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Kind of a part two for my brass 1858 thread, but this one is focused solely on the 1863 Pocket Remington.
I've been off & on with the '63 Pockets, at one time years ago I was very close to buying one, but I didn't and even since haven't really been interested after I read about issues with the loading levers and chamber to bore diameter anomalies.
But, I'll see used brass frame models show up on the auction sites for $200 or less and it gets me interested. My question is similar to the other thread, but given that these are all .31 caliber and not .44's, are the brass frame models able to hold up to being shot a couple times a year?
In the .44's, I do prefer steel because I have the conversion cylinders and I like to shoot max loads with cap and ball, but in the .31 I have no interest in the .32 S&W conversion, so steel has no use to me, not if the brass models are able to handle the same loads the steel frame can.
Again, I'm not likely to shoot it often because it's a .31, but when I do, I want it to be able to handle max loads the 15 or 20 shots per trip I'd be shooting it and not become a wallhanger after a few months.
I've been off & on with the '63 Pockets, at one time years ago I was very close to buying one, but I didn't and even since haven't really been interested after I read about issues with the loading levers and chamber to bore diameter anomalies.
But, I'll see used brass frame models show up on the auction sites for $200 or less and it gets me interested. My question is similar to the other thread, but given that these are all .31 caliber and not .44's, are the brass frame models able to hold up to being shot a couple times a year?
In the .44's, I do prefer steel because I have the conversion cylinders and I like to shoot max loads with cap and ball, but in the .31 I have no interest in the .32 S&W conversion, so steel has no use to me, not if the brass models are able to handle the same loads the steel frame can.
Again, I'm not likely to shoot it often because it's a .31, but when I do, I want it to be able to handle max loads the 15 or 20 shots per trip I'd be shooting it and not become a wallhanger after a few months.