eagle24
Member
Last night I had my Pietta 1860 Army out and noticed the loading lever retainer was cocked in its dovetail. It was barely caught on one side and would have eventually fallen out. I took a copper drift and tapped it out. The retainer to dovetail fit is pretty bad and it does'nt fit the dovetail the way it should. I cleaned the dovetail up and the fit is better, but it is not as tight as it should be. I was debating about how to remedy this problem. Option A: I could use a punch and slightly peen the overhangs of the dovetail with the retainer installed. Option B: I could make another retainer from a piece of keystock which would probably take me several hours. Option C: Order a new retainer with the hope it is oversized and needs to be file fitted. Anyone replaced this part? Just wondering if they are oversized. Three bucks for a replacement is no big deal, but if I'm going to have to make one I did'nt want to wait a week before I find out it's not going to work.