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by Dick Hosmer
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...
by Dick Hosmer
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...
by Dick Hosmer
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.
by Dick Hosmer
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.
by Dick Hosmer
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...
by Dick Hosmer
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.
by Dick Hosmer
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...
by Dick Hosmer
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
by Dick Hosmer
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...
by Dick Hosmer
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?
by Dick Hosmer
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.
by Dick Hosmer
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 ...
by Dick Hosmer
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...
by Dick Hosmer
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 ...
by Dick Hosmer
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!