1860 Richards Transition Question

[1860]

have the memory of a Gnat.  Way Back inna Wabac (thank you Sherman and the Perfesser) there was a retailer of ASM Richards replicants, that was adding a gas ring to the ASM guns.  Unfortunately it wasn't a complete ring that required relieving of the barrel breach.  It was made with a wedge shaped cutout to go around the barrel breach.  It also worked fairly well.

I remember that ring/thing but I remember it not working well for me and I have lost it over the years.  These guns would slow down after 10 rounds or less, no fun at all.  So I reamed the cylinder and made a collar to fit, had to relieve the bottom of the breach.  I tapered the collar a little so I did not have to remove as much metal from the barrel...Did this all with a hand drill, dremel, and home made jig...If I silver soldered the ring to the cylinder it would probably run a little longer but it's easy to clean this way and works good enough.. I did both guns the same...

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[Coffinmaker]

  HI 1860

Atz why I said it work'd "fairly well."  After three or four stages of a CAS match, I'd have to pull the Barrel assembly and clean under the little ring thingie and the Cylinder at the Arbor.  Kind of a Nuisance it twas.  I did however keep the little ring thingies with the guns (that had them) when I sold them on.

I was sorely tempted to make up a set of "real" gas rings, Ala the Uberti Open Top as you describe, but received several offer for the guns I just couldn't refuse.  Away they went.