Goodshot45acp Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Just purchased a used Uberti Hartford old west ( first single action Army I’ve owned without a transfer bar/4 clicks) 45colt I love the sound while cocking this revolver but Are there supposed to be clicks as you manually lower the hammer with pulled trigger (décock pointed in a safe direction of course )? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 What Slim said. Depressing that trigger bypasses the little thingies that go click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodshot45acp Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 They’re not Clicks per se more like muffled clicks put it more precisely (there is some notable noise heard not as crisp or loud) Which is really surprising as the gun looks new thanks so much I’ll bring it to a gunsmith. ;-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I have never had a single action revolver that does not make some kind of clicking noise when decocking the hammer. I've got Colts and clones of the SAA, and various cap & ball revolvers, S&W's, Merwin & Hulbert, Remingtons and other things. ALL of them make a quieter different kind of clicking noise than the clicks made when cocking. Are you sure these are not the normal sounds made by the parts moving as the hammer is lowered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Howdy Hold off on the trip to the gunsmith. There is at least one click when the trigger is pulled on a Colt or colt clone. and the hammer is slowly lowered.. It is caused by one of the spring legs of the bolt popping over the hammer cam to reset the bolt. This occurs when the hammer is about halfway down. How loud this click is depends on how springy the bolt leg is. With some Colts (and clones) it is quite loud, with some it is muffled. If you listen really closely you may also hear a slight click as the hand resets when it pops over a cylinder ratchet tooth as the hammer goes all the way down. How loud this click is depends on how stiff the hand spring is. Yes, it also happens with guns that have a coil spring instead of the traditional leaf type hand spring. In this photo, one arrow is pointing to the edge of the hammer came. The other arrow is pointing to the curved ends of the bolt. When the hammer is cocked, the upper surface of the cam grabs the curved ends of the bolt and rotates them up. This pulls the business end of the bolt down out of the cylinder, allowing it to rotate. When the hammer falls, either fast or slow, the bolt arm against the face of the hammer is compressed as it rides up and over the cam. At the same time the split trigger/bolt spring keeps the bolt pressed up into the cylinder, locking it in battery. As the edge of the cam clears the bolt leg the leg snaps down, slapping against the flat face of the hammer. This is what causes the click. The bolt is made of spring steel, and how loud the click is will depend on how stiff the legs are. In this photo you can also see a traditional leaf type hand spring attached to the hand. How stiff this spring is will be the determining factor in whether a slight click can be heard as the hammer is lowered all the way as the hand resets in the next cylinder ratchet tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodshot45acp Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Thanks HK and Driftwood (and previous) , I probably should’ve initially emphasized the clicks were much more muffled/subtle than those heard when cocking. With this being explained (by you)and your experiences I believe this is normal thank you so much for your help, it’s just that I’ve never owned an actual clone before/ only have another single action with transfer bar which is “ Quieter“ Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Uberti Hartford? I didn’t know uberti picked up that line. I only know ASM made them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, El Hombre Sin Nombre said: Uberti Hartford? I didn’t know uberti picked up that line. I only know ASM made them EMF sold a number of firearms from different manufacturers under the "Hartford" model designation. I have a Uberti .44spl SA revolver (mfg. in 2001) and used to have a Rossi 1892 rifle with the "Hartford Model" barrel stamping. I also have an EMF "Hartford" 1851 revolver (mfg. in 1995 by ASM) which was a donation from SASS to our annual match, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 5:49 PM, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: EMF sold a number of firearms from different manufacturers under the "Hartford" model designation. Yep. I have a pair of Pietta revolvers from EMF with "Hartford" stamped on the barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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