Guys.
I just picked up this Starr and albeit i´m ontop of what needs to be done mechanically i´m at a loss on a few points.
Gun´s in alright shape so no worries there but, what are the sight settings for it? We´ve understood as much that ONE of the original boolits for it was at 440 grains, backed by just short of 65 grains of powder.
Be that as it may we CNC our own molds and as it turns out i picked the dim´s up for an original bore-rider on YT.
This nice fella had them shown in his video on his different Starr carbines.
So. Owning a heap of other paper cartridge guns if there´s one thing i´ve learned it´s that bore-rider are very rarely "wrong" as far as accuracy. Inherent or otherwise.
Rifling´s as ok as they come i guess while the actual seal and chamber of the gun is pitted for some reason?
So to improve sealing i turned a sorts of brass shim that is press fit into the "lid". Indeed, the bearing points were worn too why i opted to turn bushings and in turn a fresh axle for it. Thus the mechanics are by any measure back on track. The spring loaded lever and the two blocks part of the sealing works as intended i´d say.
Anyways.
Rear sight? What gives? For those of you that use your old Starr carbines, what can be said of front sight height? Have replaced a few on Smith carbines (higher ones, out of brass) but never on a Starr. Presume it needs to be a tad higher to be on paper at 50 and 100 meters? If so, how much?
That said, all there. Nothing broken. It all works, and as i closed the various tolerances up for the falling block i´d even say we´re in business. Is there anything else i should be aware of before we go out and put this thing through its paces?
I just picked up this Starr and albeit i´m ontop of what needs to be done mechanically i´m at a loss on a few points.
Gun´s in alright shape so no worries there but, what are the sight settings for it? We´ve understood as much that ONE of the original boolits for it was at 440 grains, backed by just short of 65 grains of powder.
Be that as it may we CNC our own molds and as it turns out i picked the dim´s up for an original bore-rider on YT.
This nice fella had them shown in his video on his different Starr carbines.
So. Owning a heap of other paper cartridge guns if there´s one thing i´ve learned it´s that bore-rider are very rarely "wrong" as far as accuracy. Inherent or otherwise.
Rifling´s as ok as they come i guess while the actual seal and chamber of the gun is pitted for some reason?
So to improve sealing i turned a sorts of brass shim that is press fit into the "lid". Indeed, the bearing points were worn too why i opted to turn bushings and in turn a fresh axle for it. Thus the mechanics are by any measure back on track. The spring loaded lever and the two blocks part of the sealing works as intended i´d say.
Anyways.
Rear sight? What gives? For those of you that use your old Starr carbines, what can be said of front sight height? Have replaced a few on Smith carbines (higher ones, out of brass) but never on a Starr. Presume it needs to be a tad higher to be on paper at 50 and 100 meters? If so, how much?
That said, all there. Nothing broken. It all works, and as i closed the various tolerances up for the falling block i´d even say we´re in business. Is there anything else i should be aware of before we go out and put this thing through its paces?