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1849 Uberti Pocket Colt

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Don

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A few years back I purchased a Colt pocket I forget from where but it was new. Any way, it has been a pain in my backside ever since. I replaced the main spring cause it wouldn't pop caps. Afterward it popped caps reliably but then the hand spring broke. Well, I set it aside and only picked it up occasionally to tinker with it so it didn't choke on caps so much. Long story short, I replaced the hand assembly but now the gun won't pop caps again and I still have problems cycling the cylinder unless its held horizontal to the ground. :cursing: I'm just about ready to sell it or trade it unless someone has any bright ideas. I thought Uberti was supposed to be top notch quality?

Don
 
Yeah, I'm still dinking around with mine but it slowly seems to be improving. I had to file the ratchet star to get it to cycle but after getting some new nipples from TOTW it fires without fail.
This is a Uberti made for Navy Arm but all my Pietta's were fit better although they also needed some tweeking to bring out the best in them.
Mine is the 62 police pocket pistol. Mike D.
 
Brand new hand assembly and I haven't even shot it since so I don't know what to do about it. Just plain frustrated at this point.

Don
 
The lead in cam angle was botched on the cylinder ratchet teeth on mine Don. The sharp hand point had actually imprinted into the steel on two of them and made a shoulder the hand point was catching on as it tried to move around to fully engage the tooth for final push to the top of the stroke to bolt drop.
It will help to brake (round off a bit) any and all sharp points on the hand nose. Just take the sharp/burrs off without changing the shape to begin with. Mike D.
 
there is 1 thing that these problem children do for us tho ... they do take the mystery out of how the single action works. with enough tugging and swearing and study they loose the mystery of just what happens inside that good looking frame when the hammer and trigger is yanked back.

my little colt has taken me to school with its poorly built action and I cant say that it has all been drudgery as im a bit of a tinkerer anyway and these simple styles of yesteryear give me the opportunity in spades sometimes.

bright side is that when they do come together ... man there is no feeling to compare to it as my fingers and hands did the work and noggin the figuring.

keep the faith brother and know that the knowledge will serve you well and that the aggravation is going to have a shelve life and after ... the satisfaction is going to be worth the effort.
 
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