cylinder gap?

[snuffy19608]

I have a brand new 1861 Navy Pietta London model, and an almost new 1858 Remington NMA by Pietta. After reading some posts here I wanted to check the gap, so I bought a set of feeler guages (Does the search for new tools EVER end?) and both measure .004. How does that sound, expert type people?

Also, on the 1861 Navy the spring on the wedge does not stop the wedge from coming right out. I thought it would because it was standing up nicely straight out of the box but push the wedge through and you either catch it or pick it up. Do I need to adjust the screw on the left side? It seems nice and tight right now, haven't messed with it yet. Wanted some ideas/opinions from those of you with more knowledge than me (pretty much the whole forum right now, lol).

Help me people, I'm loving these pistols, want them to run right. So far no issues, want to keep it that way.

 

[Bad Karma]

.004” is just fine. The screw on the left is a wedge retention screw. It should be bottomed out snugly and sometimes they don’t actually retain the wedge. No big deal. Just catch it before it hits the ground. I recommend shooting them a couple hundred rounds at least before “fixing“ anything.


The last sentence bears repeating. I’ve seen many guns ruined by fixing...

 

[M. De Land]

.004” is just fine. The screw on the left is a wedge retention screw. It should be bottomed out snugly and sometimes they don’t actually retain the wedge. No big deal. Just catch it before it hits the ground. I recommend shooting them a couple hundred rounds at least before “fixing“ anything.


The last sentence bears repeating. I’ve seen many guns ruined by fixing...

All of it, good advice !