Howdy, I'm new here!

[RKimball]

Howdy everybody! I've been reading this forum for some time, but I finally decided it was time to join the fun.  I currently own three cap and ball revolvers, all Colt replicas, and they are all loose at the arbor,(I think that's the correct term for the pin around which the cylinder spins and onto which the barrel attaches).  Are there any easy ways of fixing this, or is there any point.  These pistols are Pietta made, and none of them have been fired more than a hundred rounds. One pistol is a 1860 Army .44, the other is a 1861 Navy .36 and the third is a 1862 Police .36. The charges I use are 25 grains, 20 grains and 15 grains, respectively. Once again Howdy, and thanky for any advice.  :-)

[jeager106]

Howdy back at cha. And welome aboard.
Don't have answers fer ya, but welcome anyway!

[Flint]

On the Pietta, they don't always have locking pins in the rear of the frame, especially so the brass framed guns, as they can't drill a hole half in brass and half in steel, the drill bends and skids off the steel.

If there is a lock pin in the rear of the arbor, try driving it in harder with a pin punch and that may tighten the arbor.  

If there is no lock, then unscrew the arbor, degrease it and the thread, and (red) Locktite it in place, install the barrel and wedge to keep it straight while the Locktite dries.

If driving the lockpin won't tighten the arbor, you'll have to drill it out, a drill bit about .100 diameter.  The pin is the same pin part used in the front of the frame, as a pair, for alignment, which will tell you the diameter drill you will need.

With the pin drilled out, you can unscrew the arbor to clean it and reset it with locktite, then tap the lock pin's hole for a #6-32 or #6-40 set screw to relock it.