Cylinder removal

[Dutchy Rodell]

I just bought a Uberti Remington Conversion, 38 sp. 5 1/2 " barrel.   The instuctions were not clear on cylinder removal.  First of all do you need to remove the cylinder for cleaning?  I tried to remove the cylinder by lowering the loading level, pulling out both the ejector rod and the cylinder pin.  The cylinder did not seem to want to roll free - should it?  Since it is new do I need to apply more pressure?  I am a little reluctant to be too forceful.  Your adivse would be gretly appreciated.  Dutchy

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Half cock the gun
open loading gate
Drop ram rod slightly to free cylinder pin and pull forward.
Rotate the cylinder clockwise (from the rear) and remove

[Dutchy Rodell]

Thanks.  I found out that I wasn't pulling the ejector rod out of the way.  The Cyliinder comes out easy now.  Dutchy

[Catdad]

Dutchy,

A word of advice, when re-installing the cylinder, make sure the hammer is also at half cock.  The first time I tried to re-install the cylinder, I had problems and found the key was having the hammer in the proper position.  Further in this forum, you will find a discussion started by me (Catdad) regarding Special Care Needed for 1858 Remingtons.

Catdad