AdmiralB
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I took the first step in my BP conversion over the weekend, visiting the Bass Pro in Cincinnati (the only place within 60 miles that has any BP revolvers, at least as far as I know).
They had a modest assortment, a half-dozen or so, including examples of the two frontrunners in my mind - a Remington New Army and an 1860 Army. The Remington seemed to fit my hand and point better (I was a little surprised at this), so that's probably the direction I'll head first.
However, now I have to pick a finish. I don't have any attractions to the various 'authentic' finishes like charcoal blue or 'in the white', so it comes down to standard blue or stainless. I've always been on the fence about this in the past, as it's been my experience with double-action revolvers that stainless holds up better (for obvious reasons), but carbon usually has better 'feel' in the action.
I will say that the guns at Bass Pro - Piettas - were tight and smooth, and the Remington happened to be stainless - but it also seems that with BP, since you have to be religious about cleanup anyway, there isn't a lot of corrosion-resistance advantage.
What say ye?
They had a modest assortment, a half-dozen or so, including examples of the two frontrunners in my mind - a Remington New Army and an 1860 Army. The Remington seemed to fit my hand and point better (I was a little surprised at this), so that's probably the direction I'll head first.
However, now I have to pick a finish. I don't have any attractions to the various 'authentic' finishes like charcoal blue or 'in the white', so it comes down to standard blue or stainless. I've always been on the fence about this in the past, as it's been my experience with double-action revolvers that stainless holds up better (for obvious reasons), but carbon usually has better 'feel' in the action.
I will say that the guns at Bass Pro - Piettas - were tight and smooth, and the Remington happened to be stainless - but it also seems that with BP, since you have to be religious about cleanup anyway, there isn't a lot of corrosion-resistance advantage.
What say ye?
