1860 Army

[PitchyPine]

Temptation won out, just had to have it.
Made by F.LLI. Pietta.

 

[rebel727]

Nice, now ya gotta have a 51 Navy and a 58 Remington and a...........Well, you get the idea. :grin:

 

[Zonie]

Nice, now ya gotta have a 51 Navy and a 58 Remington and a...........Well, you get the idea. :grin:

Yup! I have over 15 of them.
They are all different and I'm still looking for a few that I don't have like a 1st and 2nd Model Dragoon.

"Why do you want more of those old guns?" says my wife.
"Because I don't have them" says I. :grin:

zonie

 

[PitchyPine]

Nice, now ya gotta have a 51 Navy and a 58 Remington and a...........Well, you get the idea. :grin:

Yup! I have over 15 of them.
They are all different and I'm still looking for a few that I don't have like a 1st and 2nd Model Dragoon.

"Why do you want more of those old guns?" says my wife.
"Because I don't have them" says I. :grin:

zonie

Yep, yep and yep.
Of course i had to disasemble it and smooth everything up soon as i got home.
Especially the bolt, can`t stand it when they make marks and a bad ring around the cylinder.
Few years back i had a 51 and a dragoon made by Colt, late models, shouldn`t of sold them.
I love these old revolvers.
Thanks gents.

 

[wulf]

Zoni,,get a Paterson...

 

[Blizzard of '93]

Shades of Josie Wales!!

 

I just ordered one today from Cabelas.
Except mine cost over $600.00
$164.00 for the revolver. And $450.00 for my Wifes new gold ring and bracelet.
82 airborne

 

[PitchyPine]

I just ordered one today from Cabelas.
Except mine cost over $600.00
$164.00 for the revolver. And $450.00 for my Wifes new gold ring and bracelet.
82 airborne

I understand, my wife had to get a new saddle, o well guess it`s all part of the scheme of things. :hmm:

 

[PitchyPine]

Too those that own one of these colts does your gun have three clicks or four when cocking it.
Every one i`ve handled of late including this one has three. Seems like we used to tune the bolt arm until it had four clicks.
Thoughts?

 

[mothernatureson]

You know, I've always heard about the four clicks, and how it spells, c-o-l-t . But I've put my colt repros to the test, and every time it is three clicks. U-S-A .

 

[PitchyPine]

You know, I've always heard about the four clicks, and how it spells, c-o-l-t . But I've put my colt repros to the test, and every time it is three clicks. U-S-A .

Good one :thumbsup: I went through mine and polished everything up and she`s smooth as a babys butt with three clear clicks so now that i know what they stand for i`ll leave well enough alone. Thanks.

 

[J.S. Colt]

First click: trigger on half-cock step;
second click: trigger on full cock step;
third click: bolt snaps into cylinder locking slot

Not sure where the fourth click comes in?

My Sig. series only clicks twice (second and third clicks simultaneous), so who knows? :hmm:

 

[PitchyPine]

First click: trigger on half-cock step;
second click: trigger on full cock step;
third click: bolt snaps into cylinder locking slot

Not sure where the fourth click comes in?

My Sig. series only clicks twice (second and third clicks simultaneous), so who knows? :hmm:

First click- trigger on half cock.
Second click, should be bolt snapping up against cylinder.
Third click- bolt going into cylinder notch.
Fourth click- hammer in full cock.

Maybe i`m thinking about the SSA, been quite a spell since we messed with them.

 

[rabjr]

I've got 3 that have 4 clicks...they match that lil tune from the pocket watch in The Good the Bad and the Ugly. :grin:

But they ain't Colts.

 

[PitchyPine]

I've got 3 that have 4 clicks...they match that lil tune from the pocket watch in The Good the Bad and the Ugly. :grin:

But they ain't Colts.

Yepper, ole Eastwood and Van Cleaf(sp) carried a few of each of them, Colts and Rems. :thumbsup:

 

[rabjr]

Gotta love that "Click...Click...Clickety...Click!" :grin:

 

[PitchyPine]

Now i`m going to have to dig out some of those old Eastwood flix.

 

[rabjr]

Do that! Then tell me that tune don't match the clicks of a sixgun. :grin:

 

[Pork Chop]

Be nice - I am not well versed in these things, but could it be the hand slipping back over the ratchet on the back of the cylinder?

 

[J.S. Colt]

Not sure that really makes any noise... and the bolt clicking down onto the cylinder then dragging back into the bolt stop before the full cock step sounds like a recipe for a marked cylinder? :hmm: Alright, all you gunsmithing experts out there. Just how should it go? 3 or four clicks? Bolt or full cock first? Inquiring minds want to know!