Looking at .36

[smoothshooter]

Did you mean to say that it shoots a foot high at 50 feet? That would be much more likely. A taller sight would make the gun shoot lower which almost all of the Colt types need.

 

[smoothshooter]

I would be very cautious about buying a Pocket Model Navy sight unseen. I still have 2 of the 3 I bought 2 and 3 years ago. The first one I sent back to the distributor because the barrel/loading lever assembly was out of alignment with the frame approximately 5 degrees. The distributor,Buffalo Arms, replaced it promptly. The replacement was OK in that respect,but was otherwise a piece of junk with timing, mainspring, and nipple issues. I decided to keep this one for replacement parts and ordered another one. I was able to get the third one working fairly well by replacing all of the nipples which is pretty much mandatory because most factory nipples have oversize flash holes, replacing the mainspring twice, and having a taller front sight dovetailed into the barrel. I think I have about 500 dollars in the gun by now. I don't know what is going on at Uberti, but the Pocket models must be put together by a different type of employees than the ones that assemble their full sized revolvers. I have 2 of their full sized revolvers, and they are as accurate, reliable, and nicely made as any of the cartridge revolvers I own, which is saying something. Smoothshooter

 

[Dickydalton]

I have an Uberti Pocket Police. I had to put Tresso nipples on it and a washer under the arbor and have no trouble except for still shooting high.
My Second Generation Pocket Navy got Tressoes and works fine and shoots a bit lower but still high.

 

[avery]

Thanks again for all your input!

 

[avery]

I see Cabellal's has the Pietta Spiller & Burr .36 on sale and has a coupon I can use for extra $20.00 off. I may bite for this one.
Have seen a few reviews seems average quality with a few sharp edges and the grips may need some touch up.
Anyone have this pistol? How do you like it?
Thanks

 

[Wes/Tex]

Spiller & Burr was another attempt to supply needed
firearms during war time. It can be thought of as Whitney knock-off, which was sort of a Remington knock-off. Basically, they're brass framed and top strapped. Will probably stand up longer to heavier charges than the Colt style but don't expect long service life out of any brass framed hand gun. Mine has been chugging along for a couple decades with no real problems. I hold it to 15-20 grain loads just for the gun's sake. Plenty of powder to stand off a mad charge of Miller Light cans! :wink: :haha:

 

[Poor Private]

Yeppers one of my favorite BP pistols. Mine is browned instead of blued. Easy to shoot, uses less powder(remember it's brass). Mine is an older Traditions model. It's my go to gun when I do civil war reenacting also( I am a reb). Great little shooter and fits my smaller hands just fine.

 

[AZbpBurner]

Did you mean to say that it shoots a foot high at 50 feet? That would be much more likely. A taller sight would make the gun shoot lower which almost all of the Colt types need.

Ummmm .... yes actually - it does shoot high, not low - I' mislabeled 2 targets in my folder and misspoke when I originally posted. Nevertheless, it will require a HIGHER front bead to bring the POI Down to where it needs to be.

 

[AZbpBurner]

I have an Uberti Pocket Police. I had to put Tresso nipples on it and a washer under the arbor and have no trouble except for still shooting high.
My Second Generation Pocket Navy got Tressoes and works fine and shoots a bit lower but still high.

Sounds like a common issue with the 1862 Ubertis - never considered a washer, but it WOULD make an improvement - off to the nuts n' bolts bins to see if I can locate a stainless washer for the task.

 

[Zonie]

My Spiller & Burr compared with a reproduction Whitney.

Note, the brass frame of the S&B was lengthened to provide more threads for the barrel to screw into.

I've always thought the S&B was interesting because at the time, the Confederate Pistol contract specifically said the pistols were to be based on the Colt Navy which of course is an open top revolver.

Apparently, some tooling for a Whitney copy was being made and was acquired by Spiller & Burr about the time of the beginning of the Great Unpleasantness.
Although the pistol didn't match the requirement of the contract, they got an order to start production.

We hear about the scarcity of materials in the South during this time but the original pistols brass frame was completely silver plated. :shocked2:

 

[avery]

I pulled the trigger {pun} on the Spiller & Burr by Pietta from Cabella's as it was on sale till yesterday plus my $20.00 coupon. Also ordered a TC see thru flask & TC see thru powder measure.
The pistol is on back order till 4-5 weeks.
If we're not too snowed in by end of Jan. will hit the range on a semi warm day (New England).
PS are #10 caps smaller than #11 I presume?

 

[Don]

Congratulations on your new purchase. I eagerly await your range report as I have wanted a Spiller and Burr for some time now. Theoretically #10 caps are smaller but it depends on the brand. I find CCI #10's to be too small for the nipples on my revolvers. I can't see a difference between the Remington #11's and #10's. I just squeeze #11's out of round so they stay on and fire away. I have yet to have a chain fire or any other problem doing so.

Don

 

[jaxenro]

What the SB set you back? Just got a used one in the mail but would like a pair

 

[avery]

$199.000 on sale plus $20.00 coupon so was about $180.00 but the sale is over for now I think.

 

[satx78247]

Check out local gunshows. - I recently bought a steel-framed 1851 Navy replica for 120.oo at the Austin show and wouldn't you just know it, less than 30 minutes later I found an UNFIRED Colt-made 1860 Army for 300.oo, but was out of $$$$$$$.
(Fwiw, the BP revolvers made by Colt are NOT "replicas", as they are "continuations" of the 19th Century- made revolvers. = Colt changed NOTHING on the ones that they made in the 1970s & the serial numbers also "started" with the next unused Colt serial number. = I've wondered in another century how the "continuations" will be separated from "originals".)

BEST WISHES on your "hunt".

yours, satx

 

[avery]

Later this month there is a show in Marlboro Ma. I hope to attend.