Newbie With Revolver Cylinder Rotation Problem. Help!

[hillbilly matt]

yup hand spring. i carried my old euroarms remmy for awhile with a busted handspring but that revolver was a flaming peice of garbage so it took me some time to to fix it ....it worked, just not well

 

[avatarshots]

I returned the Dragoon to the gun shop where I got it. They apologized profusely. They didn't have another one in stock so they offered me a refund, or a new Uberti Colt 1860 Army 44 and 150 dollars. I took the 1860 and the money.
The Pietta I got a return UPS label and sent it back. Couldn't resist going to their web site though, and wound up ordering a Uberti Remington New Army 44 in stainless steel. Anyone have experience with that one?

 

[BullSlinger]

Both the 1860 Colt and the New Model Army should give you lots of pleasure. These old style are a lot of fun to shoot.

 

[WolfSpring]

Funny I bought an 1851 pietta at the pawn shop a couple months ago and read up, took it completely apart cleaned it up real good, it was trashed. It spun freely at half cock(not a spin but moved) locked where it should at full, had to sand the nipples. I finally went and shot it yesterday first 3 or 4 rounds shot great( i literally loaded one load shot one load just to get used to it) on the fifth shot when I went to full cock the cylinder didn't move I manually moved it fired the shot then played with the pistol. It would move on five of the six cylinders but not the sixth. I turned it barrel up gave it a good whack on the table and it worked. Fired 3 more shots and same thing. Old timer(I mean this VERY respectfully) next to me said looked like a cap got in the action. I didn't have time to clean it will do that today and take it apart. Apparently this is common in the Pietta and Umberti clones due to the hammer sight splitting the caps and apparently they are supposed to help remove them. I watched a video where a guy jb welded the sight closed and it got rid of the problem, but that takes the sights away, he didn't call them a sight he called it a cap remover. Either way you probably made the right decision especially if you never fired them, me I like to try and fix it myself because I hate not having something, probably not the best idea all the time, but mine's a pawn shop special made in 2007 there is no sending it in, that and it was only $100.

 

[StrawHat]

WolfSpring, the slot you have seen filled is not the sight but the safety slot located beneath the sight on some hammers. There are remedies other than defeating a safety.

 

[avatarshots]

So my replacement for the Pietta Colt 1873 just arrived. Uberti Remington New Army target model in stainless steel. I was able to physically go to where I got the Uberti Dragoon and exchange that one for a Uberti Colt 1860 Army. So now I have 3 WORKING guns. I really LIKE the design and build quality of the Remington copy and how the caps won't fall into the hammer opening. Is cleaning and lubing the stainless steel any different than blue steel?

 

[BullSlinger]

I am impressed!

Looks like you done good. Those are beautiful revolvers.
You will find the stainless steel to be much easier to clean than the blued. They wipe off easily and dirty stuff shows up plainly. Have fun with your new guns.

 

[avatarshots]

Gonna try to spend some quality time with all 3 over the weekend!

 

[Palehorseman]

If reasonably mechanically proficient, the broken hand spring can re repaired using a bobby pln.

Using a box cutter knife blade as a wedge, open up the slot in hand which retains the spring. Remove the broken spring, cut bobby pin to approximate length, carefully bend to shape of original spring and trim if required.

Insert bobby pin spring into slot, using a drift punch & hammer, tightly close the slot to retain spring, check for correctness, and you are good to go.

 

[avatarshots]

That's nice to know, but if I buy something brand new in the box I expect to get something that's USABLE and not broken unless I'm getting a significant "AS IS" discount. So I took them back and they were exchanged with no problems.