ASP 58 Remmie

[JACK STEELE]

Hi all;
Been a long time since i have posted here.I just purchasede a armi san paolo 1858 remmington .44 cal with I believe a 7.5 inch barrell.she is in real good shape,in fact i dont know if its ever been fired. up till now all my other bp revolvers have been colts so im not to familiar with the inner workings of the 58.my question is how do i remove the cylinder pin from the frame to remove the cylinder.the darn thing seems stuck fast.any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Shoot The Moon]

The answer depends on why it's stuck.....

I take it that you are familiar with the 'normal' operation? Half cock the gun, drop the rammer and slide the pin out to release the cylinder. The design allows for the use of a drift if the pin is stuck - place it against the shoulder on the cylinder pin once the rammer is down and tap with a small hammer....

If it still won't move, it's either bent, or caked in with crud or rust (or both) - in this case, it depends how old the crud is. New-ish BP fouling will respond to warm soapy water. Old crud may need something like wd-40 or even maybe diesel - depends on condition.

Go gently, it'll come out in the end!

 

[Capt. Redbeard]

Sounds like when I got my remmie. My dad never cleaned it, and the pin was stuck on it. take a small strip of wood and place against the pin and tap the wood with the hammer, this to avoid scratching, or damaging further the pin.

 

[HisSoldier]

My Pietta has always been like that, I have to really yank on the pin to get it to move.

 

[Shoot The Moon]

My Pietta has always been like that, I have to really yank on the pin to get it to move.

I'd be tempted to remove the pin and look for burrs or other damage to the pin where it passes through the frame in front of the cylinder. It should not be that tough to get out, possibly except when the gun has been fired (several cylinders) and the fouling has built up.

 

[Capt. Redbeard]

Another shooter on here says he puts a dab dab of grease inside the pin hole of his cylinder so that as he swaps cylinders out they lube up the pin to avoid that. Depending on wether your high tech or low tech, I like crisco. Lots of info one way or another on here theese guys are geniuses just read through the posts!!

 

[JACK STEELE]

many thanks to all who responded so quickly.your advice was used to a success.the pin was stuck due to the retainer slot being a little to narrow for the head of the pin but a few strokes with a good stone quickly remedied that.now on to the range this weekend this weekend to run some powder and lead thru it.

 

[BHP FAN]

You're in for a treat! Due to it's weight and the overall superiority of it's design, it's one of the most pleasant BP revolvers there is to shoot!

 

[junkman_01]

You're in for a treat! Due to it's weight and the overall superiority of it's design, it's one of the most pleasant BP revolvers there is to shoot!

 

[Hellgate]

The ASP/Euroarms Remingtons are lighter weight and smaller gripped than all the others I have handled. I like them the best. The Piettas are way over built and "klunky" to me.

 

[BHP FAN]

Yep, and the ASP, ASM and other Euroarms makes, and The Uberti are all closer in actual size to the real deal.Pietta's are more ''Rugeresqe'' in their stature. Even Pietta's interior parts are ''beefed up'', and will NOT interchange with originals, or with the other repros, without major 'smithing, and some redesign.