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    Uberti Remington frame

    My stainless Remington has a seam around the interior of the grip frame, so I'm guessing it's cast.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    I lived in Columbia for a while and commuted to Shaw AFB in Sumter. To go shooting, the quick trips were to the Palmetto State Armory indoor range where they had an hourly fee. If I wanted to shoot outdoors for as long as I wanted (for only $5.00!), I had to drive 50 miles towards the area of...
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    For BP pressures, the strength difference seems academic, only. Handling-wise, though, they both handle nicely. If you put your pinky under the Remington grip, it actually points very naturally. Like pointing your finger.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    You have unmentionable open tops?
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Are you using smokeless?
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Modern pressures run 20,000 PSI and up, and I don’t think that any arbor is going to hold up to that unless it--and its anchor points--are beefy enough. They can be made that way, but it won't be narrow, and it won't be light.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Well, I picture a .500 Magnum open-top revolver having something as big around as a 12ga ammo tube under the barrel to hold it all together. That just doesn't sound like an option foregone in the name of economic sense, rather than engineering sense.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Indeed. Just because a design can be made to work under one set of conditions doesn't mean that it's the best solution for all. Wheels might be great for a Stryker, but if you want to use them on an Abrams, they'll be pretty clumsy in application even if you can make them work.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Well, there's also anchoring the barrel assembly to the frame. You'd have to use bolt lugs instead of a wedge like @45D mentioned a whole back in another thread. That would be one fat assembly.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    It would look like a flintlock going off, but worse.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Can you imagine how bulky the arbor's anchor point would have to be?
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    It still looks like something Van Helsing would have used, and we all think that's cool, whether we know it or not. It's a primal draw to all of us. But, with that being said, I would really like to know why the government didn't want an open-top design.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Are those UFOs flying in the sky, or what?
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Well, I started with an 1858, and I shoot a lot of unmentionables that don't allow a full grip, so maybe the 1858 was a more natural fit for me. I got an 1860 because it's another historically common example, and it looks cool, but the grip is actually not as natural to me. But it does look...
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    I think a lot of people here are just sun-consciously drawn to the steam punk look of open-top platforms. Come on, now. Be honest. It has a certain primitive elegance that you would see in a sci-fi/fantasy airbrushed graphic novel. While I doubt that many here have ever read such novels, the...
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Well, my stainless Uberti 1858 and Pietta 1860 are both pretty clean looking, so I would get good holsters for them. To be like the movies, though, the belts would have to have cartridge loops with cartridges in them...
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Heck, I'd carry both at a match. It would be kind of fun switching between the two like some quirky bounty hunter.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    The Remington is the long-legged pole vaulter, and the Colt 1860 is the gymnast with the over-sized quads who competes on the uneven bars. Both have their aesthetic virtues, but the question is as to the proportions one prefers.
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    Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

    Sounds like a lot of squibs happen with that revolver... Are you trying to be the next Demolition Ranch??? :p
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    Crisco over the chambers, pros and cons

    Cheater!
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