Looking at .36

[avery]

Hi all, still new to the forum here.
I do have a Ruger Old Army SS from 1976 and may consider a .36 for something different.
Dixie has a few listed like the Uberti Remington Navy, Pietta Rem New Model Belt Revolver.
This would be just a fun shooter so not concerned about historical stuff.
Any other thoughts for any others or where else to go shopping?

 

[Terry Fairchild]

Hi Jeepman,
I have several Pietta revolvers,one being a Navy .36. It shoots well, is accurate and good quality. Cabela's has this gun on sale right now so you may want to look at their website.
How many and what kind of Jeeps do you have?

 

[jaxenro]

Dixie is expensive compared to some others. I like Buffalo arms and Cimarrons but honestly gunbroker and the sell section here works well too

 

[avery]

Thanks guys...Mr T I have a 12 Wrangler.

 

[rodwha]

I also have a ROA, and am considering a pocket model .36 Uberti Colt Police or .31 Pietta Remington, but my next purchase will likely be a NMA .44 cal.

A pocket model is quite different if you are looking for different...

 

[Alden]

Well that ROA is about as good as it gets. And though I love the gracefulness that is an 1861 Navy I do not much like "pinkying" the little grip and the LOP is a little short for me despite not being super-hand-sized.

I will say a Cabela's sale is hard to beat with a ramrod... I mean stick.

 

[M. De Land]

I have four Cap-n-balls pistols and still want a steel framed 51 in .36 cal. I think they rather define revolver design perfection in that caliber. Mike D.

 

[don hepler]

Sportsman's Warehouse, prices are the best that I've seen. Uberti and Traditions and Pietta, I think.

 

[hawkeye2]

Do you possibly mean the 5 shot 1862 Navy? The 1861 Navy is the same size as the 1851 Navy. I always felt the 1862 Navy and Police were the finest handling of all the Colt revolvers.

 

[nkbj]

Jeepman, a repro 1851 or 1858 could end up being your favorite. To me the .36 1851 is just the epitome of handy six shooter. The only way to improve it's handling would be turning the barrel round, trim back the lever, flute the cylinder... just shaving some weight where ever.
I like the .36 1858 with 6 1/2" barrel also but keep having the urges to turn it into a .41.

 

[nkbj]

Just my opinion, of the two the 1858 is the better .36 for bullets. But, being the bore is so small there is a fairly narrow range of bullet weights within which the revolver functions at it's best. The 1861 is a better bullet loading design than the 1851 or the 1858.

 

[Alden]

No Hawkeye, LOL, I most certainly do not. I love the '61 but find the grip too small is all. So might the OP.

 

[AZbpBurner]

Consider the Pietta 1858 Remington in .36 cal from Cabelas. It's a great shooter, and plenty accurate.

I grew up with Dad's 1861 Colt. The Remington is much easier to disassemble, clean and reassemble.

As for the Uberti .36 cal 1862 Colt Police, it's beautiful, but as built by Uberti is a real pain in the backside. nipples were too short and hammer wouldn't reach to set them off, so I had to install a set of Treso/Ampco nipples just to get it to fire. The cylinder has excess play in it, even after tightening up the wedge, so it wouldn't fall out. And that little bitty bead front sight needs to be MUCH taller - it shoots over a foot low at 50'.

I'll make it shoot to my satisfaction someday, but for now, when I want to shoot .36 cal., I reach for the Remington.

The Cabelas price for that .36 Remington New Army Police .36 is good, specially considering that they also have free shipping for now.

 

[brubincam]

""and that little bitty bead front sight needs to be much taller-it shoots a foot low at 50'""
shorten the front sight to get gun to shoot higher

 

[Alden]

So he should stop putting higher front sights on it and filing-down the hammer now?
:rotf:

 

[Wes/Tex]

So he should stop putting higher front sights on it and filing-down the hammer now?
:rotf:

Noticed that in the post too. He must have a very special one if it shoots low with 'historic' factory sights...the Ordnance guys back then specified 75 yard zero on military handguns and they've been 'chunking' balls high ever since. Have heard some of the makers are adjusting sights in recent years, which I applaud, but he may have got an over-adjustment! :wink: :haha:

 

[swathdiver]

The Pietta .36s we have in both Colt and Remington style from the 2000s on have the same chamber, bore and groove diameters. Their chambers are also .02 over groove diameter making them very accurate as well.

The Griswold handles better, the Remmy has better sights.

 

[DanChamberlain]

The .36 is my woods walking gun. This is a Pietta from Cabelas. I had to deepen the sight notch with a needle file and open it up a tad to regulate the windage, but it shoots fine now. I nestle the front sight down at the bottom of the notch for shots in the 10 yard range.

I didn't lower the overall height of the actual hammer shroud in which the sight is filed, because that shroud helps to contain cap debris. I just lowered the notch more deeply into the shroud.

This foxy was taken at about 5 steps as it crabbed at me for waking it up while it was resting on a branch in the afternoon sun.

 

[Wes/Tex]

Mine was a .36 version, called the '61 Navy from Replica Arms, back in the day. Having the later M.1860 type front sight, it had a bit more to use up front. Knocked a bunch of bunnies into hassenpfeffer with it! Didn't have squirrels to speak of around Alvin, 'cept in town and not where I lived. So, it was cottontail and 40 recipes! :wink: :haha:

 

[Rick Son]

Yep i've had mornings like that! :shocked2: