Gordon
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I now have gone to .36 percussion revolvers for my BP shooting . I do have a Lyman .50 to match my hunting Lyman rifle and a pretty little 1849 Wells Fargo converted to .32 S&W but for my fun shooting decided to concentrate on .36 revolvers because they are big enough to easily reload, unlike the .31, and they use less lead and powder than the .44s and for me seem more accurate. I have a very old Lyman branded.36 Remington 1858 "navy" 6"er that is scaled down enough to be about perfect for me and it is a tack driver. I have shot 2" rested groups with it with 22 grains of GOEX XXX and a .375 ball over a wonder wad . That's right about as good as I can do with any iron sighted handgun ! My Uberti 1851 Colt shoots about twice as big groups but what can you say about the smooth 1851 Colt, I practice pulling and dueling with it and have fun. My third and new found little friend is a beautiful little Uberti 1862 fluted Police 5" gun. I have yet to wring it out fully but with 18 grains of GOEX XXX it seems about as accurate as the 1851 Navy. I really like the gun and it is getting smoother with every outing and relubing. I really liked my 1860 Colt .44 Army Uberti but my son liked it more. Tinker Pierce got my other .44 . All in all I will stick to my .36s for the rest of my term, except when I go ML hunting, like I said the two Lyman .50 Plains guns really work well together. If I need to whack the deer the second time the .50 pistol seems up to it.
I always think what I would be carrying out here in the Central California Bush if I was here in the 1860s, well because of the Grizz's around at the time I guess an 1860 Army or a 3rd model Dragoon .44 would make more sense. But if I went to town the 1862 Police is certainly what I would be packing . Maybe I can get my son to trade me back the 1860 Army for the 1851 Navy if I tell him enough tales. The 1862 fluted police 5"er and the Remmie 1858 .36 are staying with me however !
I always think what I would be carrying out here in the Central California Bush if I was here in the 1860s, well because of the Grizz's around at the time I guess an 1860 Army or a 3rd model Dragoon .44 would make more sense. But if I went to town the 1862 Police is certainly what I would be packing . Maybe I can get my son to trade me back the 1860 Army for the 1851 Navy if I tell him enough tales. The 1862 fluted police 5"er and the Remmie 1858 .36 are staying with me however !