1858 Remington New Army Functions Problem(s)

[SilverHairPatriot]

I completely disassembled my 1858 after going to the range last week. I cleaned it, oiled it, and left it with the parts in a plastic container lined with a towel. It got late on me and I was tired, so I didn’t reassemble it that night, but it was dry and lubed after a good cleaning. When I went to reassemble it over the weekend, everything went back together like clock work until I performed a functions check. It would not lock in at half-cock, only at full-cock. So I completely dissembled ot and reassembled it several times, but the same results. I have spare parts on hand, and immediately I thought it was the hand spring, so I replaced it with a new spare, still the same results. So now I’m thinking it’s the main spring, so I disassemble it again and replace the main spring…..still the same results after another functions check. It will not click into half~cock, only full-cock, and the hammer won’t release when pressing the trigger. I have to force the hammer back down. Does anyone have a clue what the problem could be?

 

[deermanok]

You might have a little piece of cap stuck somewhere?

 

[SilverHairPatriot]

You might have a little piece of cap stuck somewhere?

Hmmm. I took it completely apart. Soaked in in a mixture of soap and hot water with some ballistol in it. Then I reassembled it. I just took it apart and lubed everything real good and assembled it back. Now it will go into half-cock and full-cock, but half-cock is nearly as far back as full-cock. I still have to force the trigger forward with a little nudge.

 

[deermanok]

Hmmm. I took it completely apart. Soaked in in a mixture of soap and hot water with some ballistol in it. Then I reassembled it. I just took it apart and lubed everything real good and assembled it back. Now it will go into half-cock and full-cock, but half-cock is nearly as far back as full-cock. I still have to force the trigger forward with a little nudge.

You have taken the trigger assembly out of the gun? If so, maybe recheck the re-assembly. I took one apart a few years ago. It was kind of a pain putting it all back. Under the hand grips there a spring. I can't remember what that does.
I can't imagine what could wrong exactly. A broken part or something loose maybe?

 

[SilverHairPatriot]

You have taken the trigger assembly out of the gun? If so, maybe recheck the re-assembly. I took one apart a few years ago. It was kind of a pain putting it all back. Under the hand grips there a spring. I can't remember what that does.
I can't imagine what could wrong exactly. A broken part or something loose maybe?

Yes, I took it completely apart. The Pietta Remmingtons are simple to disassemble and put back together. I sprayed all the internal parts with ballistol. Lubricated them down good. It seems to be working better, so maybe there was more fouling in there than I thought.

 

[SilverHairPatriot]

You have taken the trigger assembly out of the gun? If so, maybe recheck the re-assembly. I took one apart a few years ago. It was kind of a pain putting it all back. Under the hand grips there a spring. I can't remember what that does.
I can't imagine what could wrong exactly. A broken part or something loose maybe?

Under the grips is the main spring. It does control the hammer. I put a new one in it. I had a spare here at the house.

 

[deermanok]

Yes, I took it completely apart. The Pietta Remmingtons are simple to disassemble and put back together. I sprayed all the internal parts with ballistol. Lubricated them down good. It seems to be working better, so maybe there was more fouling in there than I thought.

Maybe so, sometime it doesn't take much. Sounds like you have it solved.

 

[trebore]

There are subtle but critical differences in most if not all BP revolvers. Youtube vids by such as the "old ranger", "blackie thomas" to name a few of the many are informative with regard to some of the nuisances.