Your videos are always top notch, no pun intended. An old welders trick, wipe a dry cotton ball across something you suspect has burrs. The fibers will snag on the burrs and you can clean, file and smooth from there.

@Onesize17

4 жыл бұрын

I was just using q-tips, same result.

Thanks for the how-to videos on cleaning up new guns. I have 2 Ubertis. The 1851 I bought about 4 years ago was pretty good out of the box and only needed minimal polishing. The 1860 I bought in 2018 functioned perfectly but the action felt like it was left out in the rain for 6 months. Unbelievably gritty and tight. It must have been made on a Monday by some guy that was hungover. It took A LOT of smoothing-out but it is very good now.

Great camera work for such a small tedious task . Thanks for the video mike .......... I learn something every time !

Thanks for the video. I tried JB Weld, it lasted 2 cylinders. I used needle files and various grit stones, replaced the nipples, and it shoots flawlessly now. Again, thanks for the video(s).

Thanks Mike, I feel a lot more confident about attempting this now.

I have a pair of Uberti made Remington New Model Army revolvers just waiting for me to do this type of work on them. These videos show anyone with the proper tools and desire can do these simple projects. Thank you, sir!

Great video. I de-fanged the hammer on mine right after I bought it a couple years ago. Now I need to smooth out the cylinder pin. The action is timed correctly but only if I pull the hammer moderately. Thanks for showing and sharing this one. It's a great little revolver.

I sent by Dragoon and my Pocket Police to Mike Brackett (45 Dragoon) and he did an action job, adjusted the length of the arbors, installed cap rakes and installed a coil spring to operate the hand. The Dragoon is a work of art and the triggers are the lightest on a revolver I have pulled But the Pocket Police still doesn't handle caps very well.

In my experience cap sucking like you call them has way more to do with a soft hammer spring than the strike surface or notch , you can verify that simply by placing stiff spring between the main hammer spring and the wood handle or by adding a second exact same OEM spring on top of the original preventing the hammer to get pushed back at the ignition of the cap & powder pick pressure letting the cap being pushed out and eventually get strike by the hammer on his 2nd fall or falling down the frame messing the action . Even on my Uberti Walker on wish one i can't fire three or sometime three time without a cap falling into the action or being crunshed aigainst the frame where the arbor hole is located preventing the hammer to reach full course and so he can't hit the caps on the nipple . I had do three thing that have make it 99.9999% reliable even without cocking the next chamber with the gun pointed to the sky . 1st and easiest one , use of Remington N°10 cap exclusively they are the one that just perfectly match the nipple my walker come with . 2nd was the Spring added to push a bite more on the main hammer spring ( as you can't just add a second spring on top of the original due to the V shape spring design the walker was design with ) . And last but not least , making a V notch on the top face of each nipple facing the center of the cylinder so the gaz escape right there and split the cap open rather than explode it in multiple pieces ( i would have used Slixshot nipple but can't get them delivered in my european due to regulation on modifing any gun wish is clearly not allowed here ) . That said , i do not have your experience with percussion gun or general firearms in general Mike , but that's really what i figured out with the hammer spring .

Michael your videos are great. This old man who has shot black powder for many years has learned a lot from you so keep up the good work. Thank you.

Outstanding video! Thanks for Posting this " How To " video, it's good to learn something from an experienced person.

Fantastic work Mike !!

Great footage and video Mike.

Nice video as always. Thanks a lot for shearing.

Awesome video, just what I needed! (That's also a really nice watch you have there!!)

Thank you for another good quality video.

had all that done plus a cap rake, and made a fun and reliable gun to shoot

I've got an India made 1728 Charlyville musket. I bought it as new at a gun show for a couple hundred dollars. Overall it's pretty nice. Maybe they have improved their product line over the years. Ive watched a lot of videos of people shooting thier India made guns Most guys polish the lock up a bit. Some guys glass bed the breech-plug area in the stock. A few guys complained about having to drill the touch-hole.. After seeing what you do to expensive Italian guns I don't feel a bit sorry for guys that have to tune the lock on a $500 musket. I would like to see what you could do to a India made gun. Thanks for all you do. John Davis Jax fl

Great video. I've got a Colt Army that needs this kind of tuning.

I have this gun. It's one of my favorites. Shoots very accurately. Thinking of getting a 61 Navy next.

@geffreybolster3780

4 жыл бұрын

I have Authentic Colt '61 Navys. Oddly, they re just as heavy as the '60 Army. I thought they d be lighter due to the 'Silver Steel' improvement. Nope! Unlike the '60 Army, the barrel/chaber thickness is the same as the '51 Navy and not trimmed/lightened like the '60 Army. Still w a y y y yyyy sleek and n i c e shooting!

What a lovely little pistol, like a Baby Army. The 1860 Army is in my opinion the prettiest revolver ever made. I carry a S&W 629 when the weather says "BEAR" but it isn't as aesthetically pleasing.

Automatic watches and wheel guns. You are a man of culture

Hi Mike, all Uberti revolvers have an issue with the arbor not being the right length. All current Pietta production have a correctly sized arbor where the barrel/cylinder gap is perfect hitting the wedge fully in. Optimal accuracy will never be accomplished with a gap that changes depending on how far the wedge is hammered in. IMO Uberti needs to solve that defect in their C&B revolvers. I drill and tap a hole in the end of all my 13 Uberti revolvers to support a set screw to optimize gap with a hammered in wedge. Only the Pietta Paterson doesn't have an optimal length arbor. I put a set screw in those two Patersons.

@ssb73q

4 жыл бұрын

@@griff7749 Hi Luke, function isn't a problem with the short arbor, but reproduceable accuracy is the issue.

@AtomHeartMother68

4 жыл бұрын

Yup...ideally the wedge should be able to be inserted and removed by hand. If it needs tapped, pounded or abused in any other way, you have arbor issues.

@loosecannon6852

4 жыл бұрын

@@griff7749 see my reply to Brad Potter above. My experience: Brad, my Uberti 1860 Army has the same problem. Can't even fit a 0.001" feeler gauge in between. Sometimes I would shoot it and thought the black powder was gumming up the arbor and causing hard cylinder rotation. Sometimes not. What it really was, was the metal expanding as it got hot and with no cyl gap, it was making the rotation difficult. I haven't fixed it yet, but I'm thinking of trying to take a few thousandths off the breech end of the barrel. Just a little. Otherwise a great gun.

Love your work bench, Einstein had a messy desk

Just ordered one today.

Looks like a derringer in your hands. Polishing them up always helped. I never had timing issues firing fast but the caps would generally jam.

Excellent video as usual! Thanks!

good video mike,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

OMG look at that White Gold Rolex

love it mine has a cap rake and spring and plunger to replace that dreadful hand spring. RTeally funto shoot.

Hi Mike, Enjoyed your video as usual. I was wondering if you had any issues with the arbor length on this Uberti. I have an 1860 that when you tapped in the wedge all the way, the barrel to cylinder gap would close down to nothing. I had to add a spacer to the end of the arbor to solve that problem.

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

No. I've never had an Uberti gun where that was a real problem.

@loosecannon6852

4 жыл бұрын

Brad, my Uberti 1860 Army has the same problem. Can't even fit a 0.001" feeler gauge in between. Sometimes I would shoot it and thought the black powder was gumming up the arbor and causing hard cylinder rotation. Sometimes not. What it really was, was the metal expanding as it got hot and with no cyl gap, it was making the rotation difficult. I haven't fixed it yet, but I'm thinking of trying to take a few thousandths off the breech end of the barrel. Just a little. Otherwise a great gun.

A triangle diamond file works good for that safety notch.

Slix shot are now selling nipples for pocket models like the 1862. I just ordered a set for my 1862 police but haven’t received them yet, so I can’t say how well they help with cap sucking.

Ha! I ve heard people refer to Uberti and other Italian , , stuff, as 'Expensive Italian Kits' Refering to the amount of work needed to be done on the thing before firing/using it. I have Authentic and Signature Pocket .31s With the correct fitting caps, I rarely experience cap problems.

I was considering picking up an 1862 and/or an 1861, I've heard that the Cabela's/Pietta models have the ability to accept Howell of old west's gated conversions, and that the only real difference with the piettas 1861/1862 is that the '62 is shorter and has a fluted cylinder with 5 shots. That Uberti looks pretty slick out of the box.

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you understand that the Model 1861 is built on the Colt 1851 Navy frame, and it is a full-sized belt pistol, like the 1851 and the 1860 Army, but the 1862 is built on the same frame as the .31 caliber 1849 Pocket Model. So it is essentially a pocket-sized .36 caliber.

@Munky332

4 жыл бұрын

@@duelist1954 I'm aware, but a few are saying that the Pietta versions sold by cabelas used the 1861/1851 cylinder, just with 5 shots, and that it isn't really a true 1862 police at all and more of a just smaller 1861? Some are saying they even made an 1862 in 44?

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

@@Munky332 The Pietta version, which they call thev Metropolitan Police model, is just a regular, full-sized 1861 model with a half-fluted, six shot cylinder. It bears no relation to a real Colt 1862 Police model...doesn't look anything like an actual '62...just a fantasy 1861. I hadn't seen a .44 caliber version, but nothing would surprise me. Sorry I mis-understood your original post. The answer is yes, the same conversion cylinder will fit either of the Piettas.

Michael I have a Palmetto 36 police that I had bought from sportsman's guide back in 2004, if you remember them selling those back then. Really tough to draw back the hammer. Haven't loaded it yet. Nice close up instructional vid Thank you

Mike. When you were first starting out working on your own revolvers did you ever mess one up accidentally to where it was ruined somehow ?

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

No. It is pretty hard to ruin a gun when you are just doing this sort of polishing work

@SlickSixguns

4 жыл бұрын

357 bullfrog I have tried to remove rust from a gun read somewhere white vinegar is a great rust remover which it is.....but it also removed the finish on parts I did not want to de rust long story short I had to reblue the whole gun. Don’t use white vinegar on your guns unless you know what ur doing

At 9:22 try a dremel with a mini sanding disk , should make short work of it without taking too much off.

Mike, Thanks for sharing. What is your opinion of a early 70's Uberti NMA? God bless, Ken

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

They are usually well-built guns.

Mike, do you no longer fill in the hammer safety slot with JB weld?

I know you will probably replace them with slid shot, but pleas lest us know if the original nipples are the right length. They are short on my Uberti 49. Great video, thanks

Have you given up on using JB Weld to fill in that hammer gap to prevent the cap-sucking on these Colt types? Great video, Mike

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

I gave that up years ago. I've demonstrated this technique in four or five videos.

@garybell4502

4 жыл бұрын

I mig welded the hammer safety slot on my 51 navy, never had a cap suck issue ever since

Have you tried pointing the muzzle up while cocking to avoid the capsucking issue? I have heard this works. Thanks for the entertainment and information. I'd like to see you try shooting an 1851 for speed some time, if you're looking for some video ideas, although I know that's not your thing. Can you "fan" the hammer on these? Did anybody really do that?

Best looking percussion revolver , the only way to make a better one would be to get an identical semi fluted cylinder design and 1851 grips and put those on a 7.5" barrel 1860 who unfortunately are not made by Italian replica maker .

Man that's sexy. What a great way to start my day.

I notice you are removing a lot of bluing. Do you cold blue after or just oil real good?

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Hawkins There is no point to blueing the internal action parts. They need to be oiled anyway

Could you do a video on fitting new parts into a pietta Remington new model I’m attempting this soon and I’ve never hand fitted parts before thanks

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

Already done. It is a two parter. Here are the links: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p51p17qlY5bUaMo.html and kzread.info/dash/bejne/qa6nldqSlbergsY.html

Hi, sorry for my language but I'm french.. I would like to ask you if it is possible to repair a barrel axis of this same colt uberti which has a slight lateral movement despite the fact that the weapon is new. I think it is a manufacturing defect. Thank you very much

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

That is actually a very complex repair. You should return the gun for an exchange or a refund.

I have one just like yours. It is the worst cap sucker I have owned in my 52 years of black powder shooting.

Would you do this with to a 2nd generation Colt’s 1862?

@duelist1954

6 ай бұрын

None of my 2nd gen Colts have needed this. They are much better made.

Wonder how many revolvers have been sold on account of your videos

so ... I see a lot of sources that say the 1862 Pocket Police revolver started production in 1862 ... AND ... that the 1862 Colt Pocket in Navy caliber started production in 1865 ... might I ask your opinion on this ... thanks , Mike

@duelist1954

2 жыл бұрын

The 1862 Police Revolver was made from 1861 until 1873 the Colt Pocket Model Navy revolver was first made somewhere between 1863 and 1865. There is no definitive start date. Production wrapped up in 1872.

@sgtNUKEtroop

2 жыл бұрын

@@duelist1954 thanls , Mike

Hello sorry for writing under old video. I just bought it as my first ever black powder weapon. I have a problem. I bought is second hand and the seller didn't told me he WRAPPED THE ABOR WITH HYDRAULIC TEFLON TAPE. He did this because seemingly without tape the cylinder is moving forward and backward around 1mm. Is this normal? With the tape it is not moving forw-rearw but it doesn't rotate like yours. Should it rotate so fast? Should it move forward-rearward 1mm? (it moves in such a way when the cock is resting on a cylinder nipple).

@kirkrasmussen9629

Жыл бұрын

No that’s not normal. Sounds like it could be an arbor that is too long and placing the forcing cone too far in front of your cylinder face. Additionally I’d check the bolt to cylinder notch fitment to make sure it is holding the cylinder correctly.

Has uberti made a 1862 police revolver conversion?

Hi Mike. Can these revolvers be modified to use conical and paper cartridges?

@duelist1954

5 ай бұрын

Yes

@toddharrington7864

5 ай бұрын

@@duelist1954 cool. Thx. I’m in the middle of taking metal off and I was getting concerned as to the amount that had to come off. Many Thanks!

did gunsmiths do these mods to new revolvers 150 years ago?

@duelist1954

4 жыл бұрын

mwmwmwmwmmdw No. Revolvers were hand fitted at the factory then.

При всем уважении,но будет неумной идеей обрабатывать внутренние части вала наждаком.Барабан будет разболтанным

@mawilkinson1957

Жыл бұрын

I have to agree with you. The most I would have done is use the round ceramic stone on the cylinder, without the sandpaper, and only used 000, or 0000 steel wool on the arbor. 320 sandpaper is way too aggressive. Also t would have started with the medium instead of the course on the hammer safety slot tune-up.

@vladimirivanov3124

Жыл бұрын

@@mawilkinson1957 возможно хозяин планировал дальнейшую обработку в гальванической ванне..

Mike, will you be putting slixshot nipples on?? If so can you tell me which ones I need for this gun. I want to put slixshots on but am unsure of the size .

So I was thinking of buying one of these. After watching this, and giving the creator credit for making a video about essential processes, I'm going to pass. Who needs the aggravation?

Does anybody else sell Uberti products in the US or is it just the place buy from ?

@seantierney3

4 жыл бұрын

lots of people sell uberti guns. but Dixie gun works is just a great store for anything black powder. look at taylors and co, midway usa, cimmeron, buffolo arms. I am sure there are more but those are the ones off the top of my head.

👺 HEY DOES THAT MEAN I NEED .31 CALIBER REPLACEMENT PARTS????????? SUCH AS HANDS/SPRINGS?? and thanks I got one in need of repairs....VTI, Track Of Wolf the parts are a no fit.....Mines is an older CVA product no nibs for the safety catch everything else is same though 5 shot .36. stepped frame, bored cylinder