Forestarius
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- Feb 21, 2006
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I have a Uberti 1849 Pocket Pistol and a Uberti 1862 Pocket Police that are very difficult to get the percussion cap on. The 1862 model is the worst and the caps sometimes get bent getting them on because they DO have to bend to get on.
The problem is the recess in the frame (not sure what you call it) does not have enough space to slide the cap directly forward unto the nipple. I was actually thinking of using a dremel to open up the channel a bit.
Then I noticed at the gunshow last weekend there was a used Navy model pistol that had a groove along the "frame recess" to guide the cap and give it enough room to go straight forward onto the nipple.
So did I get a couple of Ubertis where they forgot to cut the groove? Or is this normal?
The problem is the recess in the frame (not sure what you call it) does not have enough space to slide the cap directly forward unto the nipple. I was actually thinking of using a dremel to open up the channel a bit.
Then I noticed at the gunshow last weekend there was a used Navy model pistol that had a groove along the "frame recess" to guide the cap and give it enough room to go straight forward onto the nipple.
So did I get a couple of Ubertis where they forgot to cut the groove? Or is this normal?