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Post by bobwright on Feb 12, 2013 21:17:42 GMT -5
Yesterday I came across some data that would date my Uberti Flat Top Target .45 Colt. So I pulled it out to examine the markings. As I cleared the gun prior to handling, I noticed the cylinder did not lock up. Knew what that meant, from years of single action handling, a broken bolt/trigger spring.
Now about 1978 I broke the same spring in an Iver Johnson Catleman .44 Magnum, so I ordered two at the time, one for repair and a spare. And I knew exactly where that spare was. So, out to the workshop and had my Uberti repaired in less than twenty minutes, diagnosis to back in service. The spring was not broken in the usual way, that is, one leg broken. Rather this had a break running from the hole through the crotch between the legs.
This evening I examined it a litle more closely and now I don't believe it is a break. The edges along the separation seem too even to be a fracture. Could this spring have been made that way? Maybe to give a lighter trigger pull?
Maybe the little kink in the bolt spring side just lost its tension?
At any rate, the gun didn't work well, now works just fine. Incidentally my gun dated to 2003.
Bob Wright
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Post by taffin on Feb 12, 2013 22:30:10 GMT -5
The spring was not broken in the usual way, that is, one leg broken. Rather this had a break running from the hole through the crotch between the legs.
This evening I examined it a litle more closely and now I don't believe it is a break. The edges along the separation seem too even to be a fracture. Could this spring have been made that way?
YES
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Post by bobwright on Feb 13, 2013 8:29:53 GMT -5
YES. YES what???!!
Bob Wright
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Post by hammerdown77 on Feb 13, 2013 9:00:26 GMT -5
I believe that "YES" was in reply to your question, "Could this spring have been made that way?"
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Post by bobwright on Feb 13, 2013 9:35:23 GMT -5
My question was twofold: Was it broke? or Was it made this way? Most questions regarding guns generally demand more than a simple yes or no reply.
However, seemingly I've answered my own questions. With the new (unslotted) spring in place the trigger spring is slightly stiffer. A slotted spring makes the leg, in effect, longer and has a softer feel to the trigger.
With the new spring in place, there is virtually a built in trigger stop.
Bob Wright
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Post by taffin on Feb 13, 2013 9:59:31 GMT -5
YES. YES what???!! Bob Wright  I EVEN QUOTED YOUR QUESTION AND THE ANSWER IS YES. |
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Post by bobwright on Feb 13, 2013 10:54:08 GMT -5
Somehow I had expected a less terse answer.
Bob Wright
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Post by taffin on Feb 13, 2013 11:31:15 GMT -5
Somehow I had expected a less terse answer. Bob Wright COULD THIS SPRING HAVE BEEN MADE THIS WAY? IS A PRETTY SIMPLE QUESTION. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FOR AN ANSWER OTHER THAN "YES" OR "NO" |
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Post by bobwright on Feb 13, 2013 14:49:24 GMT -5
Forgive me for being presumptuous, but obviously this spring is different from the ususal, so possibly some further explanation could be expected.
Bob Wright
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Post by hammerdown77 on Feb 13, 2013 15:03:52 GMT -5
How about a picture?
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Post by bobwright on Feb 13, 2013 16:12:46 GMT -5
O.K. Here is the bolt/trigger spring that was removed from my Uberti:  And, as I was trying to make these photos, this happened:  Apparently there was a hairline crack in that leg. Bob Wright |
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Post by hammerdown77 on Feb 13, 2013 16:14:13 GMT -5
So the answer is, "yes", it was made that way, and "yes" it's got a crack in it!  |
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Post by CraigC on Feb 13, 2013 16:29:48 GMT -5
Yep, I've seen them that way. Didn't know if they were made like that or not and promptly replaced them with Heinie or Wolff music wire springs anyway.
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Post by Boge Quinn on Feb 14, 2013 9:18:28 GMT -5
So the answer is, "yes", it was made that way, and "yes" it's got a crack in it! So Taffin's one-word answer to both questions was not only technically correct, but also completely accurate. He expressed in one word what it has taken several back-and-forth messages and two pictures to convey - what a wonderful economy of language! |
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Post by bobwright on Feb 14, 2013 9:47:39 GMT -5
In the future, when I am seeking information, I shall be more explicit wording my questions.
I apologize for the expenditure of wordage on my behalf.
Bob Wright
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I EVEN QUOTED YOUR QUESTION AND THE ANSWER IS YES.
