THE CZickness XLIX....Tackling 2023 with CZ style...

[Firehawk]

I'm just a chore boy, nobody loves me....

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Once Amazon delivers the borescope this evening, I can get some pictures before the cleaning begins.

At first I just glanced at the pic and thought it was snacks!

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Ordered my Staccato P from Dawson Precision. Cheaper than me driving to Indianapolis. Free shipping and no tax. Local FFL does $25 transfers. Might have it by Saturday. Decided on the steel frame version, not a big weight difference.

Cover of Shooting Illustrated in the mail today

 

[T-DOGG]

THIS THING IS COOL AS HELL!!!

H&R 929 before cleaning pics


Starting just inside the muzzle end and working way up. Barrel starts to get shinier about 1" or so from the forcing cone (breech end). A good portion of the barrel looks dull and flaky (kinda like me?).

 

[T-DOGG]

H&R 922 (good barrel) for comparison. The bore seems "brighter" on this one and more definitive tooling marks.

Full of some crazy looking markings throughout (crop circles, ancient egyptian markings, japanese symbols?). But hey, it's a shooter so who cares.

 

[T-DOGG]

Ruger Wrangler

 

[Firehawk]

Ruger Wrangler

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Nice inspection t-dogg! A couple years ago I was fighting with my Remington 700 in .270. It just would not group well. It also would not clean up not matter how much I cleaned it. I got a bore scope (maybe the same one, I don’t remember the brand). I found chatter marks all the way down the bore and somehow the throat was cut wrong. Each land started at a different length/depth down the bore! The barrel was trash. At least it gave me closure and I stopped wasting time trying to make it better.

 

[ditcherman]

H&R 922 (good barrel) for comparison. The bore seems "brighter" on this one and more definitive tooling marks.

Full of some crazy looking markings throughout (crop circles, ancient egyptian markings, japanese symbols?). But hey, it's a shooter so who cares.

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If those barrels were switched one might be inclined to blame the crazy markings roughness on the poor accuracy.
Things aren’t always as they seem.

 

[gmcttr]

There may be a little lead but I'm not seeing anything that makes me think "keyhole".

 

[ChrisK]

Cover of Shooting Illustrated in the mail today

I got that issue in the mail yesterday.

 

[mcapo]

Used Chore Boy to clean up the inside of the barrel on this Aston. Hunting for a round ball mold I can use for it. Remarkably good shape for a nearly 180 year old gun, but they are rather robustly constructed. I'll be curious to see how accurate it is.


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Ok. I can’t handle it anymore.

I’m going to have dive into black powder.

 

[Leadeye]

Ok. I can’t handle it anymore.

I’m going to have dive into black powder.

Enablers to the front row!

 

[gmcttr]

Ok. I can’t handle it anymore.

I’m going to have dive into black powder.

Appear to still be available...

WTS: - SOLD Colt 3rd Generation Signature Series 1851 Navy and 1861 Navy .36 cal BP Revolvers

I have two Colt 3rd Generation Signature Series .36 cal BP Revolvers. One is an 1851 Navy and one is an 1861 Navy. Both are new, in box with manuals and blank registration cards. They have never been loaded or fired. They were purchased new in about 1996 and have been in my safe every since. I'd...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[gmcttr]

Enablers to the front row!

On it...are those prices reasonable? I have no idea.

 

[T-DOGG]

There may be a little lead but I'm not seeing anything that makes me think "keyhole".

Here is after the first cleaning I just did. I see improvement, but I guess I was expecting large chunks or long strips of lead to come out and did not see that. I can definitely see more definitive tooling marks now and it looks brighter too.

 

[Leadeye]

On it...are those prices reasonable? I have no idea.

Reasonably priced as they are Colt repros, the 1861 is probably the more scarce of the two, both are navy caliber which means .375 round ball or cast conical. The 1851 Colt is the same type of gun that Wild Bill used for a long time.

 

[Benp]

Happy Birthday H45!
Congrats ChrisK! Looking forward to seeing pics!
I picked up a gently used miter saw today at a great price.

 

[bcannon]

Not into BP heavily but I'm partial to the 1859 Remington New Action Army 44. I like how easily the cylinder comes out and the rear sight in the frame instead of on the hammer. To each their own I guess.

 

[88E30M50]

I need to get my BP pistols out and run them again. You've got to love a revolver with a built-in reloading press.

 

[Lee11b]

Thank You brothers. SGE should be fun... 88 gets to shoot two Staccato's...

You going to have a bunch of Lara Croft mags for the Staccato’s so 88 can have his “Tomb Raider” fantasy??….lol

 

[bcannon]

Happy Bday Snowman and congrats on the DW