Really glad to hear that; 75% of this stuff is just realizing guns are not magic. If you can change your own oil or spark plugs, you can work on your own gun. If you can bake a pan of brownies, you can reload your own ammo. If you can do all those things, by golly you've not only saved money but you've got dessert to celebrate.
Great video. Any tips for making the loading gate easier to manipulate? Ruger may have fixed the problem, but some of the earlier Wranglers were a bear to open.
I've never heard that before, but it's an interesting question. The spring used with the loading gate is very simple, so I have a feeling there's a wide range of tensions from one to another. You could try thinning it (I have a video on modifying springs coming up in the next few weeks). Alternatively you could try annealing it by heating it and letting it cool slowly.
Believe it or not I usually use a dollar store fork and a small piece of wood to brace it against. You can push it down on top of the spring, using the spaces between the tines as a guide. It gives you plenty of leverage and stability without the risk of damaging the parts.
Your video was very well done. However, I think this is far above my pay grade. Looks like I’ll be taking mine to my local gunsmith. Again your video was excellent. Cheers!
The same springs and kits fit also fit the New Blackhawk, New Single Six, Super Blackhawk Maximum Blackhawk, Bisley, Vaquero, and Bisley Vaquero. From the Power Custom Spring Kit for Ruger Single Action description (Includes 17, 18 & 19 lb. reduced power hammer springs (use 1), 35% reduced power trigger spring, plus (1) extra power base pin latch spring).
The general consensus is they'd rather err on the side of function VS comfort. Guns that don't fire every cartridge every time get returned. Guns with stiff actions usually do not.
I had a 1991 10/22 given to me as a birthday gift that was a closet queen for 20 years until my boonie rat brother told me to drop a Power Custom hammer & sear kit into it, which helped smooth and lighten the trigger before CPC's abbreviated tuneup. + Note that another video on replacing Wrangler springs had a comment to secure the pins from falling out with painter's tape, as thus was done without removing the trigger pin. I ordered oversize receiver pins from the 10/22 aftermarket that install securely with finger pressure on that project. You may send firearms to Ruger for repair, but remove your custom parts first, as Ruger will remove and replace them with Ruger stock parts for product liability reasons. Rimfire Central covers everything rimfire, with many forums on Ruger models, among others.
@@TATVCanada reports online show the 17lb hammer is good if you polish internals, and 18-19lb would be better if you do not. Curious if you went with the 30 or 40oz trigger spring in your video? Some people are seeing well below 2lb pull with the 30 but your results seemed decently above 2lb, which would be fine for teaching new shooters given the single action.
BEST reassembly video I have seen yet!! New fan of your channel
Glad to hear you found it helpful!
This is the best detailed gun tutorial I have ever watched !
So much so I feel comfortable doing this conversion myself ! 👍👍
Really glad to hear that; 75% of this stuff is just realizing guns are not magic. If you can change your own oil or spark plugs, you can work on your own gun. If you can bake a pan of brownies, you can reload your own ammo. If you can do all those things, by golly you've not only saved money but you've got dessert to celebrate.
Best video by far I have seen to install the Wolf custom springs
Thank you very much.
This video was very well done. That being said I don’t think I’d feel comfortable preforming this upgrade. Cheers!
Honestly it's easier than it looks, but I get it. Some things come apart a lot easier than they go back together!
Another excellent video. Great attention to detail.
Thank you very much!
Great video. Any tips for making the loading gate easier to manipulate? Ruger may have fixed the problem, but some of the earlier Wranglers were a bear to open.
I've never heard that before, but it's an interesting question. The spring used with the loading gate is very simple, so I have a feeling there's a wide range of tensions from one to another. You could try thinning it (I have a video on modifying springs coming up in the next few weeks). Alternatively you could try annealing it by heating it and letting it cool slowly.
My loading gate was so hard to open it made it totally no fun at all to use.
Would really like to know how you managed to compress the hammer spring, the hardest part of the job.
Believe it or not I usually use a dollar store fork and a small piece of wood to brace it against. You can push it down on top of the spring, using the spaces between the tines as a guide. It gives you plenty of leverage and stability without the risk of damaging the parts.
WHAT WOLF SPRING KIT # DID YOU USE ?
I don't actually recall anymore.
I LOVE YOU MAN lol great upload
Glad you enjoyed
Your video was very well done. However, I think this is far above my pay grade. Looks like I’ll be taking mine to my local gunsmith. Again your video was excellent. Cheers!
Thanks very much. This stuff can be pretty intimidating at first, but if you start small I think you'd be surprised what you can accomplish.
Is this the Wolff 17116? Thanks!
I honestly can't recall... I think it was a Lee Gunsmithing but I can't remember which one.
The hammer 🔨 spring is a pain to get back together 😭😭😭😭
God is it ever. Some day I'm going to design a spring compressor specifically for guns.
I don't have one, but I'm happy to watch anyway. It's interesting how close the design is to the new model blackhawk!
The same springs and kits fit also fit the New Blackhawk, New Single Six, Super Blackhawk Maximum Blackhawk, Bisley, Vaquero, and Bisley Vaquero. From the Power Custom Spring Kit for Ruger Single Action description (Includes 17, 18 & 19 lb. reduced power hammer springs (use 1), 35% reduced power trigger spring, plus (1) extra power base pin latch spring).
Too complicated for me.
Why does Ruger put such heavy springs in in the first place?
The general consensus is they'd rather err on the side of function VS comfort. Guns that don't fire every cartridge every time get returned. Guns with stiff actions usually do not.
How to make your 100% reliable pistol not quite as sure fire. Just Saying!
Ruger knows what they are doing. Let them be.
I have had the same number of failure to fires since modifying it as I did when it was stock; zero.
I had a 1991 10/22 given to me as a birthday gift that was a closet queen for 20 years until my boonie rat brother told me to drop a Power Custom hammer & sear kit into it, which helped smooth and lighten the trigger before CPC's abbreviated tuneup. + Note that another video on replacing Wrangler springs had a comment to secure the pins from falling out with painter's tape, as thus was done without removing the trigger pin. I ordered oversize receiver pins from the 10/22 aftermarket that install securely with finger pressure on that project. You may send firearms to Ruger for repair, but remove your custom parts first, as Ruger will remove and replace them with Ruger stock parts for product liability reasons.
Rimfire Central covers everything rimfire, with many forums on Ruger models, among others.
@@TATVCanada reports online show the 17lb hammer is good if you polish internals, and 18-19lb would be better if you do not. Curious if you went with the 30 or 40oz trigger spring in your video? Some people are seeing well below 2lb pull with the 30 but your results seemed decently above 2lb, which would be fine for teaching new shooters given the single action.
My long and short screw are the other way around 🫣🫣🫣 I'll function test before I'm done to make sure 💯
Great video
Interesting. I seem to recall they'd only fit one way to lock one of the parts in.