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- Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:45 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: 1863 Remington rolling block Navy Carbine
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4456
Re: 1863 Remington rolling block Navy Carbine
I believe you probably have a standard 1867 .50-45 Navy carbine. The differences between a .50-70 case/chamber and a .45-70 case/chamber are far more significant than your comment about the preciseness of the fitting tolerances would imply. They worked to .001" even then, and a difference of .0...
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:43 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: 1863 Remington rolling block Navy Carbine
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4456
Re: 1863 Remington rolling block Navy Carbine
Yes, I said that in my post. I tried a 50-70 & it was too big. You said in your original post that it was too long, not too big, so, unless you have measured the bore, it would seem that the possibility of it being in .50-45 still exists? In fact - saying that the .50-70 was too long implies th...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:36 pm
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: 32 cal Remington Cane gun
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1902
Re: 32 cal Remington Cane gun
(1) NO personal interest
(2) Those are highly illegal to own in many jurisdictions
(3) It is preferable to add replies onto existing posts, NOT start new ones - that keeps everything together.
(4) Patience is a virtue on this forum, seldom the home of instant gratification.
(2) Those are highly illegal to own in many jurisdictions
(3) It is preferable to add replies onto existing posts, NOT start new ones - that keeps everything together.
(4) Patience is a virtue on this forum, seldom the home of instant gratification.
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:06 pm
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: This is a frustrating Board
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4665
Re: This is a frustrating Board
I see that you are still waiting for an answer. You must have something REALLY off-beat, or else a mess of parts so bad that no one wants to be the person to burst your bubble. But, at this point, I'd be frustrasted too.
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:27 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: This is a frustrating Board
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4665
Re: This is a frustrating Board
I can sympathize with you somewhat, as my own connection to the board is peripheral at best, based on an overlap in interest. I am a nearly 50-year collector of Springfields 1865-1915. During that period, SA made several military versions of the rolling block under license - for want of a better ter...
- Mon May 08, 2017 7:59 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: Sling on a New York State Rolling Block
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3057
Re: Sling on a New York State Rolling Block
Those seem to be awfully long hooks, and, for what it's worth, that particular sling is installed with them in a position to mark the stock, opposite normal (Springfield at least) practice. The orientation does not define the sling of course, but perhaps the hook design does.
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:49 pm
- Forum: General comments or discussion
- Topic: Poor Remington service
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2709
Re: Poor Remington service
Have you tried to get Cabelas to honor the deal, or at least intervene on your behalf? Perhaps they overstated their ability to make Remington comply? If so, they should make it good, or offer to split the difference, or perhaps something else. For my part I will have nothing to do with Cabelas - my...
- Sat Sep 24, 2016 7:21 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: Remington Lee HELP!!!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2329
Re: Remington Lee HELP!!!!
Sorry for the brevity - not at my (admittedly 1879 - no longer own an 1899) rifle - but - two things:
(1) the bolt head goes in first, then the body
(2) the bolt must be in the cocked position
(1) the bolt head goes in first, then the body
(2) the bolt must be in the cocked position
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:01 pm
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: Trigger pull weight
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1972
Re: Trigger pull weight
It depends how the lightening was accomplished. One common method (also done to lighten the overly-powerful - with modern primers - hammer blow) was to grind material off both sides of the mainspring. Obviously, this is not un-doable. But, if the sear nose, and/or tunbler (hammer) notches, were re-p...
- Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:02 am
- Forum: General comments or discussion
- Topic: Remington presidents name in 1973-74 ???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5382
Re: Remington presidents name in 1973-74 ???
Did Eliphalet (sp?) have a middle initial?
- Sat May 28, 2016 9:32 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: Which countryman is this
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3123
Re: Which countryman is this
Is the rear sight mounted backwards? Such sights in the US service usually (almost always?) face the other way. The clue is the sighting notch because its' sharp edge, or flat face, should be presented to the eye - for clarity/sharpness of vision - rather than the 'scalloped out' side of the notch.
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 1:15 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: Springfield 1871
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1517
Re: Springfield 1871
Generically speaking, yes, there is almost certainly something awry in the trigger group, which, as you know, has additional parts. There is a recent thread called "broken trigger part - NYS militia model" dating from last October which might give you some help. It has several photos of a ...
- Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:54 am
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: Activity, or the lack thereof
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7884
Re: Activity, or the lack thereof
I could blow smoke at you - but - as stated earlier in this thread, my RB interest/expertise is confined to the Springfield Armory versions, and anything I said about sporters would be pure conjecture. However, my friend Ed Hull is a true RB expert and I see that he has asked you to provide more pic...
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:12 pm
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: No. 1 Rolling Block Dovetail Mounted Sights
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2016
Re: No. 1 Rolling Block Dovetail Mounted Sights
Those Remington rolling block rifles made at the Springfield Armory utilized either a musket sight or the "long-range" sight from a Model 1868 Allin "trapdoor". This sight is retained by a dovetail at the front end and a spanner-head screw at the rear. I believe that MOST of the ...
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:59 am
- Forum: General comments or discussion
- Topic: Log-in issues?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13910
Re: Log-in issues?
Ahhh, the sweet smell of vindication!
Things appear to be back to normal.
My sincere thanks to the administrator for digging down and finding the problem!
Things appear to be back to normal.
My sincere thanks to the administrator for digging down and finding the problem!