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Offline wreckhog

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Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« on: January 01, 2010, 07:05:42 AM »
Loved Remmy 405's and 300's. Leverevolutions were shooting low and kicking hard. No mas. The shim did not appear to loosen up. Shocking.

 Threw a turkey carcass in the yard last night. Hundreds of tracks this am. Guess I'm hunting tonite.....lol
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2010, 08:29:35 AM »
a'lil buying, building, bait'n.... a lotta fun
thatsa wat i'm talk'n bout  ;D :) ;)
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2010, 10:27:09 AM »
Did the beer can shim thing with one barrel, worked so good still useing it after about 200rds. still tight, I know I'll need to do a proper fix one day.
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2010, 11:46:12 AM »
What is the "shim thing"?  It removes play in the latch? Where do you put it? How do you do it?
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2010, 12:05:57 PM »
 Mike, the shim goes between the pivot pin and the barrel lug, it is used when the barrel fit is too loose......... there is a whole write up on barrel fitting in the FAQ's., explains it very well.
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2010, 01:08:40 AM »
Quote from: yukondog on January 01, 2010, 10:27:09 AM
Did the beer can shim thing with one barrel, worked so good still using it after about 200rds. still tight, I know I'll need to do a proper fix one day.

Just use a little JB Weld or Quick to glue it to the barrel. You'll have to sand it down a little because of the thickness of the epoxy. A bit of sandpaper around a drill bit will do it.
My 45-70 has been shimmed this way for quite a few rounds, including a box or two of 300gr at 2400fps.
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2010, 01:30:16 AM »
How thick is epoxy? .0005?
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Re: Used 45-70 ejector barrel + aluminum can shim + $20 Simmons equals fun
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2010, 09:01:56 AM »
Enough to make my barrel too tight.  ;D I just lightly sanded the shim.
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