1st. Model Richards Almost finished

[Pappy Hayes]

Howdy Ottawa Bill Creek, it has been a while since I have been on the site. My company's firewall for some reason blocks this site and I have been busy at home with other things. Glad to see the almost finished product. It looks great. Still wish you had the time to take some orders. Or maybe you could come up with some kits since R&D has not come through with theirs. If you do, I would like first shot of being a direct dealer for them for you. I have my order in for the new Cimarron Type II Richards but they have been slow in producing them. Keep the pictures coming on this one and future projects.

Thanks,

Marshal Pappy Hayes

[will52100]

beutiful work, bet she shoots like a dream too.

Did you put any kind of gas ring, or just let it headspace like the originals?

[Ottawa Creek Bill]

Pappy,
Nah.....no kits either...we've two of the best making those (R&D, Kirst), and besides, I 'd need a manufacturing license and I don't want to get into all that paper work. I haven't shot it as yet, I'm waiting for the Ivory grips to get here, fit them and send it to be nickled......I'm going for a dull nickle finish, I don't recall any of the first model Richards in a bright high luster nickle finish....(Fox Creek, help me out here??, Bill)

Will52100....
No, no gas ring....I'll let it headpace like the originals.....I'm not into all that new fangled gun stuff, and I like to keep things as close to original as possible, that why I won't line the bores to .429, preferring to shoot heeled and or hollow based bullets instead. Personally to me, that is part of the authenticity, romance and realism in shooting these old style guns.....

Seth,
Any machinist worth his salt can take McDowells book, make his own drawings (provided he knows how to use a CAD program), and make his own fixtures, and should have all the equipment in his shop to do a conversion...lathe, tooling, such as reamers and boring tools, mill, with tooling, indexer, and turn table. The next 1860 I do, I plan on taking photos of the process and posting them here.

FCK,
You're right!!! If I used a four screw Colt for a Richards, I would weld the extra holes closed and also weld the recoil shield area where the dettachable stock locks in...

Bill

[will52100]

I can understand that, it just takes so long to cast hollow base compaired to flat base it drive me nuts.  I believe if I ever get around to making a type 1 and get it rite I'll probably reline the bore just to make loading for it easier on me.  Nothing wrong with heeled or hollowbase, just takes too long for me to cast one at a time.  I can go through a lot of ammo!

[Major 2]

WELL ? 
Bill,  how'd it come out ?  The nickel job ?

 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Howdy!

Major, in one of his posts he said not to expect the results 'til March or a bit later.  It'll be worth the wait.

Great job, Bill.  I hope to see the finished product some day - that is , if you ever get time to come to any of the Club functions.  Later!

[Major 2]

Thanks Jeff ....I missed that !

I'll post photo's of mine when it get here

[Black River Smith]

Major,

Congrat on your Kenny Howell, 1st Model Richards, find and purchase.  Now you will have as close to the real thing, as we can nowadays.  Are you going to cancel your order for the Cim 2nd Model now?

[Major 2]

No I don't think so.... I hope it is still a ways off... because I using the funds I saved for it.....

I plan to have one of each ... I have a USPFA First Model , a 72 and a 1860 2nd Gen. with Kennys conversion Cyl.

[Pappy Hayes]

Again Ottawa great work. Which I had half the knowledge you have for working on gun. I have not been on for awhile. With my new hours at work I have not had much change to get out out shoot. Keep up the great work.

[vandermd]

Bill, I want to be like you when I grow up.  Hows that ejector rod housing attached?