I don't drink much wine. I like beer. Must be my hun heritage. Guess that's why I have such poor tastes in BP revolvers, what with the Ruger and all. LOL I had a Colt Navy replica and never warmed to the topless look. That topless look with that octagon barrel just never did warm to me. I much prefer Remmies for replicas and I like a gun that works. Remmie tend to shoot better and have almost real sights. I want to get a Remmie to play with. They look like a lotta fun. I have one spotted to cull from the herd at Cabelas, just waiting on the money, the ever present quest.
Guns, especially black powder, are subject to individual preferences, though. Of all the Colts, the rounded barreled '60s/dragoons are my favorite. I like to be able to have an actual USE for my firearms over and above range duty, though. The Ruger is impossible to beat as a shooter and field gun. It packs an almost Walker like punch (gonna get my cylinders bored out) and yet shoots as accurate as a modern cartridge gun. It's built STOUT! It ain't gonna break or wear if you take care of it. UPS could drop it off a ten story building and the Ruger would just keep on keepin' on. It's built on a superblackhawk like frame, could take many times the pressure any black powder or substitute can dish out and it'll just laugh it off. You could build a .44 mag on that frame and it'd be no problem. After stretching that old Navy's brass (I was a broke student and it was cheap) frame into non-compliance, I appreciate a strong revolver. That Ruger is gonna ride on my hip for backup while hog hunting soon as I can get up to east Texas. I wanna get the work done to it first, though. When I get the Remmie, it'll likely be a range queen. But, heck, it's BP! I was kinda thinkin' about getting a cartridge conversion cylinder for it in the future if I like it as a shooter. That could give it some uses it wouldn't otherwise have as a field gun. But, heck, I have a stainless .45 colt blackhawk that puts 'em in under 4moa. I shoot .44 mag level handloads out of that thing. My light load puts a 255 grain cast flat point out the barrel at 950 or so FPS. Why would I wanna tote a Remmie that ain't no more totable? It might be a little more totable than that big ol' Ruger, but in black powder hunting for hogs, I think I'd rather have the power and accuracy of the Ruger, thanks. If I slap a big hog with that Hawkin .50 and it don't slow him down, I have more faith in the Ruger than any other BP revolver on the market. I'd carry my .45 colt blackhawk if it was legal at that particular WMA (Texas public hunting, BP only rules there). But, I like the looks and feel of Remmies and as a range shooter, it should be fun and it's not expensive. I've always wanted a Remmie, anyway.
I might be a little too practical to be a true black powder aficionado, but hey, I've been shootin' cap an ball for a LONG time, over a quarter century now.
You shouldn't buy a bottle just because it has a fancy label, you need to know if the liquid is worth the money 