Uberti Remington 1858 parts?

[loiner1965]

Got back today and order from Kranks had arrived. All parts ordered: trigger spring, new hand and cylinder lock all there. Just tried fitting but trigger spring is slightly shorter than original and doesn't reach the trigger. Maybe a design change over the years or maybe a faulty new spring. All the best laid plans!

post a pic with measurements......shall i send one of mine down

[panhard]

post a pic with measurements......shall i send one of mine down

Thanks for help Steve, the spring you supplied was great. Tried gun out this morning and all works well. The new hand supplied by Kranks was quite difficult to fit, it was lucky I had kept old one as pattern, new one required a lot of reshaping.
One problem I have with gun since I've had it is when fired deposits very quickly build up on cylinder spindle,there's a few marks around end of shaft where previous owner presumably had trouble removing cylinder as well. Is this a common problem?

[tacfoley]

Thanks for help Steve, the spring you supplied was great. Tried gun out this morning and all works well. The new hand supplied by Kranks was quite difficult to fit, it was lucky I had kept old one as pattern, new one required a lot of reshaping.
One problem I have with gun since I've had it is when fired deposits very quickly build up on cylinder spindle,there's a few marks around end of shaft where previous owner presumably had trouble removing cylinder as well. Is this a common problem?

The cylinder arbor in very prone to getting crudded up on the Remington design. My take is to keep it well-greased up before you start a shooting session. No Remington design should need mechanical assistance to remove the cylinder.

tac

[loiner1965]

as tac said.....
i only shoot mine between 6 and 18 shots per session with 25gns swiss bp /wad /.457 ball and have no issues....only thing that can happen is a spent primer cap can drop into a crevice and stop cylinder rotation lol.
i always grease my cylinder pin with imperial wax or sometimes wonderlube if i grease over balls( oooooh errrrr ) and have it left on my fingers.
what bp do you use?

[panhard]

as tac said.....
i only shoot mine between 6 and 18 shots per session with 25gns swiss bp /wad /.457 ball and have no issues....only thing that can happen is a spent primer cap can drop into a crevice and stop cylinder rotation lol.
i always grease my cylinder pin with imperial wax or sometimes wonderlube if i grease over balls( oooooh errrrr ) and have it left on my fingers.
what bp do you use?

I use 777. I clean cylinder pin every reload as it still just about slides after 5/6 shots. I've got some wonder lube so try that next time. Not had a problem so far with caps falling through slot, had that on a friends old army ruger which seemed quite prone to that problem. Posted spare spring back to you today. The one you supplied looks much better than original quality. Thanks again.

[loiner1965]

I use 777. I clean cylinder pin every reload as it still just about slides after 5/6 shots. I've got some wonder lube so try that next time. Not had a problem so far with caps falling through slot, had that on a friends old army ruger which seemed quite prone to that problem. Posted spare spring back to you today. The one you supplied looks much better than original quality. Thanks again.

i use to use 777 but unless you have a remote loading stand you can compress it too much which as far as i know doesnt like it,
does the cylinder pin move freely prior to shooting ?
what lube do you use as it might be a combination of the 2 that causing you problem.

[lostcat]

Few drops of olive oil on the arbor will keep the pin free for a session,keeps the fouling soft,just add a few more drops if things start to get sticky.
Sems thr plated pin on the SS version are more prone to jamming,a hammer is not the first or best option though.