Spiller & Burr

[rodwha]

I've read a little about the Spiller & Burr and it seems like the ideal cap n ball .36 revolver!

Looking I see Pietta makes a stainless model yet I can't seem to find one for sell. They are all brass framed.

I kinda like the looks of the brass frame and have no intentions of pushing the loads hot as it would mostly just be a small game and plinking gun, but I just don't like the idea of a weak frame.

What is the max load and typical accurate load for these repros?

I keep looking at the .36 cal 1858, as well as the 1851 Navy and 1862 Pocket Navy as a small game pistol too...

 

[St8LineGunsmith]

the original Spiller and burr revolvers were all brass frame made in Atlanta Ga during the war of northern aggression then the operation moved to the Macon armory I think the first productions were actually made in Richmond, VA then Spiller and Burr moved the operation to Atlanta.
only 1,500 originals we ever produced, if you could find an original you would have a small fortune in your hands.
you will be very hard pressed to find one in stainless.

the frames are pretty beefy so they are pretty strong much more so than the 1851 Colts or 1858 Remingtons

I dont know what the recomended manufacturers load is but I would not hesitate one second to use a 20 Gn charge in one.

I dont have one but a friend has two that I have shot and they are very well made, good shooting guns.

 

[BADUNAME30]

Here's one rodwha.
Tho it's advertised wrong.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=303816954

 

[St8LineGunsmith]

I clicked on the link and it said page not found.

 

[rodwha]

Pietta shows that they make an either stainless or nickel version, but I cannot find anyone that sells them.

I'd certainly prefer a steel version. So much so that I'd probably get a different pistol if I couldn't buy this one despite the claim it is a much better pistol.

It seems you hear (read) nothing but negative claims about brass framed guns giving out over time. Not that I'd be pushing it as it would mostly be used for small game and plinking, but who can resist trying out heavier loads? But typically it would be used with a more accurate loading vs a max loading. Anyone know what a chamber full (max) load is? What is a typical accurate load?

Maybe I'm just crying over drivel...

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I clicked on the link and it said page not found.

You can go to Gunbroker & search for the Auction # 303816954