Tomahawk674
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I shot my Uberti 1861 navy out last weekend and had a blast. After cleaning it, I noticed the timing was a little sloppy. The bolt was dropping early and dragging, and full cock was engaging before the cylinder was done turning and locked.
Got a new bolt from VTI and a new hand from Dixie. The Dixie hand is so oversized it too a long time to fit it. The new bolt was malfuctioning and dropping even earlier than the old one, so I spread the bolt ears like I had read elsewhere.
Now the timing is perfect: the bolt drops in time, and full cock happens exactly when the cylinder locks, so you hear 3 perfectly spaced clicks, half cock, bolt dropping, full cock/cylinder locking.
It feels tight as a drum, can't wait to take it out again.
Got a new bolt from VTI and a new hand from Dixie. The Dixie hand is so oversized it too a long time to fit it. The new bolt was malfuctioning and dropping even earlier than the old one, so I spread the bolt ears like I had read elsewhere.
Now the timing is perfect: the bolt drops in time, and full cock happens exactly when the cylinder locks, so you hear 3 perfectly spaced clicks, half cock, bolt dropping, full cock/cylinder locking.
It feels tight as a drum, can't wait to take it out again.