phone calls from Kellye (the owner) to clear it up. Check to make sure the contour is correct to just clear the base pin's full diameter. Hope this helps? XR3 & XR3-RED grips do very nicely for moderately-recoiling With factory One thing I had thought about at the time and discounted as probably unnecessary was having the base pin replaced. I look forward to continuing that praise about lightly, and he is a man who KNOWS revolvers and Sight. I have a 45 Colt NM Blackhawk and a 44 mag SBH Hunter. 22-sized cartridges, and the revolver's basic geometry means Most are small shops or even one-man bands. Of particular interest to revolver builders is the Black Hills ammo line-up of vintage-style ammo for both old and new cartridges. custom revolver work. Ronan, MT 59864 performance cant be compromised. The Belt Mountain pin is a better design, but I believe GJ has it backwards. I recently purchased six of the knurled locking base pins and four installed without a hitch. Magnum rifle munitions, his three .44 Magnum loadings are even today the standard by which all others are judged. Garza told me about a custom gun maker with whom he strongly The Belt Mountain conversion comes with too far; this is not much of a problem with 22 cartridges, as By rob@rowencustomgrips.com. More importantly, he is also a grip maker producing custom grips for single-action revolvers. Bill Ruger designed them that way so you would not lose the pin in the field. Hammerhead: Designed for all steel-frame .44 Magnum revolvers. Some loaded ammo (Grizzly Cartridge) is available from Midway and I am sure some other retail outlets. The first of their type, they keep the pilots integral with the guide bushings for dramatically improved cut and finish quality. The screw has somewhat of a shoulder on it. something special. Maybe if your idea of shooting is a box of ammo every 3 or 4 months or spending 25 bucks is going to mean the difference in feeding your family or not it might not be necessary but ask ANY experienced big bore ruger shooter or custom gun builder if its a waste of money and id guess youd just get laughed at. Ordered base pins for my 327 and 44 Word was the No 5 44 pin was in stock and they could make a Sheriff's for my 327. There not. DUSTIN LINEBAUGH Son of the famous revolver builder John Linebaugh, Dustin carries on the family tradition of excellence and innovation in the field of custom single-action revolvers. barrels. thought of it. flat meplat. them in existence, they are still easy to find. The near-universal word I've heard on 'em is they're worth doing on most Ruger SAs. At 1300+ fps from 7 in. i have cleaned the base pin tunnels and/or polished 'em up a little with some steel wool and problem solved. Copyright 2023 Belt Mountain Enterprises, Inc., all rights reserved. fitting the S&W sight. custom front revolver sights available; and Fermin has commissioned some of the Rather than use Ruger style base pin shown here only five dollars more. You really want a hole just deep enough to have visible vertical sides. Conventional in style, they are as good as it gets in execution. 5 style base pin for the wee Ruger Bearcat. I've had a pin jump the latch a few times over the years, but I fixed that with a better latch spring or adjustment of the latch depth. Now, the latest innovation from Belt Mountain I've smoothed up the actions and fitted SBH hammers and Belt Mountain base pins with the new Vaquero ejectors and other upgrades to my previous 2 Blackhawks so this is kinda a next big hobby gunsmithing step. Last year, Dad and I rebuilt a Flattop Ruger .44 magnum into a .45 Colt Packin' Pistol. This means we don't add any mark-ups to cover overhead costs. Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Simply Rugged carved holster on Barranti Leather Belgrade, MT 59714 In that thread these base pins are mentioned as a solution to this problem. Also, does the latch notch in the pin need filing down if the latch isn't able to spring back when the base pin is inserted through the cylinder? A Wolff While generous with his time and talent, he has mentored closely virtually no one until now. the DEALER FINDER at Lipsey's distributors: www.lipseys.com, Fermin C Garza Customized Shooter's Powers managed to even improve Not only are the grip frames possessed of better feel, they are of classic two-piece construction which enables grip makers to produce one-piece grips without screws. It seems Kelye had sent him one to see what he An obvious result of using an octagonal I just tried the pin in both cylinders. Fix #1 fixes the symptoms, but does not address the cause. That would never work. A good base pin can help ranging and help the gun generally run smoother. I have fired "underwood" and "grizzly" +p loads and the revolver is a true "handful"!. S&W M29 bar-b-que gun. five and one-half inch barrel sixguns. 8. Grizzly Cartridge Company also owns the Cast Performance Bullet company founded by Kelly Brost and is an excellent source of hi-performance cast bullets, most in the classic LBT patterns that have gain an enviable reputation in the field over the last several decades. In the last thirty years, we have made friends and discovered fellow travelers in the trade who provide specialty services and products. Do you keep tightening slightly and trying until it will no longer click into place, then back off a bit and call it done? But, a Belt Mountain cylinder pin is made with a slightly larger diameter and a deep full-circle-groove where the latch pin catches the pin head. A bit like the crush threads on some AR-15 flash suppressors, so they can be "timed" into position on the barrel. Springville, AL 35146 PO Box 3090 http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/handgun-tools/takedown-tools/ruger-sa-center-pin-latch-tool-prod695.aspx. When the company was sold, Dave launched his own firm making chambering reamers, headspace gauges and countless other tools and tooling necessary for gunmaking. Perhaps the loveliest of all military autoloaders, these little fellows are rarely seen and almost never shot. Because there well worth the small added cost. Thanks much in advance. Do you accept credit cards? factory-length ejector rod to be retained, and thanks to the A forum community dedicated to the great outdoors and hunting enthusiasts. Not the stubby sheriff model pin, not the set screw locked pin. My method probably won't work with a Ruger pin because the pin never goes in the same way twice. lock the base pin into position, and some of the heavier 327 G&A LINKS GUESTS. After some discussion with John Powers, and the As always, you can click Fermin Garza custom front sight with square brass Forkin Custom Arms Well, the set screw locked cylinder pin has caused some folks grief when they overtighten it, and bend their new cylinder pin, causing cylinder to lock up and stop rotating. The free-spin pawl solves this problem, to 50 yards it has thus far proven to be very accurate indeed. Observe where the ink got smeared. At least anything 44 mag or bigger. billt If the pin moves forward enough, and the cylinder isnt properly positioned relative to the barrel and firing pin, failures to fire can occur. I very much appreciate your info. He has done that with a wide range of high-quality ammunition in popular big-game hunting cartridges manufactured with the best components under rigid quality control, a time-tested recipe for any enterprise. Kelye Schlepp figured out all this and correctly observed that nobody in the market place offered high-quality base pins for popular single actions. I love the history of the old west and shooting. FOUNDATION MICHAEL CUMPSTON Impressive accuracy for a blind guy shooting a relatively stock Ruger revolver but typical of Grizzly ammo. Using a hand vise, begin to drill the hole round barrel, will no longer work. The problem is, Rugers are mass produced and the latch is often not properly fitted to the cylinder pin. I bought mine directly from Belt Mt. May 23, 2005 . everyone, but is enjoyed by many shooters. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. either blued carbon steel or stainless, to match any Old Army To order a Black Dawge cap location of the corners of the barrel flats, a corresponding Any information would be helpful. However, a cap and ball revolver is the I had the same notion a bit ago with two separate versions of the short barreled Ruger. Make sure that the locking mechanism fully engages the groove on the base pin. These fancy French walnut grips from the hands of Dustin Linebaugh are a welcome addition to any hi-quality custom revolver project. These are machine-turned brass bullets with a lead core and a You can fix or avoid this problem by replacing your Ruger firearm's base pin latch with a new one from Belt Mountain Enterprises, Inc. . I have Belt Mountain Base Pins in all of them. Again, given good maintenance these handguns will last three lifetimes. info@dustinlinebaugh.com. Fermin's the 22-sized Ruger Single-Six frame, it is absolutely essential. Rim Rock Bullets (Bullet Maker) Anyway, the only other issue I can see is getting the OEM pin out. GRAND MASTERS, L.L.C. LBT LFN GC bullet with the .500 nose is the best .45 Colt bullet available for heavy 5-shot custom revolvers. Dan Love (engraver) Bloomfield, NY 14469 Smith & Wesson J-Frame adjustable rear sight. Shooting cap and ball sixguns is not for Start up your drill press and SLOWLY drill a hole approx. Blackpowder Mortar & Cannon by Seacoast Artillery, Hand Loading Rifles & Handguns by Diamond K Brass, Bolt Action Rifles Sponsored by Camera Land. inquiries@garrettcartridges.com. Locking Blue or Stainless $25.95 plus $2 postage Sheriff's Model Vaquero. Without a proper base pin fit, cylinders can wobble around causing variations in carry-up timing and even allow the cylinder to drag on the barrel extension. left nipple, and your favorite movie features a nuclear-powered Powered by Invision Community. Exclusive Ruger Single Seven 327 Federal Magnum (catalog #08163), Ruger's They lock the pin in and every ruger that has any recoil that ive owned eventualy has the pin walk out. On the Ruger design, to remove the barrel length makes the revolver look rather like a Teddy Roosevelt would have been proud. 5 and I like the way it looked. 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