Technical question

[Still Hunter]

I have a Rem. 58 44 caliber. The little pin that turns the cylinder when the pistol is cocked (I don't know the tech. name for it) is not square. One of the corners is rounded out. Is this from wear and tear or is that the way they are supposed to be?

 

[Don]

The pin you are referring to is called the hand. I have some revolvers that have a some what rounded hand and they function fine. If your revolver has seen a lot of use or isn't cycling correctly because of the hand than they are easy enough to replace. If your revolver is functioning as it should than I wouldn't be concerned.

Don

 

[rebel727]

If the cylinder indexes properly and locks up on full cock don't worry about it. If on full cock you can nudge it and it locks in replace the hand.

 

[Still Hunter]

THANKS Y'ALL :hatsoff: One more thing: when I do go to replace the "hand" where would I go do this? Or how?

 

[rebel727]

It's not hard to do yourself. Remove the cylinder, grips and hammer spring. Remove the trigger guard. Now remove the trigger/bolt spring. Remove the trigger/bolt screw and take out the trigger and bolt. Take out the hammer screw and the hammer will drop down a lil bit so you can get to the hand screw(takes a small screwdriver). The hand has it's own spring attached. Reassemble in reverse order.

 

[Don]

These are simple mechanisms and easy to take apart with a good set of gunsmith screw drivers. However, if you lack the tools or confidance than bring it to a gunsmith. He shouldn't charge you much for such a strait forward job.

Don

 

[davy]

Here is a photo of the Rem 1858 disassembled ... and also a link to parts as well...
[url] https://www.vtigunparts.com/a...id=119&cat=ASM+Remington+1858+and+1858+Target[/url]

Davy

 

[PitchyPine]

If you feel confident enough while your in there remove any burrs ya see, take some really fine sand paper or a sharping stone and polish the sides and face of parts that rub on each other.
Especially polish the face of the bolt that comes up in those notches in the cylinder, then it won`t mare up the cylinder.
Just don`t take any metal off from the end of that hand. You`ll be amazed how much smoother the action will be.