First time out with the 1858 -- and need some help

[Bill]

I use to know a kid that always seen a problem with something and would fix and fix till it didn't work at all.
You would normally find his latest repair job laying all over the place till someone picked it up and trew it in the garbage can. Didn't need those parts anyway.

[twomoons]

Red
Unless you have some training as a machinest don't, I REPEAT, don't try and re do the front sight yourself. The original is soldered in place with a high temp solder and the barrel needs to be coated on the inside with heat paste before you start. Turning the barrel needs a special vise and a frame wrench. DON'T try to turn it with a block of wood and a wrench!

[4thebrdz]

I know that this is an old post but... I got the New Army from Cabela's.
The front sight was cockeyed to the left. I sent it back unfired and they sent me a good one. First time out @ 25yds and 9 shots it made a 2" hole. The 454 round balls I casted my self and I used BP that was at least 10 years old. The one I got was with the target sight. I didn't need to adjust nothing.

Cleaning is a chore but just say to youself it need a bath when I get home. I keep the bore buttered up for storage. A good coat of oil on everything else.

I got the holster rig also. The only thing I didn't care for was the leather finish, too shiny.

[4thebrdz]

Actually after reading all of PBR's post on the subject I don't think that I should have resurrected this post, but I did get a good laugh.

What was the final out come? ;D

[dakota]

I am no BP expert. I would however, get the trigger pull down to 2 pounds or so as recommended by twomoons. The harder the trigger pull the more likely the shooter will move other parts of the hand. That is, moving a finger and not moving anything else is easiest when that finger is not pulling on something. Like Jack said it could be you are pushing it.

[Purebred Redneck]

Well the outcome is that I still have the fixed sight 1858.

It shoots about 3-4" right (I think. that or left ) and 3-4" low at 25 yards.
15 yards and under, it will shoot dead on.

Taking about 1 1/2 hours to clean the gun, I don't think I will shoot it very much.

I got it to shoot a deer in the neck with a rifle, jump up, and shoot it in the head with the revolver in case it tried running away.
It serves it's purpose.

I may get it dovetailed, not sure.
But it's front sight was all cockeyed too.

As far as the trigger, I cocked mine about 500 times and the trigger is down to around 3 pounds.
Everything's probably half worn out now though

[4thebrdz]

PBR- Reading all the post on the Walker and the Colt and the Rem I had such a laugh!! Lookin back on it you must have thought about writing a book. I know that BP is a pain to clean. I take mine all apart for the bath and then put it back together with lots of oil. PITA! Just think what they were doing back in the 1860's.

[Purebred Redneck]

3 pistols and none of them were satisfactory

I don't have too good of luck anyway, BUT 3???

I'm sure you did have a good laugh. ;D