Need some help with handgun value. As most of you know I only shoot small caliber rifles came across this today couldn’t pass it up for the price but not really a handgun guy could you guys help me with a value on it the bore and cylinder are excellent condition no Pitting or anything. Has some minor scratches on the left side of the frame around one of the screws grips have a few minor nicks but nothing major.
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I have been trying to find the same gun online but all of the ones I am seeing are built differently with more screws in the frame and a wedge to remove the cylinder. Thanks for the info. After taking it apart I am not sure it has ever been fired.
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The ones on line that you had been looking at were the Colt replicas. The one you have is a Remington New Model Army replica. Usually referred to as a Remington 1858.
I can't really read the date code very well - looks like AU? If so, your revolver is from 1989. You have yourself a nice gun there. The good thing about a stainless steel gun is that those scratches will be pretty easy to remove with a bit of careful polishing.
Shooot it!!!
Looks just like the stainless Pietta's I have had. IIRC a magnet will not stick to some stainless guns.
If revolver's action works ok and you said the bore is good it should be worth close to what a new Pietta stainless Remington sells for since new availability seems low. Identical stainless Remington at Cabela's nearest us is $439 and out of stock.
If revolver's action works ok and you said the bore is good it should be worth close to what a new Pietta stainless Remington sells for since new availability seems low. Identical stainless Remington at Cabela's nearest us is $439 and out of stock.
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If you like the pistol and it is in good shape and you figure you got a good deal then the price was right, from the pics looks like a very nice B.P. pistol. Shoot it and enjoy your gun.
Appreciate it guys I have plenty of #10 caps and 35 Lbs of 3F powder. Found a couple bags of unlubed wonder wads so I would just need some .454 balls. I may order some and shoot it a few times and see if I like pistols or not. Action is very smooth with tight lock up and its a very easy gun to break down for cleaning. And yes the price was very low. They set the price so cant say I stole it. It was a good friend of mine who is an FFL dealer but wants nothing to do with anything BP related so when he gets something on trade it is mine if I want it and he doesn't put a whole lot into them.
If it were mine I would keep it and shoot it. The price of guns will only go up as the political left will drive the gun makers out of business
. The availability of same will also dry up so one day you will not be able to buy ANY kind of firearm at any price 
. The availability of same will also dry up so one day you will not be able to buy ANY kind of firearm at any price 
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Very fine 1858 NM Remington and out stainless, a perfect mix. I had a blued one decades ago and that was a seriously accurate revolver. I even astonished a friend by dropping a buzzard out of the sky with one shot.
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In my opinion, Remingtons are not as sexy as Colt's but they shoot better. The long groove in the top of the receiver makes a better site picture. They break down easier for cleaning. The full frame makes them stronger. 35 grains of fffg should work well.
Get those .454s and enjoy!!
Get those .454s and enjoy!!
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YUP, I'd say Remington 1858 New Army Model. Value depends on who made it. Pietta made it, it'd go new for right around $360. Unless you buy from Cabela's, then it will be higher. Don't get me wrong, if you can't find something anywhere, Cabela's may have it. They just aren't the cheapest. My bet is, it will need #11 caps. I like and even have one, so I like em! One thing I didn't like though is the front post is too high. Will make you tend to shoot low. But a fine file and a couple hours on the range fixes that handily.
If you want my opinion about what to do with it? Let me just say that when people started buying up all the guns and reloading supplies, I spent as much time loading up on black powder supplies - several pounds of FFg, FFFg, FFFFg powder, balls, felt wads for my pistols, patching material for my rifles, wads, shot, balls for my shotguns, 1,000 #11 caps.... You get the idea.
The reason I did this, is not only that I want to shoot and have a little fun, but it costs as much to shoot a box of 20 .308, .338, and etc as it does 100 rounds of smoke pole ammo & supplies. Also, I reckon that when cartridge mmo starts getting very hard to come by, I'll still be able to shoot... a lot!
I do recommend that you thoroughly vet and gun that you might use to save your life. Then shoot the snot out of it until you can shoot it by instinct. I think that more of the old style (black powder) pistols were built with their handles in an angle and configuration that makes snap Shootin (not using sights) easier to achieve stunning accuracy than most newer cartridge guns. I have a couple .45 caliber BP revolvers that in 45+ years as a trapper, I have and would trust with my life. But shoot it A LOT!
Nice gun! Don't sell it! Even if you ever want to shoot it, trust me, it'll be worth a whole lot more in barter over the next couple years!
If you want my opinion about what to do with it? Let me just say that when people started buying up all the guns and reloading supplies, I spent as much time loading up on black powder supplies - several pounds of FFg, FFFg, FFFFg powder, balls, felt wads for my pistols, patching material for my rifles, wads, shot, balls for my shotguns, 1,000 #11 caps.... You get the idea.
The reason I did this, is not only that I want to shoot and have a little fun, but it costs as much to shoot a box of 20 .308, .338, and etc as it does 100 rounds of smoke pole ammo & supplies. Also, I reckon that when cartridge mmo starts getting very hard to come by, I'll still be able to shoot... a lot!
I do recommend that you thoroughly vet and gun that you might use to save your life. Then shoot the snot out of it until you can shoot it by instinct. I think that more of the old style (black powder) pistols were built with their handles in an angle and configuration that makes snap Shootin (not using sights) easier to achieve stunning accuracy than most newer cartridge guns. I have a couple .45 caliber BP revolvers that in 45+ years as a trapper, I have and would trust with my life. But shoot it A LOT!
Nice gun! Don't sell it! Even if you ever want to shoot it, trust me, it'll be worth a whole lot more in barter over the next couple years!
