Colt_cowboy_single_action_revolver Manual

							
WHENTOCLEAN
Youshouldcleanyourrevolverassoonafterfiringaspossibleso
thatthejobwillbeeasierandtherewillbelessopportunityfor
corrosiontostart.Whenyourrevolverhasnotbefired,cleanit
periodically;wesuggestonceortwiceayearinatemperate
climate,orasoftenasonceamonthinatropicalclimate.Ifyou
carryaloadedrevolver,UNLOADitandcleanitatleastoncea
month.Ifyougetyourrevolverwet,cleanitassoonaspossible.
HOWTOCLEAN
Thefollowingcleaningproceduremaybeusedbothperiodically
andafterfiring;however,thoseitemsmarked
*
areunnecessary
forperiodiccleaning.
Materials:Cleaningrod,cottonflannelpatches(cuttofitsnugly
intothebore),asmalltooth-brush,goodqualitylightgunoil,*gun
cleaningsolution,andabrasswirebristleborecleaningbush.
NOTE:Infreezingconditions(below32°ForQ°C)avoidtheuseof
oilforlubrication;instead,applyadrylubricantsparingly.
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CLEANINGPROCEDUREI
ili1.CAUTION:ENSURETHATTHEFIREARMISNOTLOADED.
2.Stripforcleaningaspreviouslydescribed.
NOTE:Avoidcontactbetweencleaningrodandmuzzleasresultant
wearwillreduceaccuracy.Takecaretoavoidstrikingrearframeof
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revolverasseverecasesresultinburringofthemetalaroundfiring
pinholewhichcouldcontributetoeventualfiringfailures.
3.Attachcottonflannelpatchtoendofcleaningrod,insertitin
muzzleandpassrodandpatchdownthroughbarrel.Repeat,
changingpatchesuntillastpatchcomesoutclean.
4.Cleaneachofthesixchambersincylinderwithsimilarmethodto
step3above.
5.Visuallyinspectbarrelandchambers;iftheyareclean,proceed
directlytostep8,butifitremainsdirty,continuewithstep6.
6.*(NOTE:Thisitemshouldbeapplicableonlyafterfiring).Attach
brasswirebristlebrushtocleaningrodanddipbrushingun
cleaningsolution.Thoroughlyscruboutbarrelandcylindercham-
bers,passingthebrushallthewaythroughbeforereversingthe
movement.Ifyoutrytochangedirectionwithbrushinbarrel,the
brushwillstick.
7.Repeatsteps3,4and5above.
8.Cleanrearfaceofbarrelandrevolverframe,usingasmalltoothbrush.
9.Lightlymoistenaflannelpatchwithgunoilandpassitonce
throughthebarrel,soleavingathinfilmofoilontheinsidesurface.
Leavethisfilmofoilonthemetalsurfaceifrevolveristobestored.
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Ifitisnottobestored,orifitisbeingremovedfromstorageforuse,
passadrypatchthroughbarrelandchamberstoremoveasmuch
oilaspossible.(Seenoteoncoldweatherlubrication).
10.Checkthatflannelorbrushbristleshavenotbecomelodgedin
anypartofrevolver,thenwipeallexternalsurfaceswithaflannel
patchmoistenedwithgunoil.(Seenoteoncoldweatherlubrication).
11.Reassemblerevolver.SeeAssemblingAfterCleaning.
12.Againwipeexternalsurfaceswithoilmoistenedpatchto
removeanyfingerprints.(Fingermoisture,ifleft,couldstarta
corrosionprocess).(Seenoteoncoldweatherlubrication).
13.Removeanyguncleaningsolutionandoilfromgrip.
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&CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURREVOLVERFORSTORAGE
ANDSTOREAMMUNITIONSEPARATELY.Keepandstoreyour
revolverandammunitionsecurelylockedinseparatelocations
outofreachandsightofchildren.(Childrenarenaturallycuri-
ousanddonotalwaysbelievetherealdangerofguns).
NOTE:Donotstoreyourrevolverinanair-tightcontainer,anddo
notsealorattempttosealthebarrelorchamberstoexcludedust,
astheinternalsteelsurfacesaremorelikelytocorrode.
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Shouldyourrevolverrequireadjustment,orrepair,makesureitis
NOTloadedandsendittoColts.Forspareparts,seekadvicefrom
theDealerwhoshouldhaveuptodateinformationonhowbestto
obtaingenuineColtparts.
Anillustrationandlistofpartnamesareincludedinthenextsection
ofthisinstructionmanualtohelpyouidentifythepartyouneed,but
itisimportanttonotethatallpartsarenotavailableforsale.Those
partswhichareavailableshouldbeinstalledbyColtsoracompe-
tentgunsmith.Whenorderingparts,pleasegivepartnameas
givenonthePartsList.Alsogivethecaliber,modelname,serial
numberandmetalfinishofyourrevolver,Le.,whetherblue,nickel
orstainlesssteel.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoumakeunauthorizedadjustmentsoruseunau-
thorizedparts,Coltwillnotassumeresponsibilityforthefunctioning
ofthisrevolver.
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THISGUNISMANUFACTUREDTOPERFORMPROPERLYWITH
THEORIGINALPARTSASDESIGNED.ITISYOURDUTYTO
MAKESUREANYPARTSYOUBUYAREINSTALLEDCOR-
RECTLYANDTHATNEITHERREPLACEMENTSNORORIGI-
NALSAREALTEREDORCHANGED.Thisiswhywesayreturnit
toColts.YOURGUNISACOMPLEXTOOLWITHMANYPARTS
THATMUSTRELATECORRECTLYTOOTHERPARTS.PUTTING
AGUNTOGETHERWRONGORWITHMODIFIEDPARTSCAN
RESULTINADAMAGEDGUN,DANGER,ANDINJURYOR
DEATHTOYOUANDOTHERSTHROUGHMALFUNCTION.
ALWAYSLETAQUALIFIEDGUNSMITHWORKONYOURGUN
ANDCHECKANYWORKYOUTHINKWASNOTPERFORMED
BYAGUNSMITH.WeatColtthinkthisisasmallpricetopayfor
firearmssafety.
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NOTE:VariousFederalandStatelawsandlocalordinancesgovern
thetransferandtransportationoffirearms,sotaketheadviceofthe
DealerinyourstateonhowtosendyourfirearmtoColts.Before
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shippingyourrevolver,herearesomeimportantpointstoremember:
ili1.CAUTION:MAKESURETHATTHEFIREARMISNOTLOADED.
2.Writealetterexplainingtheproblemandyourrequirementsinas
muchdetailaspossible.Includethemodelnameandserialnumber
ofyourrevolvertogetherwithyourreturnaddress,thenencloseit
withtheguninawellpaddedpackage.
3.Donotsendpresentationboxes,accessoriesorammunition.
4.Coltsaddressforreceivingpackagesis:CMCI
TalcottRoad
WestHartford,CT06110
5.Donotindicatethecontents,orincludeCOLTintheaddresson
thepackagesothataninquisitivethiefisnotattractedtoitbysuch
information.
6.Insurethepackagecontentsagainstlossortheft.
7.DONOTshipyourrevolverifyoucannotreaditsserialnumber.
Federallawrequiresthatserialnumbersbelegiblefortransferto
belegal.Tofindyourserialnumber,turnrevolverupsidedownand
lookatthebottomoftheframejustinfrontofthetriggerguard.
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SECTION6PARTSIllUSTRATIONANDLIST
Thissectionisprovidedsothatyoumayidentifynamesofpartsfor
yourowninterest.However,foradjustment,repairorspareparts
information,seeSection5ServicingandRepair.
Seepage40forillustration.
Seepage41fornamesofparts.
TheColtCowboyrevolverincorporatesatransferbarsafety
systemmanufacturedunderlicensefromSturm,Ruger&
Company,Inc.
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DESCRIPTION
1.Barrel
2.EjectorTube
3.EjectorHead
4.EjectorRod
5.EjectorSpring
6.EjectorTubeScrew
7.Frame
8.Cylinder
9.CylinderSpacer
10.BasePin
11.BasePinScrew
12.BasePinSpring
13.BasePinScrewNut
14.Gate
15.GateCatch
16.GateSpring
17.GateCatchScrew
18.TransferBar
19.HammerAssembly
20.HammerRollPin
21.HammerRoll
22.Hand
23.Trigger
24.Bolt
25.SearandBoltSpring
26.SearandBolt
SpringScrew
27.BoltScrew
28.TriggerScrew
29.HammerScrew
30.TriggerGuard
31.FrontGuardScrew
32.RearGuardScrew(2)
33.MainSpring
34.MainSpringScrew
35.StockPin
36.Backstrap
37.BackstrapLowerScrew
38.BackstrapScrew(2)
39.StockLeft
(setwith#42)
40.StockRight
41.StockScrew
42.FiringPin
43.FiringPinRetainer
44.FiringPinSpring
45.FiringPinSpacer
NOTE:Thescrewshaveaspecialcoatingtopreventthemfrom
vibratingloose.Ifdisassembledanumberoftimesitmaybe
desirabletoreplacethemwithnewonestopreventloosening
duringfiring.
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SECTION7THECUSTOMIZEDGUN
OurColtCustomShopoffersawiderangeofspecialservicessuch
asengraving,inlayingandspecialserializingtothesamehigh
standardofqualitylongsynonymouswiththenameCOLT.
Sometimesmodifications,whichmeetourcustomersspecial
requirements,necessitatedeviationsfromstandarddesignand
manufacturingtoleranceswhichresultinfunctionaldifferencesfrom
astandardgun.Consequently,thisinstructionmanualdoesnot
applytoacustomizedgununlessitsapplicabilityhasbeencon-
firmedbytheColtCustomShop.Forfurtherinformation,writeto
ColtsManufacturingCompany,Inc.,CustomGunShop,P.O.Box
1868,Hartford,Connecticut06144-1868,USA.
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