I am torn between 2 loves 1860 Snub Nose

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I've owned a pietta 1860 snub nose for about a year now and still haven't fired it. The only thing I've done is run six caps through it. It feels very balanced and nice in the hand. I will need to fill the hammer notch in with my self though as I can tell it'll be a cap sucking piece like any other colt. I may just end up trading it for something else or maybe I'll sell it.
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Did you sell it yet?
 
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I got a pietta brasser for 150 on sale shot it a while then cut it down after I bought a steel frame. It may be my favorite BP revolver, but I do like my conversion cylinders also, oh, and my a858s and, my .... nevermind.

I did trim down the front sight as this is really a point and shoot revolver, I also rounded off the back tail of the grip, and I often think about cutting it further, and doing some more shaping to the front end, but this works as is and I just have not decided to do more (yet)

Dave
 
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I got a pietta brasser for 150 on sale shot it a while then cut it down after I bought a steel frame. It may be my favorite BP revolver, but I do like my conversion cylinders also, oh, and my a858s and, my .... nevermind.

I did trim down the front sight as this is really a point and shoot revolver, I also rounded off the back tail of the grip, and I often think about cutting it further, and doing some more shaping to the front end, but this works as is and I just have not decided to do more (yet)

Dave
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Sorry, not selling, just stating I got it for 150 on sale at Cabelas. They used to routinely mark them down. They show for 199 regular price now.

Was stating that because it was not prohibitively expensive and if I messed it up I was not out a bunch.
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I got a pietta brasser for 150 on sale shot it a while then cut it down after I bought a steel frame. It may be my favorite BP revolver, but I do like my conversion cylinders also, oh, and my a858s and, my .... nevermind.

I did trim down the front sight as this is really a point and shoot revolver, I also rounded off the back tail of the grip, and I often think about cutting it further, and doing some more shaping to the front end, but this works as is and I just have not decided to do more (yet)

Dave
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What kind of loads can you shoot out of that with a conversion cylinder? Can it handle “Cowboy load” levels of charge?
 
No conversion cylinder in the brasser. I have a steel 1851 and a steel 1858 fitted with CCs. Shoot any standard (not Buffalo bore) 45 colt load or 25 grains of BP, felt wad and a 200 grain big lube bullet (driftwoods advice)

I put 20 grains of black, a card, lubed wad and a round ball in the snub.
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I have not shot them yet but I also just loaded up 10 schofield brass loads with 25 grains and no wad and a 200 big lube. Make sure you get a little compression on the powder if using BP.
 
The Original Avenging Angel type snubby is without the birdshead grips
and fluted cylinder. On Pinterest you can see quite a few in collections.
If you can get one with regular grips that is more historically correct.
Only Colts were the basis for the Avenging Angel snubby to my knowledge.
 
Was just musing that I could if I wanted to swap the barrel out onto the steel frame and shoot the conversion cylinder. But all CC manufactures specifically say not for use in brass frames.
 
In theory if you do it yourself, you should also include a forcing cone job.

I'll take the Bird's Head Grip w/fluted chambers.

We were just taking a class on tuning SA revolvers. Wrote up an eight page paper on my classnotes. Having it reviewed before I submit it for publication.
 
4v50 Gary said:
In theory if you do it yourself, you should also include a forcing cone job.

I'll take the Bird's Head Grip w/fluted chambers.

We were just taking a class on tuning SA revolvers. Wrote up an eight page paper on my classnotes. Having it reviewed before I submit it for publication.
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Exactly… rent or borrow some tools and do a proper job of it. Yes, this kind of thing can be done with a hacksaw and a carriage bolt but I bet the results are generally not the same as if the right tools are used.
I know, it’s “just” a blackpowder revolver, etc etc. but tuned, and tweaked, who knows what you could get for your efforts?
 
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