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Its the current context we shoot in. So many of us just shoot at a range at 25 yards for our fun. Shooting at a belt buckle is not relevant for me and many others. Those who hunt with these have a different take than I do.

Am I wrong in that its not a 1858 NMA? That should be a 44 cal vs the Navy 36 cal.

This has been going on far too long to buy that. Its not a flaw, its a feature! Following 45D approach, I have mine down to .004 or so gap, and it does not close up if I smack the wedge with a plastic headed hammer the way he says to (and I fully believe by the way) I am beginning to...

Dang he goes all out. The Sundial is a nice touch!

Agreed. Sharpshooting is aim and hit what you aim at. You have your ranges sorted out and call it to 600 yards, (unless there is a strong horizontal wind factor) More modern rifles had adjustable sights that a good shot could use. Some had great sights for it (Model of 1917 Enfield)...

I had the 47 Walker down for a range session. As expected, the upset front sight did not fall out and it did bring the groups down. A lot better sight picture with the work on the rear notch helping as well.

Makes for some interesting reading. I am having a hard time with left handed shooting of anything let alone a revolver. They are agnostic but you surely are not going to hit something with the non dominant hand. I am quasi ambidextrous and I can shoot left handed but slower and more focus.

The 76 ASP NMA my wife gave me has tapered chambers. No lead ring shaved but has a good seal. Overall very nice but the bolt timing was all wrong though I cut and fitted a Pietta bolt to work. Sure is a nice finish though its more a modern blue than a replica finish.

More likely its got a short Arbor and that needs to be corrected.

Yea on the 22, my Model 41 you just breath on it and it fires. See note: I think whatever works for you. Safety on these is not like a heavy DA pull and once cocked its trigger discipline that counts (no finger on trigger unless you mean for it to go off) note: We had a stray dog get...

The relevance of non calibrated powder volume measures vs weight is a major issue. My powder measure lists mean nothing if not referenced to a weight. Clearly there is a wild swing in volume measures. The standards should be either a measured weight or a velocity with a + or - range...

Mfgs will make decisions based on the gross sales (people) not the nuts like us that think these are a canvas to do our thing with. It would be nice to have an option like the Pietta NMA Target. That is a nice sight. Front sight still needs to be raised (or the rear worked deeper and...

It could but what I like about the Hammer notch sight is that it give me a long sight picture. Even without the Eyepal I can shoot it. That is a nice setup though, nice looking gun as well.

People have copied other people designs from time immemorial. Certainly the concepts and often a different take on it. Revolvers go way back, but Colt would have been the first to make a truly functional revolver. He still would have known about other prior work. But what he...

I had given some serious consideration the Uberti 58 Revolver carbine, kind of appealed to me. Some thought to getting it and an unmentionable cylinder for it. Anyone try that and do you have the same shedding of blast and fragments out of the forcing cone? Not an add on stock but...

Interesting, I know mine is not a great picture but the grove on my hammer runs down the backside further - when I get the new front sight on I will see how that sight picture looks and open up the hammer more if needed (probably) Kind of an odd angle on mine so not sure if that is normal or...

If I was doing that it would be a Partridge type with the reverse rake. I am sure not setup to cut a dovetail. So fit into a slot with a square front sight and then take it from there while height is determined and decide if its work messing with for reverse angle or square is good enough.

Yes. Most of this is from reading, its not original researched material other than from people I respect for valid information. Clearly a Colt Open top would be impossible to swap a cylinder on and a top strap type extremely difficult to impossible as well. Unfeasible to swap cylinders...

While I don't disagree at all about what was intended vs now, its the now I shoot in and I would like a reasonable pattern on POA at 25 yards, not 10 inches high. My fun is seeing what I can achieve group wise at my preferred range.

I messed up. That was intended to be a quote (or should have have been) from another poster. Full on board as clearly the cylinder is lower than the frame or the barrel assembly. I have a 47 Walker - is the sight the same or ??????