Millermpls
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So the missus tried and liked Lyman's Plains Pistol last week, but it is just too heavy for her. Yesterday, we looked at a Pedersoli Deringer at Cabela's, but the action sucked, and even she copped to it being 'too small'. She is very recoil sensitive, generally only shooting .22 LR.
So I have had an Uberti 1862 Pocket in the case that I had not shot yet. Seemed a good compromise to her in size and weight. Put some caps on (no powder or ball) so she could try, and not one detonated on the first try. Funny thing, each and every one detonated on the second strike. Played around some more with mixed results. These were CCI #10 caps I have been using in a Remington. I used a Pietta 1851 Navy as a control, and no problem with every cap firing.
In my simple brain, this would seem to be a weak mainspring. But it was weird that it would work or not work in sequence strings. Any thoughts or recommendations would be welcome.
Is changing out a main spring in one of this reproductions much of a task? I remember having a bear of a time with an old H&R some years back. It was not complicated, just difficult...
So I have had an Uberti 1862 Pocket in the case that I had not shot yet. Seemed a good compromise to her in size and weight. Put some caps on (no powder or ball) so she could try, and not one detonated on the first try. Funny thing, each and every one detonated on the second strike. Played around some more with mixed results. These were CCI #10 caps I have been using in a Remington. I used a Pietta 1851 Navy as a control, and no problem with every cap firing.
In my simple brain, this would seem to be a weak mainspring. But it was weird that it would work or not work in sequence strings. Any thoughts or recommendations would be welcome.
Is changing out a main spring in one of this reproductions much of a task? I remember having a bear of a time with an old H&R some years back. It was not complicated, just difficult...