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you will be surprised. It is a testament to Col. Colt;s design that the gun even works,

I was told by a good gunsmith the spark plug gasket for a model plane engine. Good luck Bunk

Only way to go Wire spring lasts forever

The Ted Cash snail is the way to go unless you shoot the Remington. then "son you are on your own" a great line from Blazing Saddles Bunk

Sorry Pardner no matter what the C&B is used for hunting, target, can chasing, or just for the h7!! of it they are not toys. The four rules still apply. Bunk

People who are used to the big bore, loud, powerful, magnum unmentionables and stat shooting C&B guns are the ones i am speaking to. If a .36 Navy is compared to a .454 Casull the Navy would seem like a toy gun. That is who i am talking to. The four rules still apply. Experienced BP...

correct I should have said 150+ years ago they were used in war. However obsolete they are still dangerous and should be treated as being dangerous. that us what I was trying to put across to new shooters. the four rules still apply..

The point being that not everyone shoots at a range that the shooters are so tightly scripted and monitored. Some people have access to private property and can plink and just have fun. Perhaps since they may feel the guns are obsolescent firearms are not dangerous. What I tried to point out is...

There seem to be a lot of people who are new to cap and ball revolvers and just starting out. Welcome to the fascinating, enjoyable, frustrating sport of Cap & Ball handgunnery. However, these are REAL GUNS not toys and can injure or kill just as surely as a .44 magnum unmentionable. If you...

transfer bar, transfer bar, we don't need no stinking transfer bar. Since the Texas Rangers quieted down the Comanches the number of pesky ***** troubles has dropped to zero. Load five and let the hammer on a uncapped firing cone. These guns may be old time, but they have put many a man in the...

yes really both .36 caliber (.375" actually) frame and grip the same, the barrel length i am not sure. I will have to pull one of each and check. More to follow Bunk

The 1861 Navy has a round barrel and the rammer is a ratchet or geared arrangement instead of pivoting on a bolt. Otherwise they are the same it is just a matter of appearance. Bunk

At my advanced age I am doing good to just see the target at 100 yards. I date back to corrosive percussion caps and DuPont powder in the oval can with the small brass screw in cap. But still shooting Bunk

I do have a number of both and all work well. Having said that all have been tuned by knowledgeable smiths. The rammer on Uberti guns has the proper shape for bullets or ball. The rammer on Pietta is shaped only for ball. the simple fix is shoot bullets or ball in Uberti and ball only in...

what ever works for you. This is like bullet/patch lubes discussion. Like a belly button every one has one. "there is no horse so dead that cannot continue to be beaten" Prof. Marvel

Not an ad but 45D puts in a cap post that works. I have an army done by him with way over 500 rounds (I keep a barrel record) and try as I might with all kinds of caps it works to the point of boredom. Almost makes a feller shoot unmentionables where you expect boredom. Makin]' smoke Bunk

if it has a post or shield. otherwise the cap pieces can go down into the works. Do not ask me how I know. Experience gained from three complete tear downs for five shots. Bunk

by the way even though i cast my own Sharps ring tail bullet those "little" 450 grain beauties cost almost two bits a bang not including powder, Hahn tube and musket cap. Just in case you shoot more my S/S precludes that but good for you. Making smoke (as soon as it rains don't want to set the...

No natter te maker you will have fun with it.

the eras Gone .36 and .44 have a selection of heel bullets. The heel makes loading Uberti guns easy.