Recent content by sixgun77

well, i did figure out the problem. The spring had lost some tension and was not pushing the hand out of the opening well enough, and there was a burr on the frame that was catching the hand. I filed that off, and rebent the spring slightly, and the thing works great. There was not as much...

i had pretty good luck with my 1860 revolver. Everything was frozen on it. The cylinder was stuck good. I used the pb blaster penetrating oil, and it worked pretty good. Ive used that stuff a ton working on my truck..Its good stuff. I didnt use the wedge, but i did tap the cylinder with a...

thanks guys for the info. I finally got it off. I wound up using a little penetrating oil, and then tapin on the loading lever witha small mallet. That worked like a charm. The rust wasnt that bad it had just locked the thing up. I also found that the reason the hammer was stuck is because...

I have an 1860 Army percussion revolver replica that ive obtained from a friend. Unfortunately, it was very poorly maintained and not cleaned. It had a stuck ram, stuck cylinder and stuck hammer. Ive been able to release the cylinder, hammer and ram with oil, but i still cannot get the barrel...