Well the Mustang is back in action.

I took the receiver off again and looked it over closely. The assembly that holds the hammer and safetymechanism dovetails into the main part of the receiver, andappeared to be slightlymisaligned with the rest of the unit. I used a smallC-clampto push things together, and the safety "almost" worked properly. Then I blew the innards out with a spray can of carburetor cleaner and oiled everything up. At this point the safety operated properly, but was very stiff. After working to the"on" and "off" positionsabout two dozen times it loosened up and operated properly. Still, thepoint where those two parts of the assembly meet did not seem to me to have as good a fit as I remembered. Then I checked the serial number on the receiver. Dang, they didn't repair mine - they sent me a different one. Now I have a barrel with one SN and a receiver with a different SN. I'm just going to live with it.

Though I'm not a real happy camper, I do have to admit that Lyman's machining on the Mustang barrel/receiver lock-upis very very precise. The originallock up was rock solid without the slightest hint of wiggle, wobble, or looseness, and has stayed that way with the 900+ shots I have through the gun. Even with the substitute receiver the lock up is the same.

Semisane

Glad to hear you are back in business with the Mustang... When are you gonna shoot it?

It is dang hot here...

Well you think they would test all of that stuff before they send the thing back. Glad to hear you are going to be up and shooting again. I think although you are somewhat satisfied, I would send them a letter telling how displeased you were with the length of wait, and the poor quality of the repair.

CVA did that to me once. I sent in a rifle because it had about a 20 pound trigger pull (no kidding). They sent it back and it had no trigger pull. You'd cock it, and it would fire itself. I then sent them a rather nasty letter back and asked them to fix it right this time. And they did. But you'd of thought they would have checked it the first time. It really was, cock the rifle and wait about ten seconds and it would just fire itself. Needless to say, I had a big surprise on the range that first day after it came back.

Well nice to see your happy,now the only thing left to do is go out and shoot some round balls out of her and see how she likes them. There is a first for everything you know.

Hopefully next week end Sabotloader. The long-delayed Blackhorn test is next up for the Mustang.

You can bet that's going to happen Cayugad. It will be addressed to Customer Service with copies to the President of Lyman Products Corp.

That just ain't gonna` happen Hunting Junkie. Round balls belong to sidelocks and I have three good ball shooters, the .54 GP flintlock, the .54 GM Renegade, and the .58 Zouave.