A new sidearm arrived.

[Desmond]

I received a new sidearm a few days ago and thought I would pass on my first impressions. I wanted a companion sidearm for a Uberti 1851 Navy I bought from Dixie a few months ago. Something to wear in a cross draw holster but with a shorter barrel than another Colt Navy. I ended up ordering a Pietta Remington 1858 Navy from Cabela's with a 6 1/2 inch barrel.

Wow ! The blue is actually black and the polish under the blue is great. Wood to metal and metal to metal finish is also very nice. The grips have some excess wood at the top of the grips but I plan to exchange the grips for white micarta later so no big deal. Take down to wipe out the chambers was simple and the cylinder lockup is bank vault tight. The cylinder notches are beginning to develop a bright spot in the middle of the top edge so I need to measure the bolt and the bolt notches for just a wee bit of polishing.

Overall it is a fine looking sidearm and I think it will be a fine shooter.

Des

 

[AZbpBurner]

Got one also in .36 a while back. 23 gr. 3F with a paper wad with a dab of stiff ball lube folded inside it seated over powder gives me impressive accuracy. Same load in my 5 1/2" barrel .44 'Sheriff's Model' is also as accurate as it gets.

It won't take much to break it in, but if you feel any ignition inconsistencies at all, consider installing a set of Treso/Ampco nipples for #11 caps. They make a world of difference.

 

[gunner69skmc]

AZ, So you don't use an "lubed over the powder wad" you make your own with paper. You should make a video of that for the members of this forum. I had never heard anyone doing that. ff

 

[AZbpBurner]

AZ, So you don't use an "lubed over the powder wad" you make your own with paper. You should make a video of that for the members of this forum. I had never heard anyone doing that. ff

No Video - just close your eyes and imagine a sheet of toilet paper - the 2 ply stuff - the thicker & tougher store brand that always seems to be on sale (not the foo-foo fluffy kind). You cut it into 4 pieces. For .36 you use 1 piece. For .44, you put 2 squares together.

Now, just place a tiny BB-sized dab of some stiff ball lube (beeswax & tallow) into the center of the square. then gather up all 4 corners of the sheet(s). Roll them between thumb & forefinger a little to press it all together. It now is kinda teardrop shaped. Insert the now pointy end of the folded paper wad into the chamber & ram down over the powder. Seat the ball next & you're ready to go.

The paper wad with a little lube in the middle provides compression over the powder the same as a felt wad, and the stiffer ball lube doesn't squeeze out into the powder, but still provides a little barrel lubrication, but not enough to crud up the cylinder face, cylinder pin and frame. I can easily go 75 - 100 rounds without the cylinder seizing up. I do wipe off some soot from the cylinder face, every time I remove the Remington cylinder to reload using a benchtop loader.

One of those deluxe, oversized TP rolls will give you enough wads to last all year. And you don't need to go chasing sources for felt, or spend more time to punch them out.

 

[Desmond]

That would be that John Wayne toilet paper, "It's rough, it's tough and it don't take crap off nobody." :wink:

Des