The trigger/bolt spring let go on my Uberti .45 Colt Peacemaker clone a couple weeks back. Had been shooting the revolver quite a bit, plus the revolver action has probably been cocked and then let down a zillion times, not to mention dry-fired a bit.
I suppose that if I had a dollar for every time I've changed the same spring on mine or somebody elses Colt clone Army or blackpowder revolver, could probably buy myself a cheeseburger and fries! I actually try to keep a Colt single-action style bolt spring on hand.
Anyhow. The spring broke after I had removed the cylinder, cleaned and lubed then reassembled the revolver. Went to cock it back and the spring was busted, cylinder free-wheeling and hammer catching a bind because the bolt wasn't working. Probably just the used and abused springs time to go. No big deal.
I immediatly dug around and found the spare trigger/bolt spring I had on hand. Took the Uberti clone apart, only to discover that the trigger part of my replacement spring was just too short to work! Well CRAP!!
Have had that problem on my Colt clone blackpowder revolvers too. Replacement parts sometimes don't swap between Colt clones of different manufacturers. My replacement spring just ain't going to fit my Uberti .45!
I took my Navy Arms .44 1851 Navy percussion revolver apart, and it's spring fit fine. Replacement spring won't plug into the Navy Arms .44 reproduction either, no huge surprise.
The trigger/bolt spring I robbed and stuck in my .45 Colt works good. Only problem is the trigger pull is pretty light. Trigger will break on the guns own weight, so I would guess the pull at somewhat less than 2 pounds. just a bit too light for my tastes.
I need a quality trigger/bolt spring for a single-action Uberti Colt clone so I can return this spring back to the .44 percussion revolver. Plus hopefuly put a bit more spring back into my trigger.
So who makes the best springs for my Colt clone?
Thanx, Stevie.
I suppose that if I had a dollar for every time I've changed the same spring on mine or somebody elses Colt clone Army or blackpowder revolver, could probably buy myself a cheeseburger and fries! I actually try to keep a Colt single-action style bolt spring on hand.
Anyhow. The spring broke after I had removed the cylinder, cleaned and lubed then reassembled the revolver. Went to cock it back and the spring was busted, cylinder free-wheeling and hammer catching a bind because the bolt wasn't working. Probably just the used and abused springs time to go. No big deal.
I immediatly dug around and found the spare trigger/bolt spring I had on hand. Took the Uberti clone apart, only to discover that the trigger part of my replacement spring was just too short to work! Well CRAP!!
Have had that problem on my Colt clone blackpowder revolvers too. Replacement parts sometimes don't swap between Colt clones of different manufacturers. My replacement spring just ain't going to fit my Uberti .45!
I took my Navy Arms .44 1851 Navy percussion revolver apart, and it's spring fit fine. Replacement spring won't plug into the Navy Arms .44 reproduction either, no huge surprise.
The trigger/bolt spring I robbed and stuck in my .45 Colt works good. Only problem is the trigger pull is pretty light. Trigger will break on the guns own weight, so I would guess the pull at somewhat less than 2 pounds. just a bit too light for my tastes.
I need a quality trigger/bolt spring for a single-action Uberti Colt clone so I can return this spring back to the .44 percussion revolver. Plus hopefuly put a bit more spring back into my trigger.
So who makes the best springs for my Colt clone?
Thanx, Stevie.