Malachi Leviticus Blue
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I picked up an Armi San Paolo 1858 Remington clone with known issues as a project and a learning experience. I’ve never had to do much with these other than clean them and maybe replace a spring so I wasn’t sure how big of a job I would end up with. The bolt would not drop and the hammer would not catch at half or full cock.
After disassembly and inspection I determined that the sear & cam were excessively worn on the hammer. I took a file and hacksaw blade to the sear and I suspect it may be more from “Bubba” Gunsmithin’ than honest wear but there was not much cam left and it didn’t seem to have a prayer of a chance to grab the bolt. The cam on this hammer was not “Replaceable” since it was part of the hammer, and not pressed in.
ASP is no longer… and parts are not that easy to come by so I decided to replace it anyway. I haven’t noticed anyone discuss doing this so I thought I’d share the relatively simple process I went through to successfully replace the cam. Hopefully it is at least a little bit interesting to someone.
Here is the original Hammer with the "fixed" sear but the cam too far gone
After disassembly and inspection I determined that the sear & cam were excessively worn on the hammer. I took a file and hacksaw blade to the sear and I suspect it may be more from “Bubba” Gunsmithin’ than honest wear but there was not much cam left and it didn’t seem to have a prayer of a chance to grab the bolt. The cam on this hammer was not “Replaceable” since it was part of the hammer, and not pressed in.
ASP is no longer… and parts are not that easy to come by so I decided to replace it anyway. I haven’t noticed anyone discuss doing this so I thought I’d share the relatively simple process I went through to successfully replace the cam. Hopefully it is at least a little bit interesting to someone.
Here is the original Hammer with the "fixed" sear but the cam too far gone
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