Pietta 1851 ??

TomADC · August 17, 2012, 04:46 PM

What makes the bolt stop move up and down so the cylinder can rotate?

Fingers McGee · August 17, 2012, 04:47 PM

the legs on the bolt ride on the cam on the hammer.

TomADC · August 17, 2012, 05:40 PM

Thanks fingers that's what I thought but this one has one leg broken off.

Fingers McGee · August 17, 2012, 07:47 PM

And of course it's the one that rides on the hammer cam.

TomADC · August 18, 2012, 12:04 AM

You bet, since I lost out on that Pietta 1851 parts gun, this $40 special is beginning to make me wonder if it was such a good deal after all.
But I do like Colt .36 cal revolvers.

Doc Hoy · August 19, 2012, 05:13 PM

I have a bolt that you can have.

If you want it, send me your address.

TomADC · August 23, 2012, 06:18 PM

Finally all the parts are here, after a little frustration with the bolt I tried spreading the legs and it finally cocks and the cylinder rotates to lock up.
BUT it will work maybe three times then I can't pull the hammer back? If I fool with the cylinder & hammer it will work a couple of more times but then lock up again so I have to fiddle with the cylinder/hammer again to get everything going again.
Any ideas what to check next?

Doc Hoy · August 24, 2012, 06:41 AM

Here are the Pettifogger Articles. These are helpful in fitting and timing the bolt

TomADC · August 24, 2012, 09:47 AM

Thanks Doc, I have them no need to email them.

Doc Hoy · August 24, 2012, 11:07 AM

Too late.

Well..... Maybe you can read them twice, Chief.

TomADC · August 24, 2012, 12:27 PM

Doc, these are great, I think even I can make this gun work using them.
Thanks for sharing them.

August 17, 2012, 04:46 PM	#1
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August 17, 2012, 04:47 PM	#2
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,719	the legs on the bolt ride on the cam on the hammer. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

August 17, 2012, 05:40 PM	#3
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 382	Thanks fingers that's what I thought but this one has one leg broken off. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

August 17, 2012, 07:47 PM	#4
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,719	And of course it's the one that rides on the hammer cam. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

August 18, 2012, 12:04 AM	#5
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 382	You bet, since I lost out on that Pietta 1851 parts gun, this $40 special is beginning to make me wonder if it was such a good deal after all. But I do like Colt .36 cal revolvers. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

August 19, 2012, 05:13 PM	#6
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,348	Tom.... I have a bolt that you can have. If you want it, send me your address. __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

August 23, 2012, 06:18 PM	#7
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 382	Finally all the parts are here, after a little frustration with the bolt I tried spreading the legs and it finally cocks and the cylinder rotates to lock up. BUT it will work maybe three times then I can't pull the hammer back? If I fool with the cylinder & hammer it will work a couple of more times but then lock up again so I have to fiddle with the cylinder/hammer again to get everything going again. Any ideas what to check next? __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

August 24, 2012, 09:47 AM	#9
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 382	Thanks Doc, I have them no need to email them. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

August 24, 2012, 11:07 AM	#10
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,348	Oooops Too late. Well..... Maybe you can read them twice, Chief. __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

August 24, 2012, 12:27 PM	#11
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 382	Doc, these are great, I think even I can make this gun work using them. Thanks for sharing them. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!