[Vulpes]

First of all, I want to pay my respects to you all in this forum and my greetings from old Europe. I know this issue has been discussed before, but please bare with me....I've tried most of the hints given (By gatofeo and others) and the darn thing won't budge. But, first things first- I bought recently an Colt Navy 1851 replica made by PIETTA (and you can't imagine what I've been through to get an hold to a beauty like that in Portugal) and I wanna to strip field it so I can start with the basics, get to know my "gun". I have an rubber hammer and I've tapped the damn thing I dunno how many times and it just stands there like the Gibraltar rock. pleeease, can you give me all the hints and troubles you had to take that thing out?

p.s.- I want to thank Gatofeo and all the other experts that have written such wonderfull threads to BP newbies like me.



Vulpes

"E ao imenso e possível oceano
Ensinam estas Quinas, que aqui vês,
Que o mar com fim será grego ou romano:
O mar sem fim é português."

[TMM]

are you hitting the right side? :eek: :banghead:
~TMM

[joab]

I just squeeze the little clip and it slides out

[oneshooter]

First of all CONGRATS on your new "toy". The companys seem to think that the wedge is permantly mounted! :banghead: Get a small brass hammer and tap the wedge out from the right side to the left. If the "hook" is visable from the right hand side then use a small screwdriver to depress it while striking with said hammer. The hook will catch on the head of the screw on the left side and keep the wedge from flying across the room! :what: When resetting the wedge use a light touch! Driving it in too far will result in a bound up cylinder, not real helpfull when trying to shoot. :D
Good Luck

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

[mec]

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=28869&stc=1

This concern has cropped up here and on several other boards. It sounds as if, during the past several months/years, Pietta has been doing something irregular with wedge installation. If I'm reading these post right this could be installing the wedge upside down or more likely, installing a grossly oversized wedge and pounding it into place with great force. The illustration shows how it should work and no great excess of force is necessary to either remove or replace the wedge.

[Bart Noir]

Good advice to him, gents. My problem with a new Uberti 1860 Army, was that the wedge was of no importance; I could have just tossed it and the gun would never have come apart. That barrel was on to stay, the first time I wanted to remove it. I finally put a strip of wood across the front of the cylinder, and lightly hammered (plastic hammer!!!) the loading handle. That made the rammer try to push the barrel loose from the frame, and it worked.

I most vigorously wiggled and cursed, wiggled the gun parts I mean, cursing was just me. After awhile I got it off. Found that the cylinder pin, up into the barrel, seemed to have plenty of lube on it, so it was a very tight gun from the factory.

Bart Noir

[Vulpes]

First of all, thank you all for all the replies.From the picture, the wedge seems to be inserted in the correct position.I hope that its just darn stubborn.I was not tapping the wedge from the right to the left, like you said, will try it like you said when I get home from work.I hope it works.

Vulpes


"E ao imenso e possível oceano
Ensinam estas Quinas, que aqui vês,
Que o mar com fim será grego ou romano:
O mar sem fim é português."

[warbirdlover]

The first time I took mine apart I had to loosen the screw on the left side, then took a small jeweler's screwdriver and tapped in on the right side to get the spring away from the frame. The wedge spring has a little "lip" on the end that locks it to the frame unless you hold it down. I left that screwdriver in while I tapped with a brass punch with a notch in the middle that cleared the little screwdriver. After the first time it progressively comes out easier. Schroll down to "huntsaver" tool on this link.

http://www.possibleshop.com/tools.htm

[20cows]

The wedge on my Pieta was VERY tight when I got it. I worked the wedge (NOT th barrel) with a file so that it would come out with thumb pressure facilitate reloading in the field by changing cylinders. And yes, I use the loading lever to push the barrel away from the frame during the switch (just hand pressure).

[warbirdlover]

I still have to loosen the screw to get my wedge out. Otherwise it's working okay. Screw is probably too large o.d and binding the wedge.

[Vulpes]

Damn, I could hardly believe it but the darn thing got out, with a little help of that tool "huntsaver" that warbirdlover mentioned, but then the same thing that occured to Bart Noir happened to me....I was almost tempted to throw it from a 3rd floor window....but I didn't and I finally managed to clean it up properlly. Once again, thank you all!

Vulpes

"E ao imenso e possível oceano
Ensinam estas Quinas, que aqui vês,
Que o mar com fim será grego ou romano:
O mar sem fim é português."