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Old 09-25-2011, 09:49 AM
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I have always liked the Colt's Dragoon and wanted one. Those Uberti models are really good lookers and seem quite well made. I have a pair of Old Army Rugers and a Pietta 1862 repro, but a Dragoon just hasn't been there yet. I like the hefty powder charge it can handle, even over the ROA, but the lever drop issue is pretty well known with heavy charges.

Some of the CAS/SASS shooters who I've talked to about it, when they are using full charges rather than light loads, seem to recommend a heavier spring as the cure. Most use a quick fix and stretch the factory spring. Sometimes recutting the angle works, but most say to try a heavier spring first since even with a deep cut a weak spring will still fail. I found this reference on the muzzleloading forum about a spring that seems to work if stretching the factory one doesn't do it ... "Gibson Humbucker guitar springs will work very well :
GPMS-12 Humb Pickup mounting screws-Nickel vintage style set of 4. 1 1/4" long, with springs:
http://www.grguitars.com/parts_5Pickups.htm "
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