Waylon Moon Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Anyone know any gunsmiths that can slick up a pair of 1875 outlaws? bonus points if their near north east tennessee. Quote
The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 They really are not that different from Colts and clones; anyone who can handle one of them can handle a Remmie. I did my own; the hand spring can be a bit tricky but not too hard. Good luck finding someone. 1 Quote
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted February 4 Posted February 4 If you can take it apart and clean it . You can put a spring kit in it yourself. More or less just like a Colt setup . Hand is a little different but not rocket science . Just order a spring kit and do one at a time and enjoy the process. Rooster 1 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Willy McCoy at Rock Creek Armory in Lewisburg, TN Slater at Slater’s In House Guns in Maryville, TN Curly Bill Kelly in Harriman, TN These are the three that I would recommend. 1 Quote
ORNERY OAF Posted February 4 Posted February 4 I've never seen a gun Lassiter couldn't make better! 2 Quote
Mister Badly Posted February 4 Posted February 4 You can lighten the hammer spring by backing out the screw in the front of the grip frame. 2 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Mister Badly said: You can lighten the hammer spring by backing out the screw in the front of the grip frame. Some of the newer Remington replicas don’t have the tension screw for the main spring… Just thought I’d share that bit of info. Willy McCoy did my first pair of Remington 75s, almost twenty years ago. The only malfunction I have had with them is one broken hand spring. It happened at the end of a stage and I finished by rotating the cylinder by hand for the last two shots. I was able to repair the pistol between stages during a break for lunch. 2 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 15 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: ... The only malfunction I have had with them is one broken hand spring. It happened at the end of a stage and I finished by rotating the cylinder by hand for the last two shots... The only time I ever had a broken hand spring ('61 conversion) I just pointed the gun down to cock it. Hand springs do seem to be the achilles heel of Italian Remingtons, and can't change them to coil like the Colt styles. 1 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Hand springs do seem to be the achilles heel of Italian Remingtons, and can't change them to coil like the Colt styles. Use the hand spring from the New Model Army Remington (what they refer to as the ‘58) when building up the ‘75. They are slightly different and seem to last a lot longer. Edited February 4 by Blackwater 53393 1 3 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 4 Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: The only time I ever had a broken hand spring ('61 conversion) I just pointed the gun down to cock it. Hand springs do seem to be the achilles heel of Italian Remingtons, and can't change them to coil like the Colt styles. The hand spring in one of my 1875 Outlaws is broken, so I either need to replace the hand spring or install a whole hand assembly. How difficult is it to remove the broken spring and install a new spring? Would it be better to install a whole new assembly? Is there much fitting involved in either of these options? I am in no rush to do this as I don't shoot these .38 cal revolvers much anymore because I mostly shoot Classic Cowboy with 38-40 revolvers. But on occations I like to shoot the 1875 outlaws or my 1851 Richard-Mason conversions as a Duelist. 1 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 It’s a little tricky to replace the spring, but if you have a small vise and a light hammer, it isn’t too difficult. I clamp the hand/pawl in the vise with either lead or leather to insulate it and carefully tap/drive the new spring in by using it to drive the old broken piece out. 1 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted February 4 Posted February 4 4 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Some of the newer Remington replicas don’t have the tension screw for the main spring… Just thought I’d share that bit of info. Willy McCoy did my first pair of Remington 75s, almost twenty years ago. The only malfunction I have had with them is one broken hand spring. It happened at the end of a stage and I finished by rotating the cylinder by hand for the last two shots. I was able to repair the pistol between stages during a break for lunch. I thought having spare parts and tools with you, stopped that sort of thing from happening! 1 1 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: I thought having spare parts and tools with you, stopped that sort of thing from happening! It may not keep it from happening, but it can sure help to keep you in the game!! When this happened, I used the broken section of spring, (it broke right where the spring goes into the pawl) bent it to force the pawl forward, and drove the remaining piece out with the part that broke off! It worked for a couple of weeks until I could get new ones ordered in! 3 1 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I've seen somewhere a technique of drilling a hole (I think) in the hand and somehow making the spring from a piece of wire that is less likely to break. Scout, if you do buy a new hand, yes it will probably need fitting but you can use the old one as a guide for any shaping that it may need. 3 Quote
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 A friend of mine shoots 58 Army's. Had a handspring break. Replaced it with a Bobby Pin. Still Workes. 1 2 Quote
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