howdy all
sorry it's been a while.
I have come into possession of two ASM remingtons. One a New Model Army, the other a Pocket Model.
They came in a displayed cased set titled "Officer and Gentleman" and have limited edition numbers.
NMA:
Pocket:
Honestly, they aren't really my thing, too much bling, but I love, absolutely LOVE ASM Remingtons. I think they feel the closest to the real thing in the hand.
I have a problem though. After two hours of basically soaking in Kano Kroil I was finally able to get the arbors out to remove the cylinders.
basically, I'm thinking they've never been fired and sat in that case for Lord only knows how long. Everything is incredibly tight. The hammer pull on the NMA is basically ridiculous, it's heavier than my Walker. My lady can't even get it move, and she's actually pretty tough, just with small hands.
Once I got them apart, and went to get the arbor back in, I couldn't. It was too tight. I'd literally have to hammer them in just like I basically had to hammer them out. I'm thinking either the notches are just too small, or the arbors are just too thick, or a combination of both. My bet is on both, thinking it's because of the nickel plating.
I'm just wondering what it is I should do? I'm thinking about just filing the arbors down a bit. Maybe not even filing them, but just polishing them out to see if that'll work.
I know some people on here still have ASMs. Anyone experience this problem before?
for the record:
I'm not thinking about them being my main revolvers, it looks like the barrel is in way too tight too to make them not jam up too quickly. I can't even get a sheet of paper between the cylinder and barrel lug. That, and finding parts to replace on an ASM is getting very tough these days.
but... I don't own paper weights. And it's a fun challenge for me to try and make em work.
Especially since I got them for cheaper as a set, in their case, than one new NMA replica anyway.