Recent content by Ardilla

I have an IDENTICAL gun serial number 58XXX same barrel lenght (original) 3.5", the onli diference is the front sight has one pin instead of two like yours.- Fantastic shooter with handloads and cast bullets, one minute on a Ransom rest.- The chambers are so tight that witha a .3575" bullet and...

I agree with Bomberman.- That load did very well for me on several wild boars.- Have a nice hunt

Thank you Alk

I have a M 29-6 with very bad tools marks in the forcing cone and a significant leading in that area, even with moderate loads and diferent hardness of bullet aloys.- My plan is to lap the cone with a brass lap sold by Brownell's.- The angles of the laps ofered are 5, 11 and 18 degrees.- Please...

I found 2% tin is enough to make WW fluid and a perfect fill of the mould.-Also, WW contains arsenic wich permits heat treating.- In my experience, I got 12 Bn as cast, and 26Bn (!) droping in water from the mould.

I have an other one from 1939 and the rear sight blade is also with rounded corners.- Congratulations for the beauty!!

Thank you Tom and Bountyhunter, it is very clear

I'm about to be 70 years old an I have three "reading" glases; one for handguns, a second for a Win 92 20" barrel carabine and a third for a 30" barrel rolling block.- It isn't comfortable to see a blurring target but it works anyway.-

Cylinder stop Does anyone know where is it possible to order the oversized cylinder stop mentioned by "snw19 357".- Thank you all

Thank you guys so much, your advises are very enlighteing as I see the proper angle is not determinant.- After my first posting I did some tests with my Ramson rest and got a five shot group with a ligt target load, of .55" at 50 feet.- This is not something definitive but makes me to review the...

I'm trying to repair an old S&W Registered 357 made in 1938.- Does anyone know what is the angle of the forcing cone? It is badly eroded, perhaps by many thousands of full power round.- I have heard of 11 degrees.- Any help highly appreciated