Cylinder throat reaming - 45 Blackhawk
by stonewalrus, Friday, November 13, 2015, 20:54 (3286 days ago)
I picked up a used Ruger New Model Blackhawk 1970s vintage. Accuracy has been disappointing. I fear it has tight cylinder throats. Suggestions on who I can get to do it? I looked at buying the reamer tool but for a one time deal $100+ seems a bit much.
Cylinder throat reaming - 45 Blackhawk
by Ray, Friday, November 13, 2015, 23:03 (3286 days ago) @ stonewalrus
Cas' cylindersmith.com was my first thought but though it came up on all of the search engines, none would open, the little blue wheel just kept spinning until the pop-up filter kicked-in.....the website must not be active.......
Cylinder throat reaming - 45 Blackhawk
by Catoosa, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 08:10 (3286 days ago) @ stonewalrus
They say that Bowen feller over in Louisville is a fair-to-middlin' gun fixer, but I imagine he has quite a waiting list.....
Cylinder throat reaming - 45 Blackhawk
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 09:22 (3286 days ago) @ stonewalrus
edited by Cherokee, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 09:44
Doug Guy on the CB forum gets lots of appreciation from customers.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/member.php?29606-DougGuy
On Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cylinderhonenet/756429174391912
Cylinder throat reaming - 45 Blackhawk
by Steve Lepley , NC, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 09:51 (3285 days ago) @ stonewalrus
Cylinderhone.net is in NC and has a good reputation. I haven't had them work on Ruger's but probably will when I get around to it...Their webpage is under construction but he's active on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Cylinderhonenet-756429174391912/?fref=ts
Cylinder throat reaming - 45 Blackhawk
by uncowboy, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 12:31 (3285 days ago) @ Steve Lepley
WOW where have all the cowboys gone??
CAS Cylinder smith .com Glen Castro has been a contributor forever. He started his business after 9-11 When it was learned that a great MEMBER of us was killed in building 1 as a rescue firefighter PERTER MARTIN A friend of mine and OURS was killed CAS donated his profits to the family for over 10 years when he started keeping them for himself. HE does great work . He has done a dozen + Rugers and smiths for me. All perfect. He deserves our business and admiration. Please support him. J.Michael
be glad to if I could figure out how to contact him!
by stonewalrus, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 13:01 (3285 days ago) @ uncowboy
Nm
I stopped about a year and a half ago.
by cas, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 15:34 (3285 days ago) @ stonewalrus
Had enough stress, enough frustration. I grew to dread the thought of doing them. I truly miss the extra gas money, but I'd had enough.
What area do you live?
by JD, Western Washington, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 15:48 (3285 days ago) @ stonewalrus
If you're in Washington maybe we can get together and do them with my reamers...
Unfortunately I am in Tennessee
by stonewalrus, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 17:45 (3285 days ago) @ JD
Nm
may regret it but I went ahead and ordered a reamer
by stonewalrus, Sunday, November 15, 2015, 07:48 (3285 days ago) @ stonewalrus
I really don't want to ship off the cylinder and wait months to get it back and am having trouble finding someone to do it. The catch 22 is the better the gunsmith the longer the waiting period.
Don't mean to be a wet blanket...
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Monday, November 16, 2015, 07:28 (3284 days ago) @ stonewalrus
but some of the early .45's suffered from over-sized throats. My convertible has .456" +/- throats but it does fairly well with .454 (or larger) bullets. Hopefully, yours will benefit from reaming/uniforming.
I know that a cast bullet will drop right through 2 chambers
by stonewalrus, Monday, November 16, 2015, 18:15 (3283 days ago) @ Hoot
But not the others.
I know that a cast bullet will drop right through 2 chambers
by Catoosa, Monday, November 16, 2015, 19:52 (3283 days ago) @ stonewalrus
Tom, you might ought to number those chambers and do some shooting off a bench to determine WHICH chambers shoot away from the group before you crank up the throat reamer. Could be the tight ones or it could be the loose ones that are causing the problem.
The Pulaski trip isn't too far away I can try and even take
by stonewalrus, Monday, November 16, 2015, 19:55 (3283 days ago) @ Catoosa
The reamer along depending what I see.