Brian the Brit
36 Cal.
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- Aug 17, 2007
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1. Were the percussion caps used in the American Civil War any different from the ones that we use today? I ask because I'm constantly having to strip my Uberti Colt 1860 to remove cap fragments (CCI and Remington) that fall into and jam the action. Somehow I can't believe that the US Army would have put up with such a problem when such an event coud be a matter of life and death to its soldiers.
2. My Pietta Remington 1858 is nothing like as prone to this problem as the Colt and continues to shoot perfectly cylinder after cylinder. When I come to strip it for cleaning, however, I find it impossible to remove the cylinder arbor with my fingers and end up having to drift it out with a hammer and dowel when I get home. I grease the arbor generously before each trip to the range but still it happens. Is this normal with these revolvers or am I missing something?
Any comments?
2. My Pietta Remington 1858 is nothing like as prone to this problem as the Colt and continues to shoot perfectly cylinder after cylinder. When I come to strip it for cleaning, however, I find it impossible to remove the cylinder arbor with my fingers and end up having to drift it out with a hammer and dowel when I get home. I grease the arbor generously before each trip to the range but still it happens. Is this normal with these revolvers or am I missing something?
Any comments?