Little Red
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View attachment 829576 View attachment 829576 I'm back! Well, I got a good deal on a very mechanically sound 1863 production 1860 Army. Excellent bore with only slight pitting in the first 1/4 to 1/2" near the cone, the nipples have not been shot out, still just a little hole in them and the rest is sweet. Locks up tight as my Uberti. BUT it was loved a lot and was rather shiny when I got it. Working to rectify that at the moment. Didn't buy it for looks though, did it for function as I want to shoot it. That being said, the trigger and hand springs looked original and they are only that way once so I tried to replace them. Went to Numrich and under their Colt parts ordered a new one of each. Hammer spring went right on without problem, trigger spring needed some working as it was wider and longer then the one it was replacing. Here is the problem, The hammer spring. Before the swap this thing would bust caps with ease. After, maybe 1 in 6. Tried 3 times with same results. Put the original spring back in and it worked like a charm again. So, after all that, my question is; does anyone know of a better/stronger hammer spring that may work? Thanks I advance
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