A day late and a dollar short ....

[PJ Hardtack]

The Taylor's 44-40 conversion saga continues ....

Talked with Tom at Taylor's this morning. He wants me to ship the loading lever of my 44-40 conversion back to Taylor's along with the too-short screw that holds the ejector rod in place. Seems they get an annual credit with Uberti for faulty parts on new guns.
I was told that the ejector rod assembly should not have moved in it's race way as it was 'brazed in place'. Well, maybe it oughta be, but it sure wasn't. No trace of any solder or brazing material.
All this comes a day late and a dollar short after I made arrangements last week with Lisa at VTI for a couple of screws of the correct length and a loading lever with the retaining notch cut in the right place (measured by Lisa); to the tune of $50+. Taylor's wants me to return my loading lever before replacing it - at my expense, of course.

So - I'll wait for the parts from VTI before doing anything. Whatever fits, I'll keep. S&H costs are going to add up on this exercise.

It came as news to Tom that there was a dimensional difference between the loading lever of the conversion and the .44 C&B.
And that the conversions are larger overall and DO NOT fit 'Slim Jim' holsters cut for .44 C&Bs. This whole thing is starting to wear thin on me .... ;>(

[Raven]

They may have started brazing the latest ones, but I have taken several apart and none have been brazed. In fact They are blued before assembly and brazing wouldn't work with the blue on the part.

Raven

[PJ Hardtack]

Yep. Like you said, Raven - NO sign of any brazing or soldering, just bluing.

It used to amuse me when I read about the teething problems people had with new gun products, as shooters rushed to buy the latest hot item.
Now that I'm experiencing that, I am not amused - :>(

I've been posting my experience with these revolvers to hopefully spare someone else from the same PITA. One thing I've learned is that magazines ever tell the complete truth in their gun reviews. Everything works, they all shoot one hole groups with just about any load and there are NO mechanical issues. Yeah, right ...... ;>)

What would I do now, based on my experience? I'd simply get a longer loading lever screw, lock tite the ejector rod in place and recut the notch in the loading lever, welding up the excess space or just living with the larger notch.