45 Dragoon
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The fixed barrel on the Remington is more accurate. Go down the line at a World Championships, and you'll find Remingtons and Rogers & Spencer revolvers. And the Remingtons will certainly shoot outstanding scores. I've seen one Colt in the original match.
I here ya and that's always what folks will say . . . but what you see at Championship matches is "high end" barrels screwed into various Remingtons/ R&S's (many from Pedersoli). I doubt most you see are "run of the mill" offerings from Uberti or Pietta. I've never heard of any "high end" barrels made for any of the open-top platform revolvers. Open-top barrels would be EXPENSIVE to make since they aren't "screw in". I would bet most Colt open-top platform revolvers at those matches are probably originals.
My own open-top revolvers are quite capable of stellar accuracy- '60 Armys or Dragoons as well as my Remington and my ROA's. I've decided that most of us "everyday" or "casual" shooters are usually quite happy with the accuracy of our particular revolvers.
I was more interested in your reasoning of the Remington platform being "stronger " than the Colt open-top platform. I think as with the "what you see at . . . " argument it's the same as the "what is stated most often " . . . because the Remington is familiar in looks with modern SA revolvers. If Remington top straps were as thick and wide as Freedom Arms, Rugers or BFR's they might be correct . . . but they aren't and my experience with the Remingtons suggests they are inferior to the open-top platform.
Mike