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Raider2000 · April 1, 2008, 04:48 PM

I've got a friend that wanted to play "gun smith" to his Pietta 1860 Army & really screwed up the hammer sear to the point that it isn't very safe.
He said that he wanted to get a lighter trigger pull & no creep but he was using a FILE instead of a light stone & ofcorse did not check his progress as he went, instead he filed way too much off.

Last night he brought it to me to see if I can do anything with it.
The good thing for him is I do have my spare parts for my 1860 "raw parts" but I do need to do a little stoning to get it timed & smoothed up for him.

Now my quandry.

I have no Kasenit left to reharden the hammer once I get it finished & Brownells, Tack of the Wolf, nor Midway does not have any on hand "back ordered," does any one know of a source that may have some or another alternative to reharden the hammer?

As soon as moma comes back with the Digital camera I'll take a picture of the carnage.

April 1, 2008, 04:48 PM	#1
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	Help my friends.. I've got a friend that wanted to play "gun smith" to his Pietta 1860 Army & really screwed up the hammer sear to the point that it isn't very safe. He said that he wanted to get a lighter trigger pull & no creep but he was using a FILE instead of a light stone & ofcorse did not check his progress as he went, instead he filed way too much off. Last night he brought it to me to see if I can do anything with it. The good thing for him is I do have my spare parts for my 1860 "raw parts" but I do need to do a little stoning to get it timed & smoothed up for him. Now my quandry. I have no Kasenit left to reharden the hammer once I get it finished & Brownells, Tack of the Wolf, nor Midway does not have any on hand "back ordered," does any one know of a source that may have some or another alternative to reharden the hammer? As soon as moma comes back with the Digital camera I'll take a picture of the carnage.