1860 Army

[TFoley]

Hey, you stole my line! :grin:

However, it is not my wife that stops me buying more guns, but the thought of having to shell out another $10,000 to upgrade my house alarm system where I live in UK. :cursing:

tac in Tokyo

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Always thought the four click business started with the SAA.

 

[PitchyPine]

I believe that to be the case, after checking my Colt SSA it clicks as i described above, these BP Colts seem to go three but i`m sure i have tuned them to have four by shorting the bolt arm so it slips off the hammer spur sooner.
The bolt will not make a ring or marks on the cylinder if it polished to a mirror finish, the bolt in this new one was rough and there were a few marks starting so i took it out right away and polished it.
They have these set up so the bolt snaps up against the cylinder at the same time it lines up with the notch thus eliminating one click.
Now the question still remains did the origanals only have three?

 

[PitchyPine]

Finally got around to shooting it, holy molly does it shoot nice. Shoots right on the point of aim and got a nice little group off hand. Bet off a bag it would put em all in one hole.

 

[PitchyPine]

Do that! Then tell me that tune don't match the clicks of a sixgun. :grin:

I didn`t get to watch the show my vcr is messed up, but i remember the part your talking about.
Click, click, click

 

[rebel727]

Cap n balls only had 3 clicks. The fourth click on the SAA is the safety notch.

 

[Leatherbark]

My 51 Navys sound like this............
First click is the sound of one of the locking bolt clicking against the cylinder somewhere close the the bolt notch The second click is half cock
The third click is the bolt clicking up into the bolt notch
the fourth click is full cock...........................Some cap and balls sound like three clicks because they are timed so as the bolt locks at the same time the hammer clicks to full cock.............Bob

 

[PitchyPine]

My 51 Navys sound like this............
First click is the sound of one of the locking bolt clicking against the cylinder somewhere close the the bolt notch The second click is half cock
The third click is the bolt clicking up into the bolt notch
the fourth click is full cock...........................Some cap and balls sound like three clicks because they are timed so as the bolt locks at the same time the hammer clicks to full cock.............Bob

The first click can`t be the bolt hitting the cylinder, it`s the trigger going on half cock and at that time the bolt is being held away from the cylinder or you wouldn`t be able to spin the cylinder on half cock.
Also when i refer
to the bolt i`m talking about the one under the cylinder that comes up and locks the cylinder in place. Some gun manufactures call it the hand which is what i refer to as the arm that rotates the cylinder. I think i`m right but will have to dig up a colt parts manual to be sure.

 

[rebel727]

Some cap and balls sound like three clicks because they are timed so as the bolt locks at the same time the hammer clicks to full cock.............Bob

That's the way it's supposed to work.

 

[PitchyPine]

No it doesn`t, the first click is the trigger at half cock , the second click is the bolt going in the notch at full cylinder rotation and the third click is the trigger at full cock. :v

 

[rebel727]

No it doesn`t, the first click is the trigger at half cock , the second click is the bolt going in the notch at full cylinder rotation and the third click is the trigger at full cock. :v

I don't have a Colt clone to check but on my Remmy first click is half cock, second click is bolt contacting cylinder, third click is bolt locking in AND hammer going to full cock simultaneously. If you cock it really slow it's a kind of double click at full cock but at normal speed it's just one click.

 

[PitchyPine]

No it doesn`t, the first click is the trigger at half cock , the second click is the bolt going in the notch at full cylinder rotation and the third click is the trigger at full cock. :v

Wasn`t trying to sound rude bro or argumentive, that`s the way my colt works.

 

[PitchyPine]

Ha, we posted at the same time, the rems and colts must be different because my Colt clicks as i said. And as i mentioned earlier we used to shorten the arm on the bolt so it would hit the cylinder soon like your rem and get four clicks out of them. :v

 

[rebel727]

No it doesn`t, the first click is the trigger at half cock , the second click is the bolt going in the notch at full cylinder rotation and the third click is the trigger at full cock. :v

Wasn`t trying to sound rude bro or argumentive, that`s the way my colt works.

I know that. :blah: I wasn't either. :grin:

 

[PitchyPine]

Depending on the manufacture some have five clicks, the wood doesn`t fit right and they shoot two feet high. :rotf:
Naw it`s fun too talk about them and tinker, later bro.

 

[Zonie]

Ah got's for 3 clickers an for 4 clickers an tha al due whaat thar deesigned ta due. At's whaat kounts!! :grin:

zonie

 

[PitchyPine]

Ya want to hear sweet, i have a third generation Colt SSA in 44 special that i had Bob Munden do a action job on. Now that`s a piece of work.

 

[rebel727]

I bet it is. I've got a Cimarron in 44-40 that's had an action job but since I bought it used I don't know who did it. It's shore nuff slick, but we're gettin off topic. :nono:

 

[philo426]

Yes! I have one just like it looks and shoots great!

 

[Pork Chop]

Maybe the 4th click is really the arthritic finger letting go with a snap from working the trigger so much. :rotf: