new pocket pistols.. problem?

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I finally broke down and bought a pocket pistol.. actually, I couldn't decide between the remington and colt, so I got both...
the remmie seems tight, I like the grip, hate the trigger..

the ubuert 1849 pocket might have a problem, and before I send it back to Dixie, I thought I would run it past everyone here.
The loading lever seems very loose. (holding with barrel horizontal) on dropping the lever, the ram angles down a bit where it hinges on the lever, and binds up so it doesn't move more than a few mm.. I have to push up with a finger on the ram to get it lined up with the cylinder.
I don't know if this is normal, but I can move the ram around a bit at the hinge to the lever.. like the hole in the ram is oversize. screws are tight..

so, call Dixie and send it back.. or is this normal?
 

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I have an 1862 Pocket Navy with the very same peculiarity. I picked mine up second hand so I never actually knew if it was a manufacturing defect for sure or not. Mine is in otherwise very nice shape.
 
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Neither one of my '49 Pockets that I had did that. They were tight and aligned with the chamber exactly. Something isn't right.
 
Unscrew the rammer from the lever.
Turn the rammer 180 degrees and re-install screw.
Maybe the little slot on the rammer tip isn't installed correctly?
 
IMHO the trick about the loading lever is; does it actually bind while loading?

I have several types of BP revolvers with the 1849/51 style loading aparatus. Some do tend to "hang up" a bit when they drop on their own, but all are good to go while actually loading a ball into the chamber, as being properly placed on the ball automatically aligns the ram and negates any free motion that might allow for binding.
If your gun doesn't do this then it needs servicing or replacement.
Just my 2¢ opinion.
 
I'm inclined to think that the piece that it pivots on was drilled in the wrong spot, creating the bind that requires upward finger pressure to realign the rammer to the cylinder.
 
'49

THE hole is drilled too low...send it back and tell DIXE to send you a good one...prob solved.

S.D
 
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Before you send it back, do what Texas Moon says. The rammer has an angled slot for the bolt and it must be installed correctly.
 
After playing with it some more.. I've noticed that the binding is being caused not by the vertical wobble.. rather it seems to be from a side to side wobble of the loading arm. if I keep it centered, the rammer does not bind up, but if it is leaning to the side a bit, it binds. the slot in the rammer is the same as in the other colts I have, though the flat part that hinges with the lever arm is a bit thinner so it can move side to side a bit.
Comparing this to other uberti colts I have, they all wobble a bit side to side, but because the lever arm an rammers are so much longer, it doesn't cause a bind... I'm calling dixie to see if this is a defect or if all the new ones are like this.. i can fix it with a .02" shim, but of course would rather have a good one..

k.. called dixie.. and their gunsmith is at the NRA convention in nashville.. won't be back till monday. I'll update after talking with him.
 
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I purchased a Pietta 1851 Navy steel .36 from Cabela's a few months ago.

There is probably a .005" gap between each side of the barrel at the loading lever pivot screw. It has no impact upon the rammer aligning with the cylinder for loading, but it is sloppy to say the least. I have not done it but I believe a couple of suitable thickness washers to take up the slop would work admirably.

Just haven't been to the hardware store lately.

Jim
 
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