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ROA MODIFICATION
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September 08, 2004, 07:05:01 AM »
Has anyone come up with a modification for the screw that you must
rotate to release the charging ram and cylinder rod to remove the
cylinder of an Rugar Old Army?
In place of using a screw driver.
Thanks in advance.
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ROA cylinder pin retainer
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September 09, 2004, 11:38:39 AM »
Both of mine move freely enough to turn with my thumbnail. How stiff is yours?
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September 09, 2004, 04:57:07 PM »
A dime works well with mine. You don't really need to tighten it, since it sits in a detent that holds it pretty well, plus the rammer needs to be up when the pistol is in action, holding the cylinder pin in tight.
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September 09, 2004, 06:12:25 PM »
Yes, I noticed shooters using ROA's with conversion cylinders don't turn the rotary latch, they just let the lever latch in front hold the cylinder pin in place. Seems to work OK.
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September 10, 2004, 02:23:05 AM »
tHANKS FOR THE REPLIES.
MINE IS NOT TIGHT BUT SOMEWHAT UNHANDY.
MY FINGERNAILS DON'T DO THE JOB.
NO I AM NOT TRYING TO TIGHTRN IT.
YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO TAKE THEY CYLINDER OUT AT SOMETIME - CONVERSION OF OTHERWISE.
I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR AN ANLTENATIVE WAY TO TURN THE SCREW WITHOUT USING A SCREWDRIVER ALL THE TIME .
A LOT OF TIME SCREWDRIVERS DON'T FIT PROPERLY AND INCREASES THE PROBABPILITY OF SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.
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ROA MODIFICATION
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September 13, 2004, 03:06:24 AM »
On a couple of mine I can turn the screw with my thumbnail. A couple of my newer one's I still need a dime. Those won't scratch anything as it doesn't take any "force" to unlatch the cylinder. Eventually the new one's will loosen up enough to use a thumbnail on those also.
I did forget to latch the cylinder with an R&D cylinder once.......as soon as I fired it the loading lever popped down and I ended up bending the cylinder pin from the recoil. So don't bet on just having the loading lever catch hold everything together!! Alway's lock the cylinder in with the screw....
I had alway's thought a little knurled "knob" would be a neat idea....but never pursued it.
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