Looking for recommendations for removing the wedge on a Pietta 1851 Navy revolver...that is without buggering things up. My issue is depressing the the wedge spring thereby allowing me to tap the wedge free. I do have a brass drift punch for the wedge key (from Track of the Wolf) and a small hammer with plastic and brass ends. Using these tools I cuurently tap the wedge out...but...without first depressing the wedge spring. This seems harsh and I worry about messing up wedge spring as well as where it contacts the barrel. So...I am inteested in how those of you with experience with such things go about removing the wedge. Thanks in advance for recommendations.