Question about Uberti black powder Colt repros

[Oldmandan]

About 2 months ago I received an Uberti 2nd Dragoon, that upon arrival was locked up solid. Couldn't pull the hammer back at all. I removed the wedge, and that freed it up. But every time I put the wedge back in, it would lock up again. Tolerances were too tight on it.

I sent it in for repair, and they told me it wasn't fixable and they were out of them, currently waiting for the replacement to arrive from Italy...

Today, I received another gun, this time an Uberti 1861 Navy and it's got the same issue.

Is it just my bad luck? Or, is this a common thing with Uberti's?

Is there a fix for this? Or am I stuck sending it in again?

[Yetiultimate]

Is there a cylinder gap? I like mine around 0.005?. Open tops are pretty simple pistols, but tuning the wedge can be a pain sometimes. I recently had to fit a new wedge into my ASM 1860 and it took a while. Try honing down the left side of your wedge to give the cylinder a little room when its all installed. Can you remove the wedge easily or has it been pounded in by the Uberti gorilla? Not uncommon?

[Tom-ADC]

About 2 months ago I received an Uberti 2nd Dragoon, that upon arrival was locked up solid. Couldn't pull the hammer back at all. I removed the wedge, and that freed it up. But every time I put the wedge back in, it would lock up again. Tolerances were too tight on it.

I sent it in for repair, and they told me it wasn't fixable and they were out of them, currently waiting for the replacement to arrive from Italy...

Today, I received another gun, this time an Uberti 1861 Navy and it's got the same issue.

Is it just my bad luck? Or, is this a common thing with Uberti's?

Is there a fix for this? Or am I stuck sending it in again?

Give Gary and call or better yet send them to him, nobody better getting these to run great. Does great conversion work also.

https://cartridgeconversion.com/home-page

[Oldmandan]

No cylinder gap when the wedge is tapped in. After reading on the www, I think you’re right about fitting the wedge

[kendog4570]

Cylinder gap is controlled by the bearing of the nose of the cylinder base pin on its seat in the barrel. The wedge just holds it all together.

[shakerman]

every open top i have ever had, including second generation colts, you have to be careful how far you drive in the wedge. drive it in until there is a minimum gap and the cylinder rotates freely ,then shoot it.

[Darto]

Cylinder gap is controlled by the bearing of the nose of the cylinder base pin on its seat in the barrel. The wedge just holds it all together.

[Darto]

Cap jams?

[Darto]

If you ever have seen those expensive deluxe "old west" finishes... here's blackie doing it himself (white vinegar).




Or Blackie on everything percussion revolvers:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZ07-G4bVZeTzbAOXS2jUPKGHXsgHPhq

[Darto]

As was said above, the wedge never goes in all the way, it will lock the gun. On a perfectly adjusted gun, you can just push the wedge in with thumb, and tap it out with palm of hand. But these aren't real Colts so at least I have to use a hammer (plastic face) and tap in and out (lightly). No way I could tune up the pistol perfectly. In the old centuries, labor was cheap and Colt could afford to pay someone to closely adjust every gun before they sold it.

[M76]

Get an 1858, no more wedgies

[Oldmandan]

After fiddling with it awhile, I realized the arbor is too short. I put a .072? washer in it and it works fine now. Gap is .002?

The wedge barely fits at all now, very tight. I think shooting it some may be what it needs

[smle-man]

As was said above, the wedge never goes in all the way, it will lock the gun. On a perfectly adjusted gun, you can just push the wedge in with thumb, and tap it out with palm of hand. But these aren't real Colts so at least I have to use a hammer (plastic face) and tap in and out (lightly). No way I could tune up the pistol perfectly. In the old centuries, labor was cheap and Colt could afford to pay someone to closely adjust every gun before they sold it.

The wedge in my Uberti 1872 is so tight it needs forceful usevof a nylon tipped hammer to remove and install but the cylinder turns fine

[kendog4570]

The Blackster hits on one or two pertinent points with regards to this 180 year old design, once you pick them out through all the corn pone....

[Oldmandan]

The Blackster hits on one or two pertinent points with regards to this 180 year old design, once you pick them out through all the corn pone....

His videos helped me figure it out