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44 rem. 1858 revo.

bgraypupbgraypup Member Posts: 43 ✭✭
edited July 2010 in Ask the Experts
would like to know proper cylinder barrel clerance

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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Black powder revolvers don't need to have small gap like a higher pressure modern cartridge . The pressure is much lower. Also black powder will foul muchmore and could keep the cylinder from turning if gap is small. I would think any thing less then .020 would work. For plinking.
  • bgraypupbgraypup Member Posts: 43 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tks. Perry Shooter! It turned out about .017
  • rhmc24rhmc24 Member Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Got to wondering about original BC clearances. Checked with a feeler gauge my VGE .44 Rem and it is a tight .003". Also checked a Colt '51 Navy and a '61 Navy about same condition and got .004 & .005".
  • bgraypupbgraypup Member Posts: 43 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rhmc24
    Got to wondering about original BC clearances. Checked with a feeler gauge my VGE .44 Rem and it is a tight .003". Also checked a Colt '51 Navy and a '61 Navy about same condition and got .004 & .005".
    Tks.
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