45LC for slow twist barrelled converted 1858

[1858rem]

just a thought, could you buy a shooter barrel separate and install that on the regular model frame? would it be any more cost effective -$200 standard steel 1858 + a????!!+$400 barrel!!!!???? or mebbe get one for ~150 bucks for a $350 shooter? i have no idea how much a barrel like that would cost though or if'n itd even be worth it

 

[sundance44s]

Dang if the 2 at the bottom of this page won`t make your gun buying impulses drool nothin will..I want one of all of them ... http://www.cherrys.com/ped_pist.htm

 

[mykeal]

My cardiologist has removed Cherry's site from my bookmarks. He says Blue Cross is starting to whine at the number of resuscitations.

 

[Coyote Hunter]

madcratebuilder,

I found mine at a local gunswap show. It had never been shot, but it had a cylinder ring gouged in it from people playing with it. It was in the torn up box with no papers. No one there was into BP and the guy wanted $175.oo, but I talked him down to $150.00. I actually did not know what I had either. It just had beautiful grips and a pretty blue. The only distractor to the gun was the cylinder ring and tarnished trigger guard. I really bought it for a cheap reenactment gun.

Once I get it home under the lights I noticed the dovetailed front sight and the smooth action. After asking some questions on the internet, I was told to look down the barrel and see if it had progressive rifling. That, and an email to Navy Arms sonfirmed the gun. It's just a once in a great while lucky finds for me. I usally end up loosing on most deals.

I shoot it now, have put simulated ivory grips on it, cleaned the tarnish off the silver, and have decided to have the gun "authentically" converted to cartridge. It will make a great addition to my reeanctment character and provide some flash and shine to my gunbelt.

 

[oneiron]

When I look down the barrel of my regular 1858 Remington it looks like it has progressive rifling. The rifling looks straighter at the beginning and gets more pronounced as it gets to the mussel.
I know one thing at normal pistol ranges of 21 feet it will put the .451 ball almost through the same hole shooting off hand. I was very surprised at the pistol's performance 50yrds and out. I would not be under gunned hunting deer size game. Good day of shooting today.

 

[1858rem]

even with my standard pietta and a 255g rnfp colt load with 5.8g trailboss, i offhand shot about a pie-plate size group from at least 100yds, wasnt sure but was out past my hundred yard spot for sure, i was to the left about 2 ft but only maybe 5 inches low. i had some bad leading with tightgroup midrange loads, trailboss is less powerful it seems, but after cleaning out the leading and adding more lube to the bullets, along with a slightly harder alloy, i shot a better group at 100+ yds than i did at 20 yds before lol