in love with the 1851 colt navy :)

[midland man]

wow this is one fine shootin piece!! man this thing shoots super accurate and is a pleasure to boot. now I wanna have more of these colt designs! the fever is full on and in full effect someone stop me please!! so now I understand why the guys back then like wild bill, and doc holiday etc, like them! so how do you guys like yours, experiences etc?? thanks!

 

[FiveStrings]

My reaction was the same as yours. I got a Uberti Navy for Christmas. I already had several .44's, this was my first .36. The way it fit my hand, weight, and balance was about perfect. Shoots excellent. My new favorite of the C&P revolvers.

 

[Hellgate]

My "go to" Colts are a pair of old ASM '51 Navy 44s. I get the easy pointing of the lighter Navy with the punch of a 44. The 36s are much easier on the pocketbook in powder & lead. You can get a 6 cavity gang mold from biglube.com for about $100 to cast up a bunch of lead balls. The going price on .375 or .380 balls is $12-$18. Just be sure to scrounge fairly soft lead. C&Bs are a benign addiction. I've owned about 38 over the years but still have my first Uberti 1861 (36cal) Navy.

 

[J-Bar]

Shameless Self Promotion!

I love my Uberti 1851 London Navies. I made a video for YouTube which has been noted here previously, but for your convenience here is a link. I am not as famous as Hickok 45 or some others, but I hope you find it entertaining:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5CMtWquGM

 

[BCRider]

I wouldn't trade my modern S&W's in for an all BP cap and ball collection. But the ones I do have are not going anywhere any time soon. I really love the variety and the cap and ball smokers are a big part of my handgun collection as a result.

And then there's the whole "double your guns, double your pleasure" thing of shooting Frontiersman category in cowboy action. TWO black powder guns, 10 rounds of .44-40 and a half dozen rounds of BP shot shells can lay down a screen of smoke suitable for hiding a battleship! ! ! !

Check this out. I'm likely just finishing off the handguns and the smoke from the shotgun rounds is still to be added to the "screen".

More than once when shooting in these events on calm mornings the smoke gets so thick that I have to duck and weave to see around or under the smoke.

The revolvers all seem odd and front heavy when you look at them. But somehow that goes away and they just seem to become an extension of our arms when push comes to making smoke and noise.

 

[Crawdad1]

Here's my 1860 Army repro with its elk grips and conversion cylinder,

And here is a target at 25 yards using 25 grains of GOEx 3Fg, a 454 round ball and one Ox Yoke wonder wad. I had just cut a 'V' notch in the new hammer I put on her and wanted to see where she was hitting. This was the only chance I had to get out before the winter hit so this spring I'll hit the range again before going out to groundhog hunt with it in the summer and then deer hunting with the conversion in the fall. Lots you can do with these revolvers, anymore.

From here if she is still hitting like this after more range time I'll just use some Kentucky windage to correct and center.

 

[midland man]

i went out and shot mine to find its shoots to the left and very very high so i cut a new groove to the right of the original groove and made it a lot deeper so now i gotta catch it when its not raining so i can try it again!

 

[Crawdad1]

i went out and shot mine to find its shoots to the left and very very high so i cut a new groove to the right of the original groove and made it a lot deeper so now i gotta catch it when its not raining so i can try it again!

That's it!!! And who said you can't adjust Colt sights because we just did.

 

[bannockburn]

Crawdad1

Love those elk grips! Where did you get them or did you make them yourself? Just the right amount of bark. Nice shooting too!

 

[midland man]

Love those elk grips! Where did you get them or did you make them yourself? Just the right amount of bark. Nice shooting too! what he said as I like them too?

 

[Crawdad1]

Thanks guys!!! She can shoot can't she!!!!! Not off hand shooting, the barrel was secured resting on sand bags.

Bannockburn, Thank You, but I'm just trying to make mine look as good as your Colt 1860 Army.
I think I'm a little closer not quite but just a little closer.

Guys, here is his web-site, he does terrific work,

http://www.chiselandplaneworkshop.com/

 

[midland man]

shure is pretty their crawdad1 thanks!

 

[bannockburn]

Crawdad1

Thanks for the link; Chisel and Plane Workshop do make some mighty looking fine grips! While I have always loved the the way my Colt Model 1860 looks, I just feel that a set of ivory, stag, or elk grips would be the icing on the cake for that fine revolver.

 

[Navy Six]

For an afternoon of relaxed, pleasurable shooting few guns can match a Colt Navy. Beautiful balance, points great, looks great, shoots great--what's not to like. The big decision is whether to shoot the 51s' or 61s'.

 

[piettakid]

I don't like colt revolvers and i don't like brass frames but Cabelas has a great deal on the 1851 Navy right now. The gun and a spare cylinder for $180.

 

[Crawdad1]

Crawdad1

Thanks for the link; Chisel and Plane Workshop do make some mighty looking fine grips! While I have always loved the the way my Colt Model 1860 looks, I just feel that a set of ivory, stag, or elk grips would be the icing on the cake for that fine revolver.

Mine is just a repro but your Colt looks way too good as it sits and that would be a tough call. I wouldn't want to make that decision.

 

[midland man]

okay well if I may ask piettakid? I went from the Remington to the colts and I like this 1851 model very much! the grips fit my hand a lot better and I can hit with it after replacing that tiny bead that colt used to sight them in at 75-100 yrds. I put a taller sight on mine to get it in at 25yrds! but sorry if you had a bad experience!