Elegance, redefined.

Nice looking iron indeed! Congratulations.

Looks good

Stocks for that revolver are easily done. Chose your preferred material, cut two slabs 1/8” thicker than what is on the revolver. Use the existing stocks to trace the outline. Start whittling! The critical cuts are the 1/2 circles that anchor the grip to the frame. Those need to look like they grew there. The rest can be sanded to fit the frame.

Good luck, it is a nice looking revolver, for a Remington.

Kevin

This cries out for a cartridge conversion cylinder. I'm partial to the Howell 5-shot, with the intermediate (safety) locking notches. Howell also makes these in stainless steel.

Here's mine, with the Howell cylinder installed, as well as two percussion cylinders:

Beautiful revolver, I have one from 2020 and a howells 6 shot conversion cylinder. Its extremely accurate.

Blackpowderwarrior said:

I have one from 2020 and a howells 6 shot conversion cylinder.

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It was a dilemma deciding between the 5-shot and the 6-shot cylinders. The 6-shot nominally gives you one more shot, but not really, because for safety it needs to be carried with the hammer down on an empty chamber. The 5-shot cylinder can be loaded with all 5 chambers, since the intermediate locking notches let the hammer rest between chambers.

The other factor is that the web of metal between the chambers is much thicker (in the 5-shot), giving it a greater strength reserve.

AlexanderA said:

It was a dilemma deciding between the 5-shot and the 6-shot cylinders. The 6-shot nominally gives you one more shot, but not really, because for safety it needs to be carried with the hammer down on an empty chamber. The 5-shot cylinder can be loaded with all 5 chambers, since the intermediate locking notches let the hammer rest between chambers.

The other factor is that the web of metal between the chambers is much thicker (in the 5-shot), giving it a greater strength reserve.

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The 6 shot from howells has 1 safety stop notch between chambers.
But there is more meat between the chambers on the 5 shot vs 6 shot.

armoredman

Elegance, Redefined.

Indeed sir, both the Remington New Model Army, and the Colt Model 1860, are two of the most elegant and stylish black powder revolvers ever made!

This is my Pieta Remington New Model Army; I know it's a bit showy in appearance, it was on sale at the time, and I like the look of ivory grips, even when it's faux ivory! My wife got it for me a couple of years ago for Christmas. She even picked up the Howell 6 round .45 Colt conversion cylinder to go with it!

One things for sure: they're both keepers!

Here's hoping your New Model Army shoots as great as it looks!

Nice... I've got 2 BPs I bought 3 years ago... They look so good I don't wanna shoot them... That kinda bites... lol

Beautiful. Is it stainless? I assume so.

Beautiful Remmies!

armoredman said:

And now it has a younger brother!
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Oooh yeah! That Remington 1875 is good looking!

armoredman said:

Sweet shooting, too, handles like a dream. Somehow I lost the cylinder pin retainer nut, (I don't know HOW, didn't break that part down), and now I have to order another one before I can get the 1875 out to the range again...but by the time it comes in maybe I'll have found some more ammo.

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That Remington 75 is on my list. Want to learn to make BP loads. What caliber is yours in! Thanks to the Italian for making these really nice replicas so us working stiffs can enjoy those old style guns without mortgaging the house.