I think I mentioned I hit a scratch card that pretty much paid for this. $145. I bid $150 after seeing the attached pic. The cylinder shows what appears to be corrosion. I figured some basement cow pie pounded down a 6 pack & played fast draw using just percussion caps. I think he was also spinning the gun on his finger while drinking because the gun shows clear evidence of having been dropped multiple times.
I don't know what the priming compound for caps is anymore, but it used to be corrosive. I reasoned the gun itself should be sound. Got it last night & what a mess! Some bone head not only fired just caps, he fired loads with no lube. As in the cylinder would barely turn and when I shined a light down the barrel, it looked like a sewer pipe.
Well, never say die. The bonehead used something that left the shown divots when he tried to get the wedge out. I used a plastic mallet. Two vigorous smacks & it popped out. It took a big arm to separate the barrel & remove the cylinder due to the dried powder residue.
So I sprayed the bore and chambers with WD-40 & let soak overnight. Lo & behold, everything cleaned up nice & shiny! Tight & timed just like it was supposed to be.
Not leaving well enough alone, I loaded a cylinder with 777 & drove out for a function test. I haven't fired a cap-n-ball since the 70s & forgot stuff. Like I didn't think #10 caps were so tough to push on. The first 6 trigger pulls just seated the caps & they all went off next time around. I didn't get too mean when I put them on 1st time. I couldn't remember how hairy they were.
The balls fit the bore just fine but were loose in the cylinder.
So when I get my next gas saver $ from the RR, I'll get a 38 long colt cyl with loading gate & use it like that. If it hadn't been snowing a lick, I would have stayed out there & shot more - I lke it!
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