Help identify 'why'...

[Canis_Major]

I'm about to buy a used A1 for a very good price, but I notice in the pics that the breech knob is all frakked up - like someone has taken a pair of vice grips to it for some reason.... It will take me about an hour to drive to pick this up, and before I make that commitment , I wanted to see if anyone knows of any reason (good or bad) why this might have happened...

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s129/Canis_Major_photos/PB%20for%20sale/th_angel1_pic1.jpg (http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s129/Canis_Major_photos/PB%20for%20sale/angel1_pic1.jpg)

The seller says the breech pins have never been bent or replaced...
thanks for any advice.

[Trigga Nometry]

The only reason I can think of is someone wanted to replace the ram and to do that, you need to take off the knob. Some knobs are a really tight fit, even after you remove the screw that holds the knob onto the ram. I'll bet that is the reason.

[Canis_Major]

Thanks Trigga.
If anyone else has any other ideas, please post them up.

[Usurper]

Maybe ask the seller? Otherwise I'm gonna go with Trigga that they couldn't get it off easily.

[Canis_Major]

Well, I finally got an answer back from the seller (I had asked him, I was just waiting on his reply), and his response was same as what you guys have suggested. So, I'm going to get the gun later today. Thanks.

[poopresearch]

FYI a new breech knob is only like 10 bucks. Mine is a little scratched up because it fit very tightly on the ram I installed a couple weeks ago so I'd imagine that is the reason. The new internals magno appear to come with a breech knob already installed on the ram so I'd imagine your problem will remedy itself when the new internals come out.

[BoB]

The new ram/hammer combo does not come with a breech knob.

[budda]

My highlight kit knob would not fit on the new ram I got from Bob with out some gentle coaxing, now will it come off is gonna be a differnt story.

[danny_eva_01]

I seem to be having the same problem. I can not get my knob off.

[-XF-Chimp]

Double check that you removed the screw that holds it in place.

[Mavrick]

I seem to be having the same problem. I can not get my knob off.

The story of my life!
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[poopresearch]

The new ram/hammer combo does not come with a breech knob.

Hmmm, that is going to be a problem. My knob needed some serious coaxing to fit the ram I bought from you guys a few weeks ago. All the pictures showed the new internals as coming with a knob so I assumed it would because there is no way in hell my knob is coming back off the ram. I would have returned the ram if I had known the magno one didn't come with a knob because I had to hammer my knob onto the current ram.

Do you guys stock gold ram knobs or have any extra kicking around?

[pittbull01231]

why not just take a litte very fine grit sand paper and take a very small amount to the tail of the ram to help make the knob fit better. or will the x knob that comes with the snatch grip fit any better?