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Pocket Models / Broken Hammer Spring on 1863 Pocket Remington?

« on: January 07, 2024, 12:51:59 PM »

No worries--we'll just narrow down a pickup leaf spring. Hahahaha!

I'd thought that top bugger was a thumb buster. Made in 2003. The thin-sprung one is from 2006 and is actually pleasant to cycle. Sent a picture to Taylor's inquiring about replacement springs—are they thin or thick?

Or maybe that thin spring is an aftermarket replacement? What do you guys think?

Conversions / Might get lucky with a few virgins tomorrow.

« on: December 08, 2023, 07:55:58 PM »

Don't get a chance to shoot very often, but I do enjoy fussing with these "old man fidget spinners". Might get a chance tomorrow to go to the range. While the missus is ruining perfectly good targets by blasting out the bullseye with her stainless Bearcat, I'm hoping to deflower these little beauties.

Customized Pietta 1858 Remington with Kirst .22 converter. Bought it from Saxman on GB--sweet revolver. Dropped in a .45 LC cylinder with laser cartridges--hahahaha--front sight is WAY tall, but it looks too cool to file it down. Just gonna use Kentucky windage.

Uberti 1849 Colt Wells Fargo with Kirst .22 converter. Never owned a Colt replica 'til recently. Man, it just dances in my hand like a woodland fairy. Have since acquired an 8" 1860 but haven't played with that one yet. Came with .45 LC and .22 conversion cylinders. Oughta be a hoot when I have time for it.

Pietta 1863 Pocket Remington with Howell .32 S&W converter. Just snagged some ammo, so we'll see how it treats me.

Gonna test my solution for .22 cartridges trying to fall out of the Kirst cylinders when cocking unless the gun is pointed at the ground. Works okay when dry firing--gotta see what happens in the real world. Sure hope I can get to the range.

Pocket Models / Man, I thought we was friends.

« on: November 17, 2023, 04:59:09 PM »

But did anyone tell me what a blast these little 1849 Pocket Models were? N-o-o-o-o.

Little buggers are like black powder Bearcats. (Long story, but Bearcats are the missus' favorite shooter, and I'm kinda liking them, too.) My new Wells Fargo drops right into a Bearcat holster. Su-weet! Haven't been able to shoot it yet but I spend a lot of time in the back room practicing my Curly Bill (Bill Akins) draw with a strip of leather under the hammer.

So tell me what I should know about that wedge. (This is my first BP Colt.) I've been shoving it in thumb-tight, dry-firing a cylinder or two, and then find the wedge to be loose. Should it be tapped in? Smacked in? Probably shouldn't have greased it, huh?

Anybody shortened the hammer spur a tad? I'm used to Bearcat and Single Six hammers, and the Wells Fargo is kind of a reach by comparison. Tried an online search but came up with nothing. Not sure I'd miss the last 1/8 or 3/16” of that hammer spur but I've heard of a myth called unintended consequences.

Can you fellers bring me up to speed? Thanks.

Pocket Models / Pietta Pocket Remington hammer problem--cam fell out.

« on: July 08, 2022, 07:29:18 PM »

Paid WAY more than a rational person should (except for the one dude who nearly outbid me) for an all-steel Pocket Remington. As I cycled it, it jammed solid in full cock. Well, I've disassembled a few 1858s so I opened up my second-most-expensive revolver and discovered that the little cam had fallen out of its little hole. It's like the hole it fit in was bored way too large. I can insert the cam, turn the hammer over, tap it, and the cam will fall out.

Pietta (as expected) has not responded but I ordered a new hammer from Taylor's Firearms. My concern is that the replacement hammer is going to be the same piece of junk that the original gun had. I mean, how many different variations of hammers would Pietta produce for their Pocket Revolvers?

Anybody dealt with this issue? I really like the gun, and even bought a conversion cylinder for it, but I didn't overpay for a wallhanger, I want a shooter.