Model12Win
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Hello all! I got to shoot my '51 Navy (Cimarron/Uberti) at the range today.
I was having about a 50% misfire rate. I am using the stock Uberti nipples on the gun, and the Remington #10 caps didn't seem to do so well on them. I used a dowel rod to make sure the caps were all seated very firmly, but half the time they required second strikes to go off. No bueno.
I decided I needed better nipples, so after looking at reviews, decided to order some Treso AMPCO nipples for my gun. I hear they work nicely with #10 Remingtons, which I have several hundred of.
A big part of the problem, I think, is my mainspring. It feels very light... too light in fact. The hammer is so easy to cock, but it seems to lack power. It just isn't whacking the nipples hard enough. I am wondering if anyone knows where I can get an INCREASED power mainspring for my gun?
Thanks all! Hopefully I can troubleshoot this gun and make it more reliable. Despite the misfires, it was still plenty of fun and I can't wait to go shooting next, just need to make sure the gun goes off more often.
Thanks!
M12
I was having about a 50% misfire rate. I am using the stock Uberti nipples on the gun, and the Remington #10 caps didn't seem to do so well on them. I used a dowel rod to make sure the caps were all seated very firmly, but half the time they required second strikes to go off. No bueno.
I decided I needed better nipples, so after looking at reviews, decided to order some Treso AMPCO nipples for my gun. I hear they work nicely with #10 Remingtons, which I have several hundred of.
A big part of the problem, I think, is my mainspring. It feels very light... too light in fact. The hammer is so easy to cock, but it seems to lack power. It just isn't whacking the nipples hard enough. I am wondering if anyone knows where I can get an INCREASED power mainspring for my gun?
Thanks all! Hopefully I can troubleshoot this gun and make it more reliable. Despite the misfires, it was still plenty of fun and I can't wait to go shooting next, just need to make sure the gun goes off more often.
Thanks!
M12
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