1860 Army w/shoulder stock

I have no idea on the value but I have shot a Browning Hi-Power with a shoulder stock and it was fun to shoot and the stock really helped with acuracy. I also have a Crosman 1377 pellet pistol with a sholder stock and it is also fun to shoot. it has a peep rear sight that helps with the aiming. The strange thing is is that it has about a 16" LOP. Any shorter and it would be hard to shoot.

What is the LOP on your stock? if you shoot this I bet you like it.

A used shoulder stock alone typically goes for around $200 give or take on the auction sites. Once in a while significantly more, or significantly less.

Malachi Leviticus Blue said:

A used shoulder stock alone typically goes for around $200 give or take on the auction sites.

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But be careful. A Pietta shoulder stock does not fit on an Uberti gun, and vice versa. I found this out through experience.

Dixie Gun Works sells one for a Pietta 1851 Navy for $295.

I'd say $350-400... but people overpay for stuff on gun broker all the time...

When you shoot it, you might want to consider wearing a bandana on your face, because the cap is awfully close to you. Of course, eye protection too.

desidog said:

I'd say $350-400... but people overpay for stuff on gun broker all the time...

When you shoot it, you might want to consider wearing a bandana on your face, because the cap is awfully close to you. Of course, eye protection too.

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And also keep your non-trigger hand back under the trigger guard, away from the HOT flash at the cylinder gap.

But then again, you'll only "do that once" if you make the mistake...

Prices noted above are correct for the shoulder stock alone...

FINDING a good one used; not "funding" it, is my issue...

Old No7

Taylors lists a new & complete Pietta shoulder stock for $227 while other outfits charge more for it:--->>> https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/pietta-shoulder-stock-parts.html

AlexanderA said:

But be careful. A Pietta shoulder stock does not fit on an Uberti gun, and vice versa. I found this out through experience.

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I have found the opposite to be true. I picked up a used shoulder stock that was on a Pietta 1860 Army revolver, and I only had to do some minor fitting to get it to fit like a glove on my Uberti 1860 Army.

I have to say, this is my favorite BP revolver.

Not trying to hijack this thread, but if one uses a shoulder stock with a BP replica revolver AND substitutes a conversion cartridge cylinder, it constitutes a SBR (short-barreled rifle) which BATF really frowns upon.

Jim

noelf2 said:

I have found the opposite to be true. I picked up a used shoulder stock that was on a Pietta 1860 Army revolver, and I only had to do some minor fitting to get it to fit like a glove on my Uberti 1860 Army.

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I had a Pietta 1860 Army, cut for a shoulder stock. I found a shoulder stock, manufacturer unknown, on ebay, and bought it. When it arrived, I saw that it was totally unmarked. But there was no way it would fit on my Pietta. I sold the Pietta and bought an Uberti 1860 Army. The stock fit perfectly on the Uberti.

I can only conclude from this that the grip configuration is different enough between the Pietta and the Uberti that the shoulder stocks won't interchange.

Some nice looking guns. I bet that shoulder stock is lots of fun to shoot with.

Does anybody know if the shoulder stocks were a military issue during the Civil War? The standard army-issue 1860's were cut for the shoulder stock, but it's hard to see how the stock would be carried on the cavalryman's (or officer's) equipment. On a shoulder sling in lieu of a carbine? (In which case this would be a second pistol, slung, in addition to the holstered pistol.) Or, in a pair of pommel holsters, with the pistol in one and the stock in the other?

I'd also like to see some original cased sets that included a space for a shoulder stock. I know some were made, but they're apparently very rare.

Nice buy. Anyone comment as to improved accuracy using one. My wish list has the currently manufactured Uberti revolving carbine on it, mainly cause its just so darn cool looking, pretty even.

whughett said:

Nice buy. Anyone comment as to improved accuracy using one. My wish list has the currently manufactured Uberti revolving carbine on it, mainly cause its just so darn cool looking, pretty even.

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Same here. I've been wanting one every since I got into BP shooting!

I like the ASM Dragoon Carbine with an 18" barrel that can be swapped with a shorter one:--->>> https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/just-another-dragoon.475732/