Reeder Custom Guns - To answer a question, OM vs Single-Six

WB
To answer a question, OM vs Single-Six
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 18:21

New stainless cylinder. With a lathe and enough motivation anything is possible, but in this case, NOT practical. To study why.

OM has a recessed rear portion of the cylinder with recessed case heads. The NM has recessed heads but is different. You could turn the back face but it would expose the case heads a little, it’s only a few thousandths but it’s there. Then, while the pawl gear is the same, as is the OAL both cylinders, the front “bushing” is a few thousandths too short. It looks like the barrel would be close but you really need the barrel fitted to the dedicated cylinder. It’s a bit of a trick to have interchangeable cylinders in the first place. The factory gets it done easy.

I’ll clean up the stainless cylinder and sell it online. They can bring around $100, too expensive to screw up tinkering a lost cause. I’ll do that and buy something else fun.

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To answer a question, OM vs Single-Six - WB, 2024-02-20, 18:21
- Thank you! - AmBraCol, 2024-02-21, 08:02
  - I thought some might find it interesting - WB, 2024-02-21, 08:16
- Borchardt Rifle Co. makes Ruger Cylinders - Jim Taylor, 2024-02-20, 19:08
  - Yeah, thats a NM. I think I'll just bail - WB, 2024-02-20, 20:57
    - I have no clue. Never put a scope on a sixgun. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2024-02-20, 21:37
      - The old Bushnell Phantom mount - WB, 2024-02-21, 08:22
- I meant the pawl gear is the same height - WB, 2024-02-20, 18:23