Have him put all the Colt parts back on and offer $750 cash and he can keep the Wilson stuff and resell it himself.
Then have the pistol redone to your specs by a reputable smith.
How about some useful details??
-manufacturer and model of firearm
-caliber and type of ammo
-two handed hold or duelist (single)
-picture of target (makes it easier to figure out if it's a flinch,trigger control,anticipation,sight picture problem- or if you just sucked today)
Details help...
Pretty much this.
Coil springs are easier to produce with known consistency and therefore make producing a cheaper- ie... less labor intensive (monetarily-not quality wise) end product.
There are alot of tricks involved in getting a consistent, smooth action on a flat-spring gun and all...
To be done correctly it will cost you almost half of the original cost of the gun.
that is cut, crown, recut the sight recess and mount factory sight with the spring and detent
Started out in Evansville,In. by Earl Keller and a few other investors & gun nuts. Google is your friend.....Google- Century Arms .45-70 revolver Evansville Indiana. Plenty comes up.
If you want to know about this particular revolver then PM or email me your questions.
(I am the auction house...
Yes, the brass is tougher...but, shooting it in out-of-spec chambers (.38 Super)
has led to cracked barrel hoods and a few sheared lugs- especially in older or "dubious" quality firearms. Some of the failures have been quite energetic to say the least.
Right caliber for the firearm is a...
I ONLY recommend light wadcutter-type loads in re-worked Webleys. No bullets over 200gr. and keep the velocity around 700-800fps. Much easier on the old metallurgy.
BK6
The 10mm is very popular down here in SWI, I have built several Para P-16 conversions in 10mm...16 rounds of full-power 10 is a force to be reckoned with in a very controllable package. Toss in a 6 or 7 inch "hunting" length barrel with a fully supported chamber and let the fun begin.
And we...