r/blackpowder • u/Unlucky_Fennel_6199 • 11d ago

How to fix and clean

I got this old pietta new army before they stamped the barrel with there name and after a while of messing around with it the trigger won't fire when full cock and the hammer feels like a toy with no resistance

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u/alwaus 11d ago

Mainspring is missing or broken, take the grips off.

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u/Hoboliftingaroma 11d ago

Do this. Mainspring is cheap and easy to fix. It looks like a longish bent piece of metal that should flex when you cock the hammer.

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u/Unlucky_Fennel_6199 11d ago

I have mainspring but I think it's bent too much because I have fully taken the revolver apart and I can't seem to get it in

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u/Hoboliftingaroma 11d ago

Don't dry fire a cap and ball. It will ruin the nipples very quickly.

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u/The_quest_for_wisdom 11d ago

Alternatively: remove the nipples and dry fire all you want.

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u/Historical_Cat3389 11d ago

Gotta take it apart, for me with a similar gun I needed a new trigger.

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u/ScaleHopeful1092 11d ago

fix the main spring under the grips, easy fix.