Brass frame Rem 1858

[brstevns]

Was wondering how well the Brass Frame Remington Model 1858 holds up?

 

[boom]

Was wondering how well the Brass Frame Remington Model 1858 holds up?

They are ok for light shooting,MHO i would add a
few bucks, and get a steel frame it could last a life time with care, but if you want a brass frame
just keep the loads down it will last.

 

[Zonie]

I agree with boomm on this.

Heavy powder loads can cause a brass framed gun to wear where the cylinder recoils against the recoil shield.

I've read that some folks have had the frame stretch too although I don't know if that is really true. It could have been the cylinder rattling back and forth because the recoil shield was pounded back by the cylinder.

Regardless of what actually happened, if the powder loads are kept to the light to moderate size and only roundballs are shot in it a brass framed gun should last for quite a long time.
Not as long as a steel framed gun but long enough to get some real enjoyment out of it.

 

[brstevns]

I have a Navy Arms Steel frame 1858 but would like to get a brass frame one as well. thanks for all the help.

 

[Zonie]

Sounds good but remember. When talk about brass framed guns among the reenactors comes up, no one "back in the day" ever made a brass framed copy of the Remington.

The Confederacy made brass framed copies of the 1851 Colt and the .36 cal Whitney but the Remington was never copied by them.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

And actually very darn few revolvers of any sort were made by the Confederacy. They'd get a plant up and running and then have to tear down and move to avoid capture. There were many Colts in the south before the war but after it started the Confederate revolvers were mostly battlefield pickups. The brass framed Colts may be technically OK for reenactors because a few were made and used but darn few troops ever saw them.

 

[madcratebuilder]

And actually very darn few revolvers of any sort were made by the Confederacy. They'd get a plant up and running and then have to tear down and move to avoid capture. There were many Colts in the south before the war but after it started the Confederate revolvers were mostly battlefield pickups. The brass framed Colts may be technically OK for reenactors because a few were made and used but darn few troops ever saw them.

Good point, very few brasser made it to the field compared to the steel frame counterparts. Counting all the different manufacturers you would have a number in the thousands, maybe. There are a few books that deal with just the brass frame CSA revolvers and even they don't agree on numbers produced.

 

[boom]

I had a old asm 58 for 15 years, and i had a conversion cylinder for it in 45 colt i sold it
and it was a good revolver. I shoot 28 grns of real black and a 454 RB, so my point is look after
the gun and it will last no matter what you chose.
:thumbsup: .