Anyone been buying new Uberti cap&ballers lately? I'm interested in whether or not Uberti has been tightening up the arbor holes in their barrels. I read a couple articles quite awhile ago that mentioned the barrels being more difficult to remove because of a tight arbor hole.
Thunkin on picking up a Uberti London 1861. Considering the same in Pietta model. Can't check arbor holes at the stores or thru the mail though, especially the Pietta with the un-removable barrel wedge.
Anyone been buying new Pietta cap&ballers and notice the fit of the arbors in the barrels?
I fixed on some Centaures/ Belgian fer an Hombre several years back and noticed on GunBroker lately
he was bidding on a really nice Centaure 1960-1860 Army. I wanted to bid but.....figgered I had enough of them. Anywhoo they can come with a taper on the arbor whereas the barrel has a tight fit on the arbor as it seats on the frame locating pins. All of them don't have that though.
What has aggravated me in the past was that taper on the arbor when the barrel needed set back due to an overly wide cylinder gap. Most Centennial New Model Army revolvers need that cylinder gap lessened. It's enough of an endeavor setting back a barrel without having to hone down a taper on the arbor. Setting a barrel in the mill to take of a few .001's off the lug and get the plane exact to lessen the gap is nerve racking enough without having to deal with a taper on the arbor. Still I like the taper being there.
Anywhoo I have wondered why Centaure would bother with the taper on the arbor when they could lessen the mill out on the barrel for the arbor under the forcing cone at the breech end and get a snug fit there.
Oh well......Life is a mystery ain't it? Maybe I'll mosey over to that FROCS (Centennial-Centaure Belgian 1860 Colts) web site and run my mouth/key pad over there. Not as many bonfied and pseudo gunsmiths over there like here. Can't find a ,"Kitchen Table Gunsmith 101", when I need one.
Just joking around. I do that all the time. Maybe I should explore that in therapy.