cap n ball revolvers....your choice and why??

I probably won't have to "draw down" on someone so a longer barrel will be fine.:p Have any of you tinkered with making paper cartridges with cigarette papers? Saw a few references to it so I looked on youtube and thought it was neat.
 
I have tried it with my Walker's and it is a bit of a pain, if I recall correctly it took me about 10 min to make 1 cartridge.... In order to get paper cartridge to enter the chamber I found I had to drasticlly reduce the powder charge....
 
My choice was the 1858 Pietta New Model Army with steel frame and 8" barrel in .44 cal.
I absolutely love the look of these revolvers and what a joy to shoot. :)

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Cap and Ball Revolvers

This is a re-posted picture but for those that haven't seen it before:

My "Collection":
From left to right.
Model 1849 Pocket Colt .31 Cal. made in 1861,replaced cylinder,grips, wedge and various screws.
Manhattan Navy Series IV .36 Cal. 5-shot made in 1865 all original except wedge screw.
Uberti 1851 Navy .36 Cal made in 2010 replaced nipples and hand/spring.
Model 1848 Pocket Dragoon .31 Cal. 5-shot Armi San Marco made in 1972 no mods.
1851 "Yank" Pietta .44 Cal. made in 1981, missing wedge screw,replaced hand/spring.
Armi San Paolo Brass frame .36 Cal. 1851 style made in 1973, no mods.

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I've had a couple before (an 1851 brasser and an 1860 Pietta .44), but the one cap and ball revolver that I have kept is the Ruger Old Army. I know it's not a replica of anything, but I'm a shooter primarily, and it's just such a wonderful gun: accurate (with ball, conicals, or the cartridge conversion cylinder), powerful and pretty nigh indestructible.

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Erich...that is some fine shooting,I can only dream of groups like that. My Uberti 1851 is my most accurate C&B so far but the conical's are all over the target. I need to work on the load for the conical bullets.
I just got back from the range with my new gun..a 1873 reproduction in .45 Colt made by Uberti. This is a fun gun to shoot but expensive (>$1.00/rnd.) I can buy a pound of black powder for less than 25 rounds of .45 Colt so I am looking into reloading.
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Erich

Nice group, but I gotta ask ..... was it shot off hand or from a rest? Most often, that little detail isn't mentioned.

Whenever I shot a CAS handgun, I shoot it standing at 15 yds; both 'Duellist' and with two paws. If it's an IPSC-type gun, I extend that to 25 yds.
Once I know it's 'zero', I extend that to 50 yds on a convenient 18" x 12" steel plate or an IPSC silhouette.
I EXPECT my guns to shoot nice tight groups from a rest at any distance, but that's not how they will be used. If I was interested in that alone, I'd buy a ransom machine rest and bolt it to the table.

I just took out a newly acquired Colt NS in .455 with a new load (4.5 grs Trail Boss/.452/230RN) and some of my CAS pals were wondering why I wasn't proving it from the bench. Huh? Why, as I'll never shoot it that way in competition or plinking.

Same for hunting rifles. I rarely see anyone shooting from field positions before embarking on an expensive hunt with thousands invested in travel, accomodations, guide fees, etc. If I mention it to them, they look at me strangely .....
 
rustysdream said:
My choice was the 1858 Pietta New Model Army with steel frame and 8" barrel in .44 cal.
I absolutely love the look of these revolvers and what a joy to shoot. :)

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I think the 1858 is a truly gorgeous revolver :cool:....and sweet mix of form and function !...:evil:

Now :yingyang: , if I ever found a nice 1875.....:redface:....no amount of money would likely bar me from picking it up !
 
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