TomK
Member
I am the proud and quite satisfied owner of a (Cabela's) Pietta 1860 Colt "snubbie," and a (Cabela's) Pietta "1858 Remington," both of the .44 caliber persuasion.
I am considering thinking about maybe getting a conversion cylinder for one or the other.
I am kinda confined to this powered chair as my legs don't work no more, and our local range has no "shooting tables," or anything else to hold the pistol and "stuff" whilst I reload, so I'm thinking a conversion cylinder for "fixed ammunition" would allow me more time on the firing line and less time being all pi....frustrated.
I would dearly love to get a cylinder for the "Colt," as it is my favorite, although I do shoot "better" with the Remmie, (not GOOD, just "better.") I remember once, I actually hit a target using the Remington-okay, so it WAS someone else's target over on the rifle range...! But the Colt is "neater-looking" and more fun, now that I've almost won The Battle of the Wedge that is! Would those of you with experience give me some guidance on which gun would be easier to load and care for with the converter?
Between the R&D and Kirst converters, which is more "user friendly" and built to LAST, (at the prices I've seen, I hope to leave the gun and cylinder to my g-g-great grand-kids as a family heirloom.) Is ammunition for the conversion cylinders available mail-order? If so---where please?
I'm not into the Cowboy-Action thing, nor am I a competitive shooter, I just enjoy my firearms and it's a great way for me and a couple of the grand-kids to spend time together.
With this converter idea, have the Pyrodex fumes finally addled my mind, or have I actually devised an honest-to-gosh PLAN?
Thanks a bunch--TomK
I am considering thinking about maybe getting a conversion cylinder for one or the other.
I am kinda confined to this powered chair as my legs don't work no more, and our local range has no "shooting tables," or anything else to hold the pistol and "stuff" whilst I reload, so I'm thinking a conversion cylinder for "fixed ammunition" would allow me more time on the firing line and less time being all pi....frustrated.
I would dearly love to get a cylinder for the "Colt," as it is my favorite, although I do shoot "better" with the Remmie, (not GOOD, just "better.") I remember once, I actually hit a target using the Remington-okay, so it WAS someone else's target over on the rifle range...! But the Colt is "neater-looking" and more fun, now that I've almost won The Battle of the Wedge that is! Would those of you with experience give me some guidance on which gun would be easier to load and care for with the converter?
Between the R&D and Kirst converters, which is more "user friendly" and built to LAST, (at the prices I've seen, I hope to leave the gun and cylinder to my g-g-great grand-kids as a family heirloom.) Is ammunition for the conversion cylinders available mail-order? If so---where please?
I'm not into the Cowboy-Action thing, nor am I a competitive shooter, I just enjoy my firearms and it's a great way for me and a couple of the grand-kids to spend time together.
With this converter idea, have the Pyrodex fumes finally addled my mind, or have I actually devised an honest-to-gosh PLAN?
Thanks a bunch--TomK