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Offline Dusty Miller

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Ordered a bore lap kit.
« on: May 17, 2006, 09:24:59 AM »
My 3 3/4" Vaquero Birdshead just sprays bullets all over the target, even from a shooting rest.  Also, I can feel a constriction where the barrel screws into the frame.  SO, I'm going to bite the bullet (YUK! YUK!  :-D ) and fire lap the bore.  If that does not get the job done it'll get rebarreled (with a 5" custom barrel).  It either has to shoot straight or I'll sell it to the first sucker that comes along! :twisted:
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2006, 09:53:13 AM »
Dusty,
Is that a .45 Colt?  If so, did you ream the cylinders??

Please let me know what you think of the results from the firelapping...

Jim
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Offline Dusty Miller

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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2006, 08:43:03 PM »
Pistolsmith already did the cylinders for me.  I'll post when this project is done.
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2006, 10:20:42 AM »
Hey, a drill bit will open up that constriction!  Just kidding.  That almost sounds like something that Ruger will have to fix.  I doubt that you will do much with bore laping.  I've done that in the past and it makes the bore shiney, but that's about all.  It sounds like Ruger screwed the barrel in too far and constricted it where it enters the frame.  Ruger should put a new barrel on it for you.  Elmer Keith used to complain about that problem on some guns.  44 Man
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Offline Dusty Miller

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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2006, 08:49:33 AM »
Veral Smith sez you can lap out that constriction & in as much as I've come to respect the man's knowledge I'm gonna give it a whirl.  If its a bust you'll read about it here!!
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« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2006, 12:56:25 PM »
Dusty,  Did you get your bore laping kit?  If so how did the proceedure work out?
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Offline Dusty Miller

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« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2006, 08:39:51 PM »
As a matter of fact it has not arrived yet and its going on two weeks here.  I may have to give'm a call in a couple of days if it  hasen't arrived.  Stay tuned.
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