I wish I lived a lot closer to you. I would love to be a fly on the wall while you do these repairs.

Why do KZbinrs use so many words to say so little and why do they repeat the same simple point over and over? Is it because they think their audiences are stupid, or do they simply want to prolong the video for monetary purposes.

Long drill bit drilling deep hole without drill stand: put a wedding ring/band over the bit. As you drill use ring to keep bit horizontal. Five seconds into operation you will understand the operation.

Sir, I did a video on a friend's Colt Burgess carbine a couple weeks back. As detailed in the second video I did, his particular weapon has the ejector issue you mentioned in a separate video you did on the carbine. I heard you mention here a Mr. Sam Simmons in Arkansas. My friend is one of the owners of Gene Sears Supply in El Reno (a firearms sales and distribution business), and he expressed a desire to see if he could find parts to fix his. I did a search on line but cannot find the individual (SAM) you mention. I searched your channel page but cannot find a way to contact you about maybe trying to help him get his unit in proper working order. I know you're a busy guy, and don't want to impose upon you, but your the only person I've ever heard mention any possible sources that can or might be of some assistance. Thanks in advance if you can find the time to help out. I have always enjoyed the ol' west levers and historic firearms and your channel is one that I have always had a great time watching. Merry Christmas and here's to a great new year!!

ONE of the Best Rifles ever made in the World without DOUBT!!!!!!

Why are there no reproductions of this rifle? I’ve been reading “Adventures With Indians and Game” by William Allen. He loved this rifle.

I think it would be interesting to see how the stamps were made also.

Was the Bullard the inspiration for the Browning BLR? I know little about the BLR design except that it has a rack and pinion as this Bullard does.

Enjoyed this video! It's rare to see somebody so knowledgeable that is open and willing to share it. I'm watching all your videos! Having tried draw filing on a cheapo kit gun I can definitely appreciate the level of skill in those finishes you show. Mine did NOT look anything like that. :)

Buddy had a S&W model 15 with a bad bulge right in the middle. Shot fine

Uma pergunta! Qual a temperatura do forno durante o tratamento?

Parabéns pelo belo trabalho e por divulgar conhecimento. Que Deus abençoe a todos do canal. Ganhou mais um inscrito.

i have a cooper pocket pistol .31 but is 6 shot not 5

How much do you charge for doing that? I am asking as a fellow gunsmith...

Wouldn’t your tool guide work for 3 generation hammers also that would be a good tool to have for fixing the hammer

Beautiful work as always and an enjoyable and informative video. Merry Christmas!...

Great video! I love watching a job like this where a tool has to be made and enjoy the level of detail you show.

Better not sell it,,Haa.

Low knowledge people sometimes pay WAY too much for bad condition “collectible” models. I’ve seen Winchester 1890’s, 94’s, 12’s crapped out Colts, so many more. And people pay 3 -5 times what they’re worth because of poor condition and especially having had horrible poor work done on them. Appearance problems; pits, gouges, sanded stocks (OMG the number of multiple standings of the wood and varnish each time !!!). These basically can not be “refinished”. No refinish makes an item original or “like original”. Especially with outside finish. Internal correct professional Gunsmithing, can make function like original. These machines can have parts made or found/ located and fit back to like original by THE PROFESSIONAL. Appearance outside finish can NEVER restore item to original. Ever. Your advice you give customers with above 80% condition is very good: leave them! Have any function, safety, operational issues corrected by experienced professional gunsmith, and then enjoy the firearm as is. A firearm below 70 - 80%, go for it as a shooter that looks nice. Get out the $wallet$ and have the professional do the work you’re talking about here, looks like you do good work. But , please don’t “restore” significant model firearm that’s at or above 70 - 80% and certainly don’t touch a 90% and up firearm! Watch the price you pay for these collectible models. If wood is even with the metal or even very slightly below the metal, it’s been sanded. If internal doesn’t look nor feel right, it’s not , someone or many multiple people have misrepaired it. Buy it! For a much much less price . Avoid the temptation to “make it look new”. ONLY repair the function and safe operation it it ( by experienced professional gunsmith) and enjoy it as a safe shooter in the outside appearance condition it’s in. Putting $$$ in making it look original will in no way increase its actual real collectible value. Might enhance ownership pride; but not original collectible value. Only “refinish” < 70 - 80% condition arms of significant models. We’ve seen even what used to be low end .22 single shot bolt guns, refinished in the past, drop significant value later when that model suddenly becomes collectible.

Thanks very interesting video.

Will your hammer notch jig work on 1851 Navy and 1860 Army hammers? I read the website, did not see a reference.

Gods, this is what I want to become as a gunsmith, and a director of people..

Those guides are a great idea. I definitely have to check out that tool. been needing to do the hammer on a early 1st gen colt SAA i picked up a while back. The safety notch was worn to deep.

That's a pretty neat process and a fine looking restoration! Thanks for taking the time to make the video!

Good work!

Mark awesome work that owner is going to be a happy camper !

Any chance to take it apart, and show mechanism parts? There are no pictures of it on the internet, i found only 2 patent drawings which are unclear. 13:47 is probably best picture of the internals existing online.

That will make a happy Colt owner! Thanks, Mark. Fascinating!

Pretty cool jig there, thanks Mark !

Impressive work. I've made coil springs before for Airguns. That was fun, it was a bit like screw turning on a lathe. Then cut to length, grind the ends (3 seconds at a time, then quench, not to overheat). Then anneal in the oven at 500 deg for about an hour. Once I got tired of making so many of them (didn't expect the high demand), I had Katy Spring of Katy Texas make about 500 of them for me. They're good people and easy to work with (most shops just don't want "small" orders).

I followed Elmer Kieth since the late 1950’s , I read every story Elmer wrote ! 1963 I bought my first .357 mag and still use that ctg to this day ! .44 mag came a little bit later and to this day is one of my favorite! The SWC bullets of his design I’ve used for many years and I like the .255 grain Kieth SWC in both my .44 ! Elmer made it possible to follow his knowledge and handgun skills !

Very interesting.

Ironically had this on while I was doing some 45 Colt reloading. Fascinating. Great craftsmanship !

Great breakdown Mark. When I ship my Miroku TD 86 to you for conversion from 45-70 to 40-82, I think Ill have it color case hardened in addition to rust blued.

I do a lot of my gun repairs, but my good friend in Ten Sleep has rebuilt at least three Colt SAA hammers for me. If I need another done, I'll get him to do it. It's a job beyond my ability.

Very Cool Tools Mark 😀❤️😀😎👍🏼

Great video keeping these old guns alive

Wow, the hammer notch jig is a fantastic tool! I can see how the hammer notches would be difficult to file in without the jig. Super neat video Mark, love it.

What type of filler rod are you using?

LOl wish you would have shot it! I have some old guns but nothing like you have and I enjoy watching you shoot em out in the field... I don't really go to ranges and prefer to shoot outdoors in the open as you do.

Hammer tool is great but for me I would just get a new hammer lol I am glad you are calling the safe notch.... the safe notch. Colt intended it to be such.. it is pretty robust and I trust it. I have never actually seen one that was 'sheared' so that it would have fired the gun. I do think the Italian clone guns have some pretty nice parts and are often color cased well.

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Have you ever done a pistol slide? Like a 1911 or a Glock?

Great episode. Definitely learned something today. And makes me appreciate a bit more, exactly what goes into a revolver, or any gun, to make the costs go up. I cannot imagine the concentration of going through scores, if not hundreds, of revolvers one at a time to ensure that every one functions as designed.

I've been there with my hammer. Complete mess. Hours of work and I didn't trust it when I was done. Never again. Wound up buying a Pietta color case hammer properly hardened. Best $85 I've spent on a repair. Nice video for keeping original hammer.

un gran saludo desde las islas canarias, españa. un gran video y un arma exepcional. felicidades

Are you selling the jigs ? Please say yes! Thank you for your time

Notches? We don't need no stinking notches. 🤣

could ssa clockwork be altered to be more robust? got parts i can finish?

The hammer repair tool is a very clever invention!