advice on a Pietta BP please...

Mr. Buttons

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I have never fired a BP revolver (and I'm not sure yet that I want the extra work of a BP revolver although I like the authenticity) but recently I've been thinking about purchasing a Pietta 1858 Remington .44.

My question is two fold:

1. what is the benefits of going with a steel vs. a brass frame (all steel frame is $140 more expensive)?

2. what is the availability of .45LC conversion cylinders for these revolvers?

thanks.
 
Steel is stronger, I think the brass ones will get sloppy over time. They are not hard to clean and worth the bit of extra work if you are already cleaning a rifle.
 
The brass frame is not really intended for hard use. It's means to replicate some of the "ersatz" creations of the Confederates during the civil war such as the Griswold and Gunnerson. The south had steel shortages and were melting down brass church bells to make revolvers. Generally they were issued for use in one battle only, at which time the users would replace their substitute pattern revolver with a proper captured yankee steel gun.

Unless you're only going to re-eneact and shoot alot of blanks, get a steel revolver. It will last a lifetime if you do your part.

Conversion cylinders are out there from R&D and Kirst. Marstar was going to bring some in for a while, but I've not heard anything since. The 1858 Reminton conversion cylinders are MUCH easier to use than the colt pattern ones as the cylinder pops out much easier on the Remmy.
 
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