Open tops are just sexy

[hawkeye2]

I believe what happens to the Ruger base pins that bend or break is the owner forgets to turn the lock screw to the lock position after removing the cylinder and then proceeds to load. The base pin not being locked slides back out of battery and the lever preasure then bends or breaks the unsupported shaft. I've had my ROA for years and never had a single problem with anything mechanical.

Dead on and the exact same thing thing can happen with a Rogers & Spencer, ask me how I know.

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

2 1860's. I finished the top one in 2021 and finished the bottom one yesterday.

 

[CaptainKirk]

Open tops...open tops...
Why does that name ring a bell?

 

[Stantheman86]

I have to say my own personal preference for best looking open top revolver is the Colt 62 Police.

I love them with the 6.5" barrel

 

[kwc27122]

my Walker

 

[Pukatea Bay Boy]

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That's awsome

 

[user 49399]

That's awsome

It definitely is!

 

[kwc27122]

That's awsome

Thanks!

 

[Bad Karma]

Without and with cap guards… if you ever even remotely consider an open top as a self defense pistol. Add these to your very carefully built load chain.

 

[Pukatea Bay Boy]

Without and with cap guards… if you ever even remotely consider an open top as a self defense pistol. Add these to your very carefully built load chain.
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Well I never. That's a great idea. Did you make them up?

 

[Rfp10000]

Do any of you load the open top cylinders off the gun when shooting ?

 

[Whitworth]

I've used those on a revolver who's nipples were undersize for even #10 caps. Worked great.

 

[winter1857]

Uberti made 1862 Pocket Police. Replica Arms of Marietta Ohio. 1973 date code.

 

[Bad Karma]

Well I never. That's a great idea. Did you make them up?

Nope. Someone here mentioned they could be made from aquarium tubing or just ordered from an eBay vendor. I took the latter route. I believe cap guards or something is what they’re called…

 

[Rfp10000]

I believe cap guards or something is what they’re called…

I saw them . Did they come with the tool for putting them on and are they reusable ?

 

[Bad Karma]

Do any of you load the open top cylinders off the gun when shooting ?

I do when I’m at the bench. Most of the time I shoot bullets and a loading stand is mandatory if you intend to hit whatever you’re shooting at. (And if you don’t, or don’t care if you hit, what’s the point?) . For field carry I use round ball and the lever. If loading off the gun, Remington revolvers have no advantage here at all. Tap the wedge, pull the barrel and cylinder, load, replace the barrel and cylinder, tap the wedge. Done.

 

[Rfp10000]

I shoot bullets and a loading stand is mandatory if you intend to hit whatever you’re shooting at

I like loading a Remington off the gun with a powderinc cylinder loader but was thinking the stand that holds the revolver upright might be better for a Colt. It sounds like you are comfortable using either type gun with a cylinder loader . Thanks

 

[Bad Karma]

I saw them . Did they come with the tool for putting them on and are they reusable ?

They are reusable. I only used them as proof of concept. 120 rounds so far. My guns don’t drop caps into the works so they just aren’t needed for everyday shooting. But if I used one as my sole defensive pistol I would use these, and a well fitted 200 grain bullet with a wide flat nose over 30 grains of good 3 or 4f blackpowder.

 

[Bad Karma]

I like loading a Remington off the gun with a powderinc cylinder loader but was thinking the stand that holds the revolver upright might be better for a Colt. It sounds like you are comfortable using either type gun with a cylinder loader . Thanks

i have that loader and another similar one. Either works brilliantly for these guns.

 

[Dark Angel]

Have a reproduction 1861 New Army w/ fully fluted cylinder. Have been around and used cap & ball revolvers for many years, Remingtons, Confederate Colts, etc. Absolutely love them. Mostly, I've carried them as self-defense weapons and never felt under armed or at a disadvantage to cartridge pistols. I especially like the fully fluted cylinder. If a pistol/revolver could be called 'sexy' this would be the one. Do have a question though. In reading about and researching the history of the 'fully fluted' cylinder, I've seen it referred to as a 'New Frontier.' Could this pistol carry both New Army and New Frontier designations? Thanks.