Gun Show purchase: Rohm .22
Good day gentlemen, and or ladies [:)]
Today, at a local gun show, I purchased this Rohm cowboy action 6 shot revolver. the barrel is marked .22 magnum, the cylinder is marked .22lr, and, as your can see, is missing the ejector tube, rod, and spring.
What I'd like to do is replace the barrel and cylinder, and get replacements for the ejector parts. The grips are plastic, but I plan on carving some wood to replace those. I loathe mixed parts, and would like to make this a total .22lr stamped pistol. She shoots well, a little high, but that's ok since I aim low anyway... lol.
Any idea on where I can get these parts?
Today, at a local gun show, I purchased this Rohm cowboy action 6 shot revolver. the barrel is marked .22 magnum, the cylinder is marked .22lr, and, as your can see, is missing the ejector tube, rod, and spring.
What I'd like to do is replace the barrel and cylinder, and get replacements for the ejector parts. The grips are plastic, but I plan on carving some wood to replace those. I loathe mixed parts, and would like to make this a total .22lr stamped pistol. She shoots well, a little high, but that's ok since I aim low anyway... lol.
Any idea on where I can get these parts?
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It'll cost you more then that gun will ever be worth.You have a $25.00 gun that will never be worth anymore money. 0 -
Bob's at this link has a lot of Rohm parts.
http://www.gun-parts.com/rohm/
Personally I believe you wasting your money and time, trying to fix it up. Rohm's aren't high quality handguns. Their resale value isn't great. Unlikely you will ever get your money out of it, when the time comes to unload it, IMHO.0 -
one of the few guns that the germans really screwed up on! how could you possably justify putting that kind of money in that? sell it quickly before the action breaks ( which they are known for ) and buy yourself a new heritage arms with dual cylinders! you will be money ahead and the gun will last. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by aramisvi
What I'd like to do is replace the barrel and cylinder, and get replacements for the ejector parts.
Any idea on where I can get these parts?
Those price of those parts will exceed the value of the firearm itself, even when restored. Gun Parts Inc is your best bet for parts.0 -
As you've already seen, it's hard for most of us to supress the urge to say, "Don't do it. Not worth it. Walk away before you put any more money in it."
That said, we've all had the occasional project or two (or three, or....?) that logically made no sense other than that "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
If you really want to turn this piece into a project I think your best bet may be to find a similar parts gun that will give you what you need.
Either way, good luck!
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RCrosby - LOL.. I totally understand that "urge." I feel the same way about AR-15's. But like you said, this is my "project gun." Exactly what I was looking for: a beat up old .22 to work and learn from as I either totally destroy it, or turn it into a "HOLY CRAP! I can't believe that's the same piece of crap you showed us when..." And I could never pay enough for the reaction I got from my father today when he saw it.."OH WOW!!... When Can I Shoot It?" (Dad became 'gunshy' of a fashion after his stroke, so his excitement is well worth the price.) Thanks for the luck.. looks like I'm gonna need it.
Mark & Rufe-snow - I've been to that site, the parts he doesn't have are the parts I'm looking for.. the ejector assembly. But I'll keep checking him, just in case. Thanks [:)]
burpfire - I plan on getting a Heritage. Those are what got me looking for something like this in the first place.
To the "ain't worth it, crap junk" - sometimes, the value of something cannot be measured in dollar signs.0 -
I like the value as a project. I wouldn't care about the bbl or cylinder marking as long as it index properly and didn't spit lead. I would make an ejector housing out of some tubeing and the rod out of a bolt and piece of bike spoke. You could wind the spring. You would learn more making the parts than you will just buying them. 0 -
aramisvi......One of the first guns I ever purchased (cheap) was a Rohm just like you have here. Yes, cheap and it ain't a Colt but I actually enjoyed shooting it, both in .22. and .22mag. I had it for years and finally gave it to a friend for his wife to have around for personal defense when he was out of town. To thank me, he one day walked down the lane to my house (he lived about three houses down the lane from me) with two large newspapers under his arms. In my living room he unwrapped two Garands and told me to take my pick!!! I told him that the Rohm was not worth 1/10th of the value of a Garand but he didn't care and so I took my pick of the Garand litter! So, the moral is....you never know! Good luck with your rebuild! 0 -
Looks like a fun little project and a good way to learn a few things. Good luck on finding what you neeed[:)]
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There are several valid reasons for reworking lower end firearms:
1. It's a hobby & one should not put pricetag on that.
2. Does not have to cost an arm and a leg.
3. Gives one an appreciation for simple gunsmithing (and that much more for complex gunsmithing).
4. Satisfaction of a job well done if a junker is restored to operating condition.
5. No one will fault you for messing up a valuable collector piece.
I'm sure you can come up with others, but do you need more than one?0 -
1st: All Convertible .22 revolvers are bored for the .22 Mag. So as long as you barrel & cylinder are in good condition, they don't need to be replaced. The .22 Mag bullet is slightly larger diameter than the .22LR. But most convertible revolvers will shoot the .22LR fairly accurately. Ever Ruger New Model Single Six I have owned did.
2nd: So now it appears that all you need is the ejector rod, housing and screw. And those, if/when you find them, should be cheap enough to not be a over value fix. Also check Numrich Arms and keep an eye on the auctions here.
Finally, of all the Rohm revolvers, the .22 SA (that you have) was IMO the best built. I've known several people who have had years of good plinking service from theirs.
Be sure to take it apart (at least as far as you are comfortable with) and clean it internally as best you can. If only you spray some solvent inside and blow it out w/compressed air. These old cheaper .22 revolvers were usually subject to abuse and non-cleaning. And usually are pretty gunky inside.0 -
I've got a few H&R's, and Iver Johnsons revolvers that are in various stages of working; with sometimes , some missing parts.
I guarantee they will sell; people like to do this stuff.
A year or 2 ago; I sold about a dozen guns to a fellow motercyclist from Indiana that Loves these types of projects.
Again; it's not FINANCIALLY profitable, but the benefits can't be measured in $$$.
How many members build stick and paper models?
Really, I don'n need to know: that was a rhetorical question to make a point.0
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