What parts wear out first?

GolfGuy · April 19, 2006, 10:57 AM

Well, the 1858 Remington has been tuned, tweaked, beburred and polished and is a fine looking, and operating, piece of equipment. I was thinking that I'd go ahead and order some spares for it to have on hand.

I'm wondering if some parts wear out faster than others and I should order two or somethings, such as trigger/bolt spring or the hand, etc...

Also, I have looked for a spare set of firing pins for the conversion cylinder but have not found them anywhere, I assume they can be replaced, yes? Anybody know where to get them? It's an R&D, I tried to go to their website and something happen to my computer, it just locked up, I tried it again and it did the same thing so they have some weird problems going on with their site.

Thanks!

sundance44s · April 19, 2006, 12:57 PM

One thing for sure when ordering extra parts for yer remmie .... the shipping is greater than the part , i like to keep an extra cylinder lock up bolt, a hand or 2 incase i mess one up replaceing it .. the hand requires some fitting . at least one main spring and one trigger spring and if ya order from dixiegun works they also sell a full set of extra screws for the remmies in a pack . ya might get a few extra nipples too they aren`t much . now ya need a nice wooden box to keep yer tools and spare parts in .... it never ends ..

Smokin_Gun · April 19, 2006, 01:32 PM

Here ya go try these they worked:

http://www.randdgunshop.com/

http://www.randdgunshop.com/catalog....ylinder%20Kits

GolfGuy · April 19, 2006, 01:34 PM

LOL, yep, you're right it never does end. I was looking at boxes too.

Yep, since shipping is more than the parts I was going to go ahead and stock up, the parts aren't much. I was going to get a couple extra hands for hte exact reason you mentioned, in case I screw one up fitting it to the gun.

But I was also wondering if the parts wear out at different rates then I would get a few extras of those parts while I'm stocking up. And it would be nice if I could get them all from the same place so I don't have to pay extra shipping, that's why I was looking for conversion cylinder firing pins too, and yep, extra nipples too, all the goodies.

Thanks for input!

Steve499 · April 19, 2006, 09:04 PM

The hammer on my Pietta Remington was softer than it should have been, resulting in the bolt cam wearing badly before I caught it. I hardened it and that seems to have stopped the wear, but an extra hammer may not be a bad part to have around.

Steve

April 19, 2006, 10:57 AM	#1
GolfGuy Member Join Date: March 22, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 69	What parts wear out first? Well, the 1858 Remington has been tuned, tweaked, beburred and polished and is a fine looking, and operating, piece of equipment. I was thinking that I'd go ahead and order some spares for it to have on hand. I'm wondering if some parts wear out faster than others and I should order two or somethings, such as trigger/bolt spring or the hand, etc... Also, I have looked for a spare set of firing pins for the conversion cylinder but have not found them anywhere, I assume they can be replaced, yes? Anybody know where to get them? It's an R&D, I tried to go to their website and something happen to my computer, it just locked up, I tried it again and it did the same thing so they have some weird problems going on with their site. Thanks!

April 19, 2006, 12:57 PM	#2
sundance44s Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2006 Location: Hernando , Ms. Posts: 579	sundance44s One thing for sure when ordering extra parts for yer remmie .... the shipping is greater than the part , i like to keep an extra cylinder lock up bolt, a hand or 2 incase i mess one up replaceing it .. the hand requires some fitting . at least one main spring and one trigger spring and if ya order from dixiegun works they also sell a full set of extra screws for the remmies in a pack . ya might get a few extra nipples too they aren`t much . now ya need a nice wooden box to keep yer tools and spare parts in .... it never ends ..

April 19, 2006, 01:32 PM	#3
Smokin_Gun Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Posts: 1,195	R&D Gunshop Here ya go try these they worked: http://www.randdgunshop.com/ http://www.randdgunshop.com/catalog....ylinder%20Kits __________________ "I Smoke Black Powder" "Favor an 1858 Remington" SGT. Smokin' Gun, Mosby's Rangers 43rd Virginia Cavalry C.S.A. SASS# 19634, ... Admin:http://blackpowdersmoke.com/oldcoots/index.php

April 19, 2006, 01:34 PM	#4
GolfGuy Member Join Date: March 22, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 69	LOL, yep, you're right it never does end. I was looking at boxes too. Yep, since shipping is more than the parts I was going to go ahead and stock up, the parts aren't much. I was going to get a couple extra hands for hte exact reason you mentioned, in case I screw one up fitting it to the gun. But I was also wondering if the parts wear out at different rates then I would get a few extras of those parts while I'm stocking up. And it would be nice if I could get them all from the same place so I don't have to pay extra shipping, that's why I was looking for conversion cylinder firing pins too, and yep, extra nipples too, all the goodies. Thanks for input!

April 19, 2006, 09:04 PM	#5
Steve499 Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 533	The hammer on my Pietta Remington was softer than it should have been, resulting in the bolt cam wearing badly before I caught it. I hardened it and that seems to have stopped the wear, but an extra hammer may not be a bad part to have around. Steve