathe?

No, one of the hand turned 11 deg crowning tools from Brownells

 

[The Blackhawk Kid]

How did you do the Plum finish? Nice gun. bhk

 

[Eaglestroker]

I enjoy your posts, nice work!

 

[tek4260]

I enjoy your posts, nice work!

Thanks for the kind words! Nothing special on my part, just simple mods by a simpleton.

Also Blackhawk Kid, the revolver was already plum. Many old Rugers turn plum over time.

 

[Eaglestroker]

Thanks for the kind words! Nothing special on my part, just simple mods by a simpleton.

Don't sell yourself short, you have a keen eye for it and they always come out looking nice.