I traded it away

[BowerR64]

There is a gun show about 10 minutes from my house once a month. Today i went to the one for this month looking to sell or trade my Brass Buffalo.

I was kinda wanting a colt insted just because i have so many Remingtons now.

A guy had a couple he offered me his colt on a trade. He wanted $15. and my buffalo. I was asking $150. he wanted $165.

His doesnt even look fired, its old and been sitting a while but it does seem like its a little tarnished i think it will clean up ok.

I dont have a problem at all with brass frames my loads seem so light even as much as i shoot i doubt ill ever tear it up from shooting it.

Gave this

and $15. for this

I did have the Buffalo pretty dialed in but it was so ugly i had a hard time looking at it. lol

The brass colts are much more pleasant to look at.

 

[frontiergander]

as long as you like it and are happy, its a great trade. I like the colt better myself, just looks cleaner.

 

[BowerR64]

Its been shot and hasnt been cleaned very well. The rifeling i think is in better condition and cosmeticly it does look cleaner.

It will be tough to outshoot that Remington though it was VERY dialed in but the whole fun is setting it up and adjusting it IMO.

 

[BowerR64]

Got it cleaned up and spit shined.

It might be after the first of the year before i get to shoot it though. We just got about 6" of snow ill be buried inside for a few days atleast.

A pair of colt brassers

 

[J-Bar]

Who made your new (to you) 1860? That grip does not look like a Pietta.

It's a good idea to check arbor fit and bolt-to-notch fit even though it has already been shot. And if you have not already completely disassembled it, I would. You don't want your first trip to the range to be spoiled by an old cap fragment buried down deep inside.

 

[BCRider]

Nice looking guns. And like you say if shot with small charges the is no reason at all why they won't last for many thousands of shots.

You're also now a candidate for a taller front sight blade modification.

 

[Hellgate]

Bower,
Make sure the cylinder gap is not excessive from the gun being fired with heavy loads. Also the grip looks like a navy grip rather than an army grip. I suspect the gun is not a Pietta. I prefer the non Pietta navy grips since they are more authentic and fit my hands better.

 

[BowerR64]

Its made by Connecticut Vally Arms on the side of the frame it has a CVA

It also has the ships on the cylinder that makes it the navy right?

It is pretty tight, it was shot but not very much.

The arbor is pinned, first ive seen this before. Not sure if this is factory or if some one added this. Its a good idea though.

 

[BowerR64]

If i take a little off the back side of the bolt notch (as marked) this will put the bolt nub more in the center where the bevel is on the cylinder right?

or should i just leave it.

 

[Prairie Dawg]

CVA was the importer, not the maker.
Probably made by Pietta or Armi San Marco (ASM).

Look for maker's marks probably on the barrel, maybe under the loading lever.

Here is the key for interpreting the maker's marks.

http://www.dakotaskipper.net/ebay/MBPProofmarks1.pdf

--Dawg

 

[BowerR64]

oh ok i wasnt sure, so CVA may be who repinned the arbor? It looks like a pietta to me BC is 1993 i think?

 

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I see on Midwest Gun Broker right south of you in Harrsionville a guy has 5
bottles of 777 for 100.00. That's his asking price. One is FFF and the other
4 are FF. Probably get em for 75.00. I really don't know what 777 sells for.
He also has a couple cans of Black, but he wants 40.00 for them. Too high.

 

[BowerR64]

I need more time with what i got. I thought i was satisfied with T7 2F but i shot 3F a couple weeks ago with the filler and it shot so good im starting to think i need to go back to 3F

Right now i have 3/4 pound of swiss, Pyrodex P, Pyrodex select, Pyrodex RS and T7 3F

Half a pound of T7 2F and a full pound of Black MZ

A little bit of Goex left also

I just looked on there i dont see that add. Whats it listed under?

 

[BowerR64]

You're also now a candidate for a taller front sight blade modification.

I need to try it first, the rear notch doesnt even look like much of a notch im going to start there first.

What do you think?

 

[BowerR64]

I thought it was timed correctly but its not. The bolt looks really rough like its had work done on it but its not timed right.

If i want the bolt to drop sonner do i take off a little from A or a little from B?

I took a little off on the A part for the 51 and that helped it alot.

This one is so thin i dont want to just guess and make it any thinner if it just needs to be a little shorter.

 

[swathdiver]

Funny, I was just given one of those tonight to get into shooting condition. It too is a CVA (ASM) 1860 Army brasser but it was a kit gun, there are no serials or markings anywhere on the outside other than the CVA logo.

 

[BowerR64]

I think since this one has the ships on the cylinder its a navy version.

I like how the CVAs have the markings and everything on the bottom rather then all over the sides. It looks more clean without all that stuff hammered all over it.

 

[tom e gun]

The naval scene on the cylinder does not mean its a Navy, the Army and Navy models have the same imagry if I'm not mistaken. From what I understand, the 1851 Navy was pretty much exclusively in .36 caliber (with modern repro's tossing out .44 versions now) and the 1860 Army .44 with one other big difference being the barrel and loading lever design. The '51 flavors have a blockier looking barrel/loading lever. The 1860 Army has a more rounded appearence.

 

[BowerR64]

You're also now a candidate for a taller front sight blade modification.

I think you are right, i dug out my lazer bore sight and it is about 12" high

The hammer notch was way left so i cut it more center. Then i took a strip of brass and folded it over. Cut it down to where i think its about right (wont know till i shoot it)

Then i used some JB weld and i glued it ontop of the short stock one.

I think it looks ok for now.

 

[Wayne-O]

oh ok i wasnt sure, so CVA may be who repinned the arbor? It looks like a pietta to me BC is 1993 i think?

It's a Armi San Marco

 

[Wayne-O]

 

[Jaymo]

Yep. It has the stylized ASM mark stamped under the barrel.
In front of the trigger guard.
Behind the barrel.

 

[Wayne-O]

I need to try it first, the rear notch doesnt even look like much of a notch im going to start there first.

What do you think?

That is exactly how these are sighted in. The notch in the hammer is opened up, then the top of the hammer is filed down. Pretty simple to get one sighted in.

These revolvers were originally designed to shoot at much greater distances, that's why the sights are the way they are.

 

[BowerR64]

Does CVA do anything to them?

Is ASM any good?

I think is says italy on the barrel?

 

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CVA probably did nothing to them. ASM is in Italy, a lot of people think they are
at the bottom of the barrel for quality.