Black powder revolvers

Any recommendations? I'd love sma ruger old army, but those don't come cheap. Lots of traditions, Uberti, pietta reproductions, and used they are very affordable. Any caliber suggestions?
Should I just go with a walker?

Joey

All I know is what is listed in Cabelas. I personally want a 1858 New Army Stainless Steel .44 Caliber Target Revolver. $410 new, basic 1858 New Armys start at $220

They also have other styles starting at $170, and .44 looks to be a very popular caliber.

Those are a blast :D to play with. My 8yr niece shoots better with it than the 38spl Smith we let her try.

I've had a couple for years. Never fired 'em. I like the '58's more than the '60's or '51's due to the top strap but I've never heard of one failing catastrophically. What kills me are the number of conversion cylinders we sell. It's amazing.

stroker wrote: I've had a couple for years. Never fired 'em. I like the '58's more than the '60's or '51's due to the top strap but I've never heard of one failing catastrophically. What kills me are the number of conversion cylinders we sell. It's amazing.

We? Where do you work?

Joey

I've had a Uberti Army model for a few years. Really fun to play with, but once I was able to get a .357 revolver I have a lot more fun with that. Definitely a fun gun for plinking around with. As long as you use black powder it will be hard to blow any of them up.

I have one. I shot it and used it in historical reenactments. Many many rounds through the gun.

I have 58 army remington. Personally, I like the remington design better than the colt design. You can keep a few loaded cylinders for the remington sitting around and then swap them quickly and easily. The stupid mechanism to remove the cylinder on a colt is a pain to deal with, but can be done. Also you can get conversion cylinders for them which allows you to shoot black powder cowboy rounds through the them. You cannot do this with the colts.

I think the colts are better looking. I've seen these things shot for long periods of time, never once have I heard of enough rounds going through one to make it out of time. I've heard of it with the brass frame revolvers, but again this requires many many rounds. And with cap and ball revolvers it takes lots of time to put large numbers of rounds though the gun. If you want to shoot a lot, get a conversion cylinder. It took me about a year to go through 100 balls when I first got it. Again, I think the "top strap strength" bit is a little over done by people advertising the remington models for sale.

Walker's are insanely big weapons. Handle one before you but it. 9 times out of ten it will feel too big for you and you won't use it.

As for quality. I've handled tons of reproduction arms over the years. My pietta cabelas revolver is fine, but was $99 when I bought it. You do get what you pay for. I've handled some Uberti arms that are absolute art. I can remember this one engraved henry a fellow reenactor used. It was nearly too pretty to shoot. I'd love to have a Uberti, but the cheapos work just fine.

What more do you want to know?

ok so my knowledge is old of the conversion cylinder.

http://www.kirstkonverter.com/ <-- makes both for colt and remington.

I want a conversion cylinder for my remington.

In reply to joey48442:

I ain't tellin.

And that's the way it is.

Big ego wrote: Walker's are insanely big weapons. Handle one before you but it. 9 times out of ten it will feel too big for you and you won't use it.

Almost too easy

GhiaMonster wrote:

Big ego wrote: Walker's are insanely big weapons. Handle one before you but it. 9 times out of ten it will feel too big for you and you won't use it.

Almost too easy

Wow. Sorry for the poor english.

I don't own any BP handguns but have always sorta lusted after a Lemat. (another big handgun)

Big ego wrote:

GhiaMonster wrote:

Big ego wrote: Walker's are insanely big weapons. Handle one before you but it. 9 times out of ten it will feel too big for you and you won't use it.

Almost too easy

Wow. Sorry for the poor english.

It was kinda funny.

Joey

Any who...

The point is that the walker is gigantic and a pain to shoot cause of its size.

Big ego wrote: Any who... The point is that the walker is gigantic and a pain to shoot cause of its size.

I kinda thought so. I was kinda being sarcastic, and saying should I throw my hands up, and just buy the biggest baddest there is?

Joey

Nope! Visit a Cabela's and handle a few. See what works the best for you. The Remington 58 Army is a really cool pistol. I think it's worth a look again.

For shooting, the Ruger Old Army in stainless is tough to beat. It's got the accuracy potential, coil springs, good sights, and a nice feel.

Of the reproductions, the Reminton's top strap gives it some advantage in accuracy, but I never liked the feel. The '51 Navy Colt got it right for me.

The 1860 Colt is a longer grip that some folks prefer.

The Walker is a monster and I really, really like mine, but the later Dragoons with the better reloading lever latch are nearly as powerful and less trouble to shoot.

Still, that Walker is a thing of beauty.

Want something completely different? Think LeMat. Nine shots in the cylinder, then a 20-guage through the center. Cabela's has a reproduction.