prices?

[Mean Gene]

Correction on that second youtube site, it's blackoricle69.

 

[penguinchick10]

Very informative just Jim! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with me! Much appreciated!

 

[penguinchick10]

Hhhhhhhmmmmmmm...... GB! I did not know that it was so necessary to clean the gun so thoroughly after shooting! Wow..... Soap and water? Never cleaned any of my center fires with only soap and water? Seem like a rusty proposition! Thanks for the input!

 

[penguinchick10]

Chowmi... Your advice is like everyone else's so far..... Very good! Thank you very much!..... I have a motto I live by.... And if I ever do get a tattoo it would read like this.... If it is FREE it is for me! Lol. Thanx for sharing!

 

[coloradoclyde]

Hhhhhhhmmmmmmm...... GB! I did not know that it was so necessary to clean the gun so thoroughly after shooting! Wow..... Soap and water? Never cleaned any of my center fires with only soap and water? Seem like a rusty proposition! Thanks for the input!

:shocked2:
Soap and water is pretty much gospel when dealing with black powder.....It's been used since the gun was invented.

 

[azmntman]

The water was cleaner then so they used less of it :rotf:

 

I have a motto I live by.... And if I ever do get a tattoo it would read like this.... If it is FREE it is for me!

Don't forget: "You get what you pay for".

Some prefer quality. :wink:

 

[coloradoclyde]

I have a motto I live by.... And if I ever do get a tattoo it would read like this.... If it is FREE it is for me!

Don't forget: "You get what you pay for".

Some prefer quality. :wink:

How about, "One man's junk is another man's treasure"
That would make a nice tattoo.... :wink:

 

I have a motto I live by.... And if I ever do get a tattoo it would read like this.... If it is FREE it is for me!

Don't forget: "You get what you pay for".

Some prefer quality. :wink:

How about, "One man's junk is another man's treasure"
That would make a nice tattoo.... :wink:

Today a "man's junk" doesn't mean what it used to. :rotf:

 

[coloradoclyde]

Can't slip anything past you.... :haha:

How about, "One man's garbage is another man's gold"

 

[omarick1948]

Orrrrr!........."It's better to be poor than sick"! :stir:

 

Orrrrr!........."It's better to be poor than sick"! :stir:

 

[ZUG]

Hhhhhhhmmmmmmm...... GB! I did not know that it was so necessary to clean the gun so thoroughly after shooting! Wow..... Soap and water? Never cleaned any of my center fires with only soap and water? Seem like a rusty proposition! Thanks for the input!

Soap & Water is used for cleaning of black powder & black powder subsitutes it is NOT for modern smokless powders

 

[penguinchick10]

I read a lot about guns, and the Remington is preferred to the colt for a few reasons! #1 is the ease of operation and the simplicity of exchanging cylinders, by NOT having to hammer out the lug each time you want to take out the cylinder! This is great if you have the custom type of after market cylinder that we do not discuss here. Also the steel frame is very very strong compared to the brass colt I have. Do you agree with this? Do you have the colt type b/p revolver? Which do you prefer? The Colt or the Remington? Do you think I should get a Remington? Do you think I would like more than the colt? I only paid $135.00 for my colt b\p revolver delivered from cabelas! But the Remington's are 2 to 3 times as much! Ouch :td: k.d.

 

[penguinchick10]

Yes Nebraska, it is better to be POOR than SICK! from experience, i personally can tell you this is true! Unfortunantly for me, i got a double whammy! (LOL) I got neither! NO MONEY and NO HEALTH! :td: Broke, cant walk, and am in a wheelchair to! Oh well, you cant have everything! WHERE WOULD YOU PUT IT, right????? LOL! :grin:

 

[R.C.BINGAMAN]

Zug, ever take a shower with a m-16, the rifle gets the most attention during the process, at least that's how it was in 1974 at PARRIS ISLAND. semper fi :thumbsup: AN APPALICHIAN HUNTER

 

[penguinchick10]

More great advice! I am getting a real education here! This sounds like a reasonable and safe way to shoot my black powder revolver! Thanks for sharing! K.D.

 

[gbeauvin]

I like my Remington, but I'd like to try a Colt next. I've heard lots of folks swear by the 'pointability' of the Colt Navy revolvers. I'm funny though and I'd prefer mine in 36 cal like the originals rather than 44 cal like many of the repros. When I was looking into CAS I was contemplating a .36 Colt Navy for my off hand.

-GB (who apologizes for wandering slightly off-topic for the forum)

 

[Grumpa]

Welcome to the Forum. :hatsoff:

I have both Remington .44 and Colts, .36 Navy 1851 and .44 Army 1860. I like them all. There are arguments in favor of one or the other as to ruggedness, dependability, looks, "feel"...they all did the job in their day, and still can. It boils down to which one YOU prefer. Myself, I find the Navy Colt feels best in my hand - it has the grip that was later used on the 1873 Colt Army .45 cartridge revolver that many consider the best pointing grip on any gun. I agree, but it all comes down to what fits YOU best.

A lot of folks on this Forum have the same gun you do, 1851 brass frame with a .44 barrel. That gun never existed historically; it should have. Many of those folks say it is the most fun shooter of any pistol they own.

Hook up with some black powder shooters in your area. They will help you with knowledge and supplies. your shooting will be less costly than if you were shooting cartridge guns, and you will spend a lot of time loading and cleaning your gun ( more than actual "shooting" time), so you're not going to go broke anyway. :haha:

Have fun, and be safe. Take care of your gun, and it will take care of you.

Richard/Grumpa

 

[AZbpBurner]

I grew up firing and maintaining Dad's 1861 Colt Navy, and after 48 years, I decided it was time to get the 'big boy' .44 cal Remington I always wanted as a kid. Several years ago, Cabelas had them on sale stupidly cheap & with free shipping so I put in my order and settled down for the long wait. What was delivered 5 days later was the .36 Remington, which I was thinking about for sometime in the future - it wasn't on sale at the time like the .44 cal 'Sheriff's model' was, but I decided to keep it, opting to send Cabelas an angry e-mail over the "massive screw up". I expected to be getting a .44 in the mail when available & at the sale price ... which they did. It arrived several weeks later, meanwhile I was out shooting the .36.

After several decades with the Colt, the Remington(s) were fantastic. Great accuracy (actually on par with the Colts) and so much easier to maintain.

Nevertheless, when more Colts went on sale, I've ended up with a couple of 1860's, an 1862, a Dragoon and most recently an 1851 in the correct Navy .36 cal.

The most favorite is whichever I'm holding in my hand at the moment. I spent a lot of time shooting .44 cal, either Rem or Colt, and lately have gravitated back to .36 cal. Moral of the story is: You will need both .36 and .44 and both Colts and Remingtons. You will be happy shooting all of them. Apparently black powder fumes give you an attention span deficit, so you need to switch from one revolver to another and also between calibers to keep from getting bored. One weekend, the Colts will be obviously superior, then the next week the Remingtons. The best choice of your next gun is the one on sale.

Hot soapy water has always been the cleaner of choice & the 48 year old Colt Navy still looks nearly brand new - never any rust issues. I've always followed water rinse with WD 40, then Barricade (used to be known as Sheath). I use Pyrodex and BP interchangeably with the same volume measure of either, and results for me are equivalent.

Water is also indicated for modern ammo using corrosive primers & has no bad effect on newer steel used in the modern guns.

About that tattoo quote: "A smile and a .45 will get you more than just a smile".

Cabelas usually has their combination of best prices and free or $5 shipping between Thanksgiving & Christmas, and also throughout the year preceding other major holidays.