OK, so yesterday UPS delivered the 1860 full size. Since then I went back to it, and stoned the wedge for better fit as per Pettifogger instructions.
Something I failed to note yesterday is that it came with this ugly and sharp screws on the side plates, designed to hold the shoulder butstock. I had to take them off and stone off their sharpness. They are exactly in the path were my index finger goes. Now I barely notice them.
Snicked out to the indoor range today in the morning and shot it for the first time for a total of 18 shots. The first six were all over the place. The last six tightened up to a group of 4 inches at 10 yrds. (My Uberti Remmy does 3" at 25 yrds). I hope it improves with use.
It shoots 4 inches high at 10 yrds, and by the way, no malfunctions at all. I'm happy.
Cleaned it thoroughly after lunch and the UPS guy showed up with the 4" brasser. I proceeded to test the interchangeability of parts. Perfect fit.
The brasser is pretty. I was thinking of disassembling it completely and store the parts for spares, but now I don't know. I only wanted the barrel.
Pics coming soon, when I learn how to reduce their size so they won't get rejected by this forum.