1902 American Eagle

longbarrel · 10-27-2016, 03:23 PM

Thanks for your comments - all good points! I reload so I've worked up different loads sufficient to action pistol reliably but it still lacks the snap-back to lock up reliably. I agree it would be a shame to break any numbered parts and plan to find another firing pin & cut the relief into it to safeguard the breech block. Extractor & ejector are not numbered and I have spares. As far as the 7.65 "arty-barrel"I think it's a rarity in its own right & just has too much "neat" factor to give it up. I am definitely a shooter more than a collector and if it was too valuable to shoot I'd probably sell it off to a true collector.

10-27-2016, 03:23 PM	#14
longbarrel User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Canada Posts: 6 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for your comments - all good points! I reload so I've worked up different loads sufficient to action pistol reliably but it still lacks the snap-back to lock up reliably. I agree it would be a shame to break any numbered parts and plan to find another firing pin & cut the relief into it to safeguard the breech block. Extractor & ejector are not numbered and I have spares. As far as the 7.65 "arty-barrel"I think it's a rarity in its own right & just has too much "neat" factor to give it up. I am definitely a shooter more than a collector and if it was too valuable to shoot I'd probably sell it off to a true collector.