Remington Beals finished

[Barbarosa]

i just got my Remington .36 cal Beals revolver back from my gunsmith friend.

Here is a pic of the single leg bolt stop in a Beals, before they improved them to double-leg.

Just thought I'd show you the differance, and an improvement Remington made into their NMA's.

[Barbarosa]

The front site was replaced, as someone installed a crude copper one.
A brass one was made from brass stock.
The original one would of been made of German Silver on these.

Here are some before & after pics.

[Barbarosa]

One more>

I will touch it up a little to darken it slighty to match the triggergaurd.

[Cimarron Lawman]

I thought you were selling all your guns? Did you change your mind?

[Oldelm]

Barbarosa,
Glad to hear you got your Beals back up and running again.

Did your gunsmith have to repair the leg on the old bolt?
Thanks for posting the info.

[Barbarosa]

Hey CL, I wanted to fix up the Beals before I sold it.

Oldelm, the old bolt was repaired once & soldered, and heavy file marks on it. It was not salvagable.

                                                   

[Hoof Hearted]

Kev

Looks great!

I can silver plate that sight for ya.................Would look muy bueno
email me your number and I'll call ya.

Gary

[Barbarosa]

Thx Gary.

My friend also does silver plating, engraving , inlay. ect.

I very much appreciate the offer though!

He also put a shim behind one side of the grip panel, as the grip screw end was sticking out the other side.

One thing about the single leg on the bolt stop, is it rock backs & forth, making considerable wear on the internal parts connected to it.
I guess Remington went to the double leg bolt stop for this reason.

The front of the cylinder was rebated at one point in time & a shim put in. It was taken out & a new one installed.

A lighter triggerspring was also installed, as it was putting too much pressure on the worn parts inside. A new mainspring wheel pin was installed also, as it was not even turning. (shooters, check your new replicas for this problem) A groove had to be cut at the top end of the new mainspring ordered from Dixie Gun Works, so the wheel would turn in it squarely.

A Colt mainspring was replaced w/ a Remington one.

You never know what you come accross, when you take a 145 year old gun apart..? 

                               
                                 TY Gentlemen

[Hoof Hearted]

Kev

Does the cylinder index properly on ALL 6 chambers when cocked in a normal manner?
I have run across a large number of these Army model Remingtons that will not index the bolt into the notch without really whanging the hammer back. Then once fixed they will still have a problem roatating all the way on one or two chambers. My fix is to be sure the hand stays all the way towards the cylinder pin so as to push as long as possible on the ratchet.

[Barbarosa]

I also had a conversion that needed to be cocked fast to lock up.
This Beals was a little sloppy before, but not now.

The hand was hammered and stretched a little more. The shim in front of the cylinder also helps tighten things up.
The cylinder notches could have been cleaned up a little, but that was superficial.
It seems to time perfectly

My gunsmith was happy his work. Me too!   

[Skinny Preacher 66418]

I really like that front sight.

FYI, your digital camera should have a 'close-up' feature to held focus...icon is normally a rose.