Black Powder Revolver
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monet61
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Hello;
Uberti and Pietta both make a nice 1858 replica. They are available in .44 and .36 caliber. They are fun to shoot and if you wish, can be converted to shoot low pressure cowboy cartridges. Just be sure to learn how to take them apart and put them back together, because if you don't keep them clean, they will corrode. Good luck.
Uberti and Pietta both make a nice 1858 replica. They are available in .44 and .36 caliber. They are fun to shoot and if you wish, can be converted to shoot low pressure cowboy cartridges. Just be sure to learn how to take them apart and put them back together, because if you don't keep them clean, they will corrode. Good luck.
Sheldon J
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You do know all about the hassle of cleaning a black powder gun immediately after fireing don't you..... Full strip and disaembly, hot water scrub, oil and hope you got it all....
Tommygunn
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Milamber, if you posted an inquiry into the blackpowder section, you might receive more responses.
http://www.thehighroad.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=12
http://www.thehighroad.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=12
Tommygunn
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Just go there and post there. I think only a forum supervisor type can move a thread around.....
Moving!
Pietta makes a pretty good gun, I have an 1860 Army by Pietta. I got mine at a gun show in a Cabela's box. Cabela's guns are mostly made by Pietta made from what I can tell and they often have great sales.
Shop smart and look aroud a LOT. BP revolvers can often be had for as low as $100.
Pietta makes a pretty good gun, I have an 1860 Army by Pietta. I got mine at a gun show in a Cabela's box. Cabela's guns are mostly made by Pietta made from what I can tell and they often have great sales.
Shop smart and look aroud a LOT. BP revolvers can often be had for as low as $100.
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Legionnaire
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Posted on your other thread. Maybe the mods can combine them?
Fingers McGee
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sheldonJ said:
Old wives tale spread by warthog shooters & Soot Lords to keep the undesireables out.
Pietta, Uberti, Brass, Steel, 8", 5 1/2" really doesnt matter if you are just starting out. By the time you get comfortable shooting and maintaining it, you will have an uncontrollable urge to purchase more and more C&B revolvers of every make, model, and caliber.
Don't ask me how I know
Legionnaire
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Agree with Fingers. Here's a good video on cleaning black powder revolvers.
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/watch?v=CTh_97xRyc8
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/watch?v=CTh_97xRyc8
Busyhands94
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Pietta makes a good 1858 Remington, I have the brass framed version and it is still as tight as the day I got it. I strongly recommend it, however steel is probably better if you like to shoot hotter loads.
It is easy to take apart and reassembly, you get the hang of it after a couple times. It feels good to know your gun is completely clean.
~Levi
It is easy to take apart and reassembly, you get the hang of it after a couple times. It feels good to know your gun is completely clean.
~Levi
Emm. Fingers your right. Firearms of all kinds can be addictive. One is not enough. I bought a Mossberg 590SP after we had some interesting visitors. We live in the woods! Now we have a small collection. The wife shoots GSSF and is dragging me in LOL. The old west and it's history has always been of interest so a period firearm was a eventually on the cards!
robhof
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Another agreement to Fingers; I started with a ROA and now 5 revolvers later and 4 rifles, it just doesn't stop, and they require constant feeding and cleaning, thank God the children are grown.
Mike OTDP
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Back to the OP...
How much money do you want to spend? This is very much a case of getting what you pay for. I rank the Remington repros in the following order:
1. Hege Army Match
2. Pedersoli
3. Pietta Shooter's Model
4. Pietta regular model
5. Uberti
I personally would not go below the Pietta Shooter's Model, but I shoot copmetitively. FWIW, I've been shooting a Hege for 20 years with outstanding results.
Avoid the brass frames, they shoot loose.
How much money do you want to spend? This is very much a case of getting what you pay for. I rank the Remington repros in the following order:
1. Hege Army Match
2. Pedersoli
3. Pietta Shooter's Model
4. Pietta regular model
5. Uberti
I personally would not go below the Pietta Shooter's Model, but I shoot copmetitively. FWIW, I've been shooting a Hege for 20 years with outstanding results.
Avoid the brass frames, they shoot loose.
highlander 5
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Worried about cleaning BP residue? Get a Ruger Old Army in stainless. You still have to clean it but you don't have to panic about it. Worse comes to worse remove cylinder and grips throw it in the dish washer.
Noz
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99% of the crap about cleaning C & B revolvers is just exactly that.
We are having a shoot Saturday and I got my pistols out yesterday only to discover that I had failed to clean them after the last shootthe first weekend in November.
No damage.
I wiped the face of the cylinder, added a bit of bore butter to the arbors and loaded them for the shoot. I'll clean them next week. Maybe.
We are having a shoot Saturday and I got my pistols out yesterday only to discover that I had failed to clean them after the last shootthe first weekend in November.
No damage.
I wiped the face of the cylinder, added a bit of bore butter to the arbors and loaded them for the shoot. I'll clean them next week. Maybe.
PeashooterJoe
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Hey don't forget the 58 Remington also comes in Stainless..Peashooterjoe
Busyhands94
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I did a video on my pietta Remington, it is my favorite handgun in the whole world. I haven't had a misfire either and I have shot many rounds with it too. The exception was the time I forgot to put powder under the ball, but I just removed the nipple and put some powder behind it so that wasn't such a big deal. Mine likes 30 grains of APP and a .454 round ball, it's a really accurate load and quite powerful. Even though it is brass it has never gotten any looser as far as I can tell. It is still as tight as a drum!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54idZIzXVLo&feature=channel_video_title
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54idZIzXVLo&feature=channel_video_title
junkman_01
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Levi,
A 30 grain load in a brasser WILL loosen it up eventually. You say you like your revolver a lot. So why do you punish it? Try a load in the 22-25 grain range and I'll bet it is just as accurate. It will not pound your gun as much. Your revolver will thank you.
A 30 grain load in a brasser WILL loosen it up eventually. You say you like your revolver a lot. So why do you punish it? Try a load in the 22-25 grain range and I'll bet it is just as accurate. It will not pound your gun as much. Your revolver will thank you.
J-Bar
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Blackpowder revolvers are romantic...choose the one, or two, or dozen, that you respond to ("Oh, geez, that is a neat looking gun!!")
Blackpowder revolvers are feminine. Even the Big Beautiful .45s. They require attention and care but will return your attention with pleasure and joy.
Pardon me, I am in a poetic mood.
Blackpowder revolvers are feminine. Even the Big Beautiful .45s. They require attention and care but will return your attention with pleasure and joy.
Pardon me, I am in a poetic mood.
Yep, definitely a great revolver. No reason to have any misfires with the proper caps. I had mine misfire with CCI #10, which are a bit too small. I will try Remington #10, supposedly bigger.. CCI #11 work, but you must pinch them a bit. Since I have a steel frame, I shoot 30gr of 777, pretty stout. With that charge, I get 844fps with Lee 200gr bullets and 859fps with round ball, out of the 5.5" barrel.
I might get a steel frame 7.5" with adjustable sights...!
One sure thing, I'll never sell mine.
I might get a steel frame 7.5" with adjustable sights...!
One sure thing, I'll never sell mine.
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