Steel Skeletal Stock?

[Stantheman86]

All these people who don't like percussion revolvers going off near their face, I guess have never fired a .69 or .75 Musket with 10 gr of 2f in the pan that's pretty much a charge for a .36 revolver flashing in your eye, took me a few shots to get used to.

 

[n3wyu]

I have a question? Do you have to have a bp revolver made to accept a stock or will they fit any 1861 navy

 

[sourdough]

I have a question? Do you have to have a bp revolver made to accept a stock or will they fit any 1861 navy

See my posts #21 & #31. The Colt 1851/1861 Navy and 1860 Army frames are the same width. The 3-screw frames use a different stock yoke than the 4-screw CFS (cut-for-stock) frames. All require the backstrap (preferably steel) with the attachment "divot" on the bottom.

Regards,

Jim

 

[Boston Bill]

It looks like the Skeleton Stock is an exact repro of a later stock used with Colt 1873's with long barrels.

It's historically accurate they just can't have people using them on cartridge revolvers like was said above . Luckily our muzzleloading weapons are pretty much exempt from all that NFA stuff.

Speaking of exempt from all that stuff. They also have some very intersting info in the web site educating us on why this is a legal to own black powder firearm. https://americanguncraft.com/product/diablo-break-open-12-gauge-pistol-black-grips/

 

[n3wyu]

See my posts #21 & #31. The Colt 1851/1861 Navy and 1860 Army frames are the same width. The 3-screw frames use a different stock yoke than the 4-screw CFS (cut-for-stock) frames. All require the backstrap (preferably steel) with the attachment "divot" on the bottom.

Regards,

Jim

Ok thanks for the reply I'll check out your posts. George

 

[Stantheman86]

It's like the Cap and Ball .22 NAA micro revolvers which exist for the 100% sole purpose to be mail order carry guns that don't need licensing.

 

[Bad Karma]

It's like the Cap and Ball .22 NAA micro revolvers which exist for the 100% sole purpose to be mail order carry guns that don't need licensing.

I’m sure they’re better than teeth and fingernails but I would think a .31, either Remington or Colt pattern, would be a much better choice and only marginally less concealable.

 

[rodwha]

I’m sure they’re better than teeth and fingernails but I would think a .31, either Remington or Colt pattern, would be a much better choice and only marginally less concealable.

And if the Colt .31 is an option their .36 cal version would be that much better and hardly any bigger.

A fellow on another forum used 20 grns of 3F Olde E and a 100 grn bullet and got .380 ACP performance (~180 ft/lbs). Granted that was from a ‘51 or ‘61, but that’s rather close to a maxed out load for the ‘62 Pocket if you design your bullet to be so (shallow or nonexistent lube groove and wide meplat).

 

[Bad Karma]

I sold my last, only, Po Po model .36 to someone who needed it desperately. It’s way too small for me to use for self defense, unless I just gripped it in my paw and beat my assailants with it. I can use the 51 Navy, but not as quickly and easily as the ‘60. Maybe someday I’ll source a bird’s head backstrap and chop the barrel on one of the Army revolvers. 5 rounds of .44, even from a 4 inch barrel, would put a damper on a robbers fun.

 

[Stantheman86]

I have the NAA " unmentionables" and find those 2 rimfires barely capable of anything but last ditch defense , however $250 will buy you this over the mail unless you live in NJ, etc.

The little Uberti .31's and. 36's are obviously more powerful and without getting into the legal reasons why someone might want or need to only own a percussion .22 , they might fill the bill as maybe a backup to a knife. It looks like you load it with .22 Rimfire bullets and probably like 10 gr of 3f , one source even says 4f? Boom you have a legal, paper free "5 shot and run" gun.

 

[Bad Karma]

I’ve always wanted to shoot one of those. Not enough to fork over the frogskins but maybe someday I’ll be in the right place at the right time.

 

[Stantheman86]

I have a few of them but the tiny .22 Short model is just good, weird fun to shoot.

 

[Bad Karma]

I have a few of them but the tiny .22 Short model is just good, weird fun to shoot.

I know expectations are low for a pistol of that sort but what can you get on your best day?

Edit: I nearly said, “benched, over a rest, with match grade ammo.” But that’s just silly.

 

[Stantheman86]

Given that .22 Short existed during the Civil War hopefully the mods won't delete my comment but the .22 Short NAA is shockingly accurate. Pretty much any gun show will turn up .22 Short or a well stocked gun shop.

I can hit a paper plate at 25 with it if I do my job. You can't shoot that gun without smiling because it's so ridiculous. You can barely hold onto it and its "pap! , click clack pap!" I really think it would be more dangerous using this for defense than simply using a good knife. It's pretty much a modern version of those little Colt brass frame. 22 Shorts that used BP Short ammo and probably would just annoy an assailant

 

[Zonie]

Folks. This is a traditional muzzleloading forum. Let's please quit discussing modern cartridge guns.

 

[Bad Karma]

Mea culpa @Zonie...

thank you.

 

[Stantheman86]

I understand, my bad. I just expanded on the topic too much