I got to shoot my new Navy Pocket today. It's an Uberti and a beauty. But turned into a bear while shooting:
1. can't put caps on while the cylinder is mounted--not enough clearance. So I have to take the cylinder out to put the caps on.
2. Burst caps caused A LOT of jamming.
3. After the first two cylinders shot, I got a lot of misfires. A cap fragment fell down in the action and was slowing the hammer down.
4.Those little .36 balls are hard to handle in my big mitts.
5. Shoots way high (No surprise there) but pretty accurate for a shake down cruise. I;ll have to make a higher front sight 'cause filing the hammer notch just ain't going to make it.
I also took the beast, my Ruger Old Army. No problems and I could load and fire twice as fast as the Pocket Navy.
Any suggestions on a higher sight on the pocket that won't make it look ridiculous?
Suggested accurate load? I was firing 20 grains of FFFG, with a wonder wad.
Finally, is there a way to cap it without tearing it down? I love the pistol but I'm afraid it will soon collect dust cause its such a bear to reload.
1. can't put caps on while the cylinder is mounted--not enough clearance. So I have to take the cylinder out to put the caps on.
2. Burst caps caused A LOT of jamming.
3. After the first two cylinders shot, I got a lot of misfires. A cap fragment fell down in the action and was slowing the hammer down.
4.Those little .36 balls are hard to handle in my big mitts.
5. Shoots way high (No surprise there) but pretty accurate for a shake down cruise. I;ll have to make a higher front sight 'cause filing the hammer notch just ain't going to make it.
I also took the beast, my Ruger Old Army. No problems and I could load and fire twice as fast as the Pocket Navy.
Any suggestions on a higher sight on the pocket that won't make it look ridiculous?
Suggested accurate load? I was firing 20 grains of FFFG, with a wonder wad.
Finally, is there a way to cap it without tearing it down? I love the pistol but I'm afraid it will soon collect dust cause its such a bear to reload.