1862 Police vs. .44 caliber recoil

[SAA]

I'm thinking about getting a .36 caliber Uberti 1862 Police for my son to shoot. How does the recoil of standard loads in one compare to that of standard loads in, say a .44 caliber Remington 1858 or 1860 Colt Army?

Also, what diameter balls work well with the .36 caliber Ubertis?

Thanks.

 

[dickydalton]

My 1862 Uberti hardly recoils and is a hoot to shoot. I load 15 grains of 3F Swiss under a lubed wad and a .380 round ball. The .375 round balls moved (sometimes with the loading lever). It has a short arbor so I made a spacer out of tin foil but it still hits 1 foot high at 25 yards.

 

[44 Dave]

I love my '51 Navy, have a spout that throws 18 gr. and use a home made wad.
My 12 year old shoots it, very light recoil. About 25 gr. plus wad is about all that will fit in the chamber and is still more manageable than 30 in an 1860. Have been shooting the .36 lately saving powder and don't have to mess with filler to have the ball close enough to the top of the cylinder.

 

[Prairie Dawg]

The Uberti 1862 is built on the 31 caliber frame & so it is a smaller lighter gun.
With a load of 12 - 15 grains FFFg, there is almost no recoil.
Yes, use .380 balls in Uberti 36 caliber cap guns.
Yes, they are really fun to shoot.
--Dawg

 

[swathdiver]

A fully loaded Pocket Police has more kick than a '51 navy. But that "kick" is negligible even for a kid. My kids shoot the .44 Remingtons, pocket pistols, and '51 navy types. If you load the .44s in the low to mid 20s, they don't kick hardly neither.

Yep, they like .380s as do the ASMs.

Just get some new cones right up front, nothing takes the fun out of shootin' than messing with cap jams. Teach them to tilt the gun when cocking it too.

 

[StrawHat]

I'm a kid and I love shooting my Pocket Police revolvers. More recoil than a 22 or an 1861 but not enough to notice. I use .380s in all my 36s, for me, one size fits all in 36.

 

[72coupe]

Recoil on mine with 20 grains of Triple 7 and a 380 ball is sharp but it shoots to point of aim at 25 yards and is surpirsingly accurate.