Hey fellas.
I have one a those beautiful Uberti 1860 repros and have had nothing but fun with it. It's as accurate as any pistol I own - with my home cast boolits, no less!
The problem I have is that all of a sudden, the thing just can't seem to smack the caps hard enough to set them off. I notice that Mike the Duelist on YouTube pushes the caps down onto the nipple and 'seats' them with a wooden dowel. I've had to start doing that too and even so - ignition is spotty. What the heck is going on??? I am using CCI No. 11 caps and have never had a bit of problem with them. I bought some high-end replacement bronze nipples from Track Of The Wolf and they have always worked great.
I am wondering what has changed to cause the reliability problems? Any ideas? As usual, your two cents is sincerely appreciated!