1860 wedge

[ian45662]

my brother just got a new pietta 1860 army and we cannot get the wedge out. I have been using a hammer with a piece of wood. Any other ideas

 

[torn moc]

THERE IS A SPRING with a lip in the wedge. It must be pushed down and held down as you drive the wedge out.
The lip of the spring is one the same side that you are hammering....
its tricky at first...but you will get the hang if it.

 

[R.M.]

Some of those guns are assembled by Italian Gorillas, and yes, they can be difficult to remove.
You're on the right track using the wood, but you might need to go to something like a piece of brass. Support the off-side of the gun as well as you can with padding of some sort, and and give it a good swat. I'm not saying to be careless about it, there are ways to use a good amount of force, and not harm things.

 

[torn moc]

The Main thing is to hold the lip of the spring down on the right side of the gun and THen smak the wedge out....Pure Force wont do it alone if the spring lip is not depressed.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

:thumbsup: Sometimes the use of a pencil eraser pushing down the spring near the lip (held sideways) while you hold the barrel up to your belly for support works as you then tap the wedge loose with a rubber mallet. This doesn't leave too many marks, and seems to work for me!

On some Colt-style wedges, a drop of oil on the side of the wedge isn't such a bad idea either, so when you put it back together, you can get it back apart for cleaning without such a big ordeal :wink:

Dave

 

[mykeal]

The spring tip doesn't always get pushed through far enough to engage the off side. In that case it won't help to depress it. However, if the wedge is pushed far enough through, that could well be the problem.

 

[madcratebuilder]

You need a brass punch and hammer to remove a stubborn wedge. Maybe heat it up with a heat gun(hairdryer) That retaining spring on the wedge does little to hold the wedge in position don't worry about tiring to hold it down. Use a good brass punch and a good whack with a hammer.

 

[ian45662]

I got a brass punch and it came out thanks guys