1858 remington cap & ball

[joe pace]

Hi i have a 1858 uberti and it wont cock i think the problem is in the bolt at the back where it touches the hammer can some one help. cheers joe

[Nobade]

This guy can fix you up.
http://www.goonsgunworks.com/

[Bulldogger]

Not to say it's not a mechanical issue with yours, but when mine used to jam it was from bits of broken cap brass getting stuck down in the action. Holding it upside down and giving a lot of wiggling of all the moving parts would often clear it.
BDGR

[bedbugbilly]

+ 1^^^^^^^

It doesn't take much of a cap fragment to jam up the works. That would be the first bit of troubleshooting to start with - Bulldogger gave sage advice.

[nvbirdman]

Ever watch the old cowboy movies where they fire a shot and flip the gun up vertically? It's not recoil, or to cock the gun, it's to clear cap fragments from the action.

[Thin Man]

Back in the "old western" movie days there was an actor who used the long, slinging method of firing his six-gun. I'm trying to remember his name as Frog Millhouse on the Roy Rogers show, but with so much time passing I could be wrong on both names. Frog was a large fellow with a jolly laugh, just one of the crew on that show.

[joe pace]

Hi thanks guys you are all correct but i should have explained my problem better, the cylinder will turn once and then jam as if the bolt does not clear the cylinder that's why i thought it was in the back end were the hooks meet the nub on the hammer.
regards joe

[Battis]

Is the gun new or used? Have you stripped it down completely to give it a good cleaning, check parts, check for cap jams, and to familiarize yourself with its workings?
As far as tipping the gun up to clear spent caps - I've tried it in the past, but that method points the muzzle away from where it should be pointed.

[joe pace]

Hi checked all of that i can now cock it but the cylinder wont turn it look like the bolt has cleared the cylinder but it some times turns one notch and then jams. joe

[Wayne Smith]

I assume this is not a new gun or you would have sent it back. Take Nobade's advice and contact Goons Gun Works - he is a specialist in these revolvers.