Opinions on What Direction to Take This Colt Lightning In

[Sapper740]

Looks like way too much slam-firing and not enough maintenance but definitely worth a clean up.

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[oldfoneguy]

Looks like way too much slam-firing and not enough maintenance but definitely worth a clean up.

At 119 years old and something that was possibly a kids gun from day one I'm thinking it did pretty good for itself. Truthfully looking at the wear parts they are all still in decent condition and completely reusable. If the firing pin had been made from steel instead of brass it would probably be as serviceable as the rest of the parts.
I'll keep you all posted on its progress.