MCgunner
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I chose 51 Navy, but I really like the looks of the 60 army. Hell, they're all cool. I want a 60 army, next.
What's Your Favorite Colt C&B?
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I don't own a BP Colt; but if I ever do, it will be a '60 Army. I've shot a '51 Navy several times, and it's much-vaunted "balance and handle" eludes me. The '60 "makes me a better shot". I know that's a subjective opinion, but in my case it's backed up by data that is "empirical" - meaning "I don't know why or how that happened, but I'm glad it did!"
Same thing happens when I compare the Python I once owned to my wife's S&W Model 13. "Something" makes the Smith put holes in the X more often.
Don't know how, don't know why, don't really care. If I EVER have to pick up a firearm in a 'tense moment'; I want it to do its job; like any other tool.
Same thing happens when I compare the Python I once owned to my wife's S&W Model 13. "Something" makes the Smith put holes in the X more often.
Don't know how, don't know why, don't really care. If I EVER have to pick up a firearm in a 'tense moment'; I want it to do its job; like any other tool.
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BHP FAN
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the one on the left...
CraigC
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After playing with mine for two weeks and doing some shooting with it, I'm surprised too! Makes my 1860's feel like cap guns.
Indeed!
I was looking at an ASM, I think, 1860 brass frame. The barrel had SM Blackpowder only Made in Italy on the underside.
I never understood the brass framed 1860 pseudo-repro.
I gotta say, it felt really good in the hand.
It just wasn't worth $95.00 + tax with rust in the bore, chambers, and on the cylinder face.
Not, to me, anyway.
Had it been a steel frame in good shape, I'd have paid the $125.00 asking price.
Don't tell junkman. I'll never hear the end of it.
I never understood the brass framed 1860 pseudo-repro.
I gotta say, it felt really good in the hand.
It just wasn't worth $95.00 + tax with rust in the bore, chambers, and on the cylinder face.
Not, to me, anyway.
Had it been a steel frame in good shape, I'd have paid the $125.00 asking price.
Don't tell junkman. I'll never hear the end of it.
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The 51 Navy is a small gripped and heavy barreled piece. The 1860 Army is a big improvement on balance and the loading lever is superior. It's a pretty big revolver but not the monsters the Dragoons and Walkers were.
1860 Army.
I have a Colt Navy and a Pietta Army. Both are a lot of fun to shoot.
1860 Army.
I have a Colt Navy and a Pietta Army. Both are a lot of fun to shoot.
Indian Outlaw
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The '61 Navy is the best looking, in my opinion, but if I could only own one it would be a Dragoon. And so I voted for the latter.
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