Suggested spares for C&B revolver

[phoenix511]

I'd like some ideas on what sort of spares to have on hand for C&B revolvers. I have Colt 1851 Navy, 1860 Army, and Remington 1858's. What parts wear or break where one should have spares. Nipples seem a logical choice, and what experiences have been had with the Ampco bronze and the stainless steel versions.

 

[rafterob]

You can buy replacement parts sets that come with all the small most likely to break parts included. The price is usually reasonable enough.

 

[biliff]

Besides nipples the two things that seem to break most on mine are the bolt/trigger spring and the hand spring.

 

[tnlonghunter]

I don't know what model 1858 you've got, but Cabela's sells a spare parts set for the Pietta 1858 that has a hand and hand spring, trigger and bolt spring, trigger, mainspring, and a couple other things as well. It's like $28 or something. I think you probably have to do some handfitting to get some of the parts to fit your individual gun, but it's a pretty good deal for a whole set of stuff.

 

[CaptainKirk]

Only part I've broken on my PB pistols is the hand spring on my '58 NA

 

[Curt LaManna]

Hand spring broke on my '51 Navy Colt copy.
I had a hard time to find another one and made one from a bobby pin.
Worked for years!

 

[madcratebuilder]

Hand spring, bolt/trigger spring and possibly the hand as the tip often wears down giving you incomplete carry up.