Hello,
I have a few questions about a pistol I bought from Cabelas a couple of days ago. The only other BP pistol I have is an Uberti Walker that has been pretty much trouble free.
On the Cabela's (Pietta), the wedge goes through the barrel and cylinder pin and is flush on the other side. It was EXTREMELY hard to get out. On the Walker the wedge goes through the pistol and protrudes about 1/4 to 3/8 inch making it easy to tap with a screwdriver handle to disassemble. Is the Army pistol supposed to be this way? It basically takes a punch to get it out, because the wedge is flush with the side of the barrel.
The second question relates to the first in that it is impossible to drive the wedge any deeper than flush on the off side of the pistol. This would be handy in that it would make it easier to get out and also allow me to tighten the barrel to cylinder gap in the Army pistol as it seems excessive. I have read that it is best to drive the wedge in until cylinder rotation stiffens and then back it off until it turns freely. Is this correct? In the new Cabela's pistol it is impossible to narrow the barrel/cylinder gap because the wedge will simply not drive in any further.
Thanks in advance.
I have a few questions about a pistol I bought from Cabelas a couple of days ago. The only other BP pistol I have is an Uberti Walker that has been pretty much trouble free.
On the Cabela's (Pietta), the wedge goes through the barrel and cylinder pin and is flush on the other side. It was EXTREMELY hard to get out. On the Walker the wedge goes through the pistol and protrudes about 1/4 to 3/8 inch making it easy to tap with a screwdriver handle to disassemble. Is the Army pistol supposed to be this way? It basically takes a punch to get it out, because the wedge is flush with the side of the barrel.
The second question relates to the first in that it is impossible to drive the wedge any deeper than flush on the off side of the pistol. This would be handy in that it would make it easier to get out and also allow me to tighten the barrel to cylinder gap in the Army pistol as it seems excessive. I have read that it is best to drive the wedge in until cylinder rotation stiffens and then back it off until it turns freely. Is this correct? In the new Cabela's pistol it is impossible to narrow the barrel/cylinder gap because the wedge will simply not drive in any further.
Thanks in advance.