Back in stock at Midway USA

[TDM]

You certainly did the right thing! Wish I had purchased one back then, had plenty of chances, oh well.

 

[Rebel jim]

Check out Muzzle-Loaders for the brassers, guys.

https://muzzle-loaders.com/collecti...black-powder-revolver-pistol-44-caliber-reb44

Looking for a .36 myself

 

[Stantheman86]

Some years ago I was in a gun shop looking at various pieces when I was drawn to the black powder section. I saw a 2nd Generation Model 1851 Colt Navy pistol. This was a pistol reintroduced and produced by Colt from about 1972 to 1983. They stopped producing cap and ball revolvers in 1873 when the metallic cartridge Peacemaker was introduced. The Navy was the gun carried by Wild Bill Hickok and was next to the 1860 Army 44 in popularity in the nineteenth century. It had a deep navy blue finish with casehardening and an action like a sewing machine. I held it and examined it for a good while. Tempting as it was, (I needed a cap and ball revolver almost as much as I needed a side-saddle), Reason finally overcame Passion, and I reluctantly returned the pistol to the clerk and left. I had driven less than a mile when I turned on the radio, and would you believe it, the first thing I heard was the theme to Rawhide. I just turned the truck around, returned to the store, and bought the gun.

I just got one of these this summer, I haven't fired it yet.

 

[Stantheman86]

Check out Muzzle-Loaders for the brassers, guys.

https://muzzle-loaders.com/collecti...black-powder-revolver-pistol-44-caliber-reb44

If I didn't just buy one for $220 from Midway I'd pick one up.

 

[TDM]

Looking for a .36 myself

Can’t see them getting much cheaper than that these days. I like dealing with Muzzle-Loader.com, they’re good people.

 

[Stantheman86]

$220 is pretty much as low as it gets anymore, these are the new "$99 Reb Navy" that Gander Mt used to sell

 

[Stantheman86]

MidWay has the .44 Steel Frame 1851 Navy for $280

I know it's blasphemy but I love the .44 Navy "fantasy guns" they just look cool

 

[Tenmile]

Remember that there’s never a time that real estate doesn’t seem too high. Then we look back on it and wish we had bought it.

 

[rkg1]

Some years ago I was in a gun shop looking at various pieces when I was drawn to the black powder section. I saw a 2nd Generation Model 1851 Colt Navy pistol. This was a pistol reintroduced and produced by Colt from about 1972 to 1983. They stopped producing cap and ball revolvers in 1873 when the metallic cartridge Peacemaker was introduced. The Navy was the gun carried by Wild Bill Hickok and was next to the 1860 Army 44 in popularity in the nineteenth century. It had a deep navy blue finish with casehardening and an action like a sewing machine. I held it and examined it for a good while. Tempting as it was, (I needed a cap and ball revolver almost as much as I needed a side-saddle), Reason finally overcame Passion, and I reluctantly returned the pistol to the clerk and left. I had driven less than a mile when I turned on the radio, and would you believe it, the first thing I heard was the theme to Rawhide. I just turned the truck around, returned to the store, and bought the gun.

I bought a Colt 1860 army back in 78 raising a family at the time and paying for a house just couldn't afford any more than one. Sure wish I could have afforded another one.

 

[Tenmile]

I bought this one from Jackson Arms in the early sixties. I was making about $1.75 per hour. I paid $150 for it and everybody thought I was nuts. No, I couldn’t afford it but I’m glad I was nuts.

 

[TDM]

I bought this one from Jackson Arms in the early sixties. I was making about $1.75 per hour. I paid $150 for it and everybody thought I was nuts. No, I couldn’t afford it but I’m glad I was nuts.

Beautiful, I still would like to try to buy an original one day, but running out of time and money.

 

[Bad Karma]

Remember that there’s never a time that real estate doesn’t seem too high. Then we look back on it and wish we had bought it.

When I came back to the States a friend of mine was working on road construction crews building I70. He told me that he had been offered dibs on 110 acres of valley just about a mile east of Dowd Junction. Asking price was $1000.00 per acre which we both agreed was insane for summer sheep pasture… if you could find a complete acre in the old ranch parcel today it’s value would probably top 20 million. Whenever he tells that story, Bud likes to say that I talked him out of it…

I learned from the experience though, the good lord isn’t making any more land. Or Colt pistols.

 

[TDM]

I learned from the experience though, the good lord isn’t making any more land. Or Colt pistols.

Very, very true.

 

[Stantheman86]

I just got the last Leech & Rigdon.....I saw "only one in stock " and I couldn't help it, sorry

There were 2 an hour ago and I panicked