Revolver photos

Stantheman86 · Oct 18, 2022

nick_1 said:
My new pietta 1858 came this evening. OMG does it feel light and nimble compared to the Bison... I had not shot or held a standard size 1858 in 42 years... Fit, finish and time seem excelent. trigger is not as good as the Bison. its decent but not great. my spare Cylinders seem to all work just fine. It was full dark and raining by the time I got her out of the box, cleaned and loaded so i donned the headlamp and shot a cylinder at 15yrds. six oclock hold and my poor patern is low. that makes sense as I held low so that I could see the black dot. also this rig came with the taller dovetailed front sight. It was hard to see through the smoke and rain... hope to get some daylight shooting tomorrow after work. View attachment 169132
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even though thats poor shooting for me at 15yrds I still would not want to be standing downrange... the two best shots were the first two. then the smoke and everything got to me...

Now you need the Ace snubby

Auldjin · Oct 18, 2022

Another English revolver, a Webley "Longspur". What is rather unusual with this example is that the rammer is on the left hand side. I have found a few other examples all numbered in the 900s.

The length of the backstrap is inscribed: "By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent"

JRL1164 · Oct 18, 2022

TobJohn said:
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Desk defender

Nice photo! Where can one find a stand similar to this? Thanks!

TobJohn · Oct 18, 2022

JRL1164 said:
Nice photo! Where can one find a stand similar to this? Thanks!

Acrylic display products

The stand is great quality, but is too small for a dragoon, as you might be able to tell by the stone coasters serving as counter weights. Anything smaller will fit great and ironically the longer barrel and cylinder of a Walker might actually help move the center of gravity forward and balance it.

Mica · Oct 18, 2022

Those ARE beauties, Auldjin. What are the muzzle loader regulations in the UK?

Mica · Oct 18, 2022

Ah man, I need to thin out this herd...:

J dirt · Oct 18, 2022

Thin it? Looks like a good start to me.

nick_1 · Oct 18, 2022

got to shoot it in daylight. at 25yrds it was 10" low so i started filing the front sight. on the 3rd try I over did id it and now am 2,5" high which I can live with. lets me do a 6 oclock hold.

Auldjin · Oct 18, 2022

Mica said:
Those ARE beauties, Auldjin. What are the muzzle loader regulations in the UK?

As I understand it, there is no problem owning such pieces as curios but the moment I load one, it comes under the same rules as an unmentionable. To make matters worse, you actually need an explosives licence to buy and keep black powder. No doubt there are ways round it by being a member of an approved club etc but I have never been that worried about it. I think the last time one of mine was fired was in the 30s when my father acquired a London Navy still loaded and decided the quickest (and most fun) way to unload it was to take it down to the range. Every shot fired.

TDM · Oct 18, 2022

Mica said:
Ah man, I need to thin out this herd...:

I’ll send you my address and even split the shipping with you.

M. De Land · Oct 18, 2022

Uncle Miltie said:
Uberti 62 Police, 6 1/2" barrel, charcoal blue. Cold water is all I use to clean this revolver, followed up by oil.

I picked up one of these used and it had a front sight dove tailed into the barrel. I think them the best looking open frame gun ever made. It needed a ratchet tooth filed a bit on one chamber in carry up to lock which made them drop the price quite a bit. Took five minutes and a few strokes from a barret file to fix.
I have a spare cylinder I have to fit to It. don't work as it came.

Mica · Oct 18, 2022

Auldjin said:
As I understand it, there is no problem owning such pieces as curios but the moment I load one, it comes under the same rules as an unmentionable. To make matters worse, you actually need an explosives licence to buy and keep black powder. No doubt there are ways round it by being a member of an approved club etc but I have never been that worried about it. I think the last time one of mine was fired was in the 30s when my father acquired a London Navy still loaded and decided the quickest (and most fun) way to unload it was to take it down to the range. Every shot fired.

That’s a great story about the London Navy. Makes you wonder when it was loaded. Love to see a pic if it’s still around!