51 Navy from Cabelas

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mississippi_rifleman

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Has anyone ordered on from them? How was the quality? Did it shoot well?

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Ben Lee
Student, Senior
Computer Science
Mississippi State University
Heed the man that owns only one rifle,
he likely knows how to use it.
- Anonymous
 
Gun Tests did a "Navy" lineup a while back, don't have my back issues here at work, but if memory serves they thought it was a reasonably accurate repro at a decent price.


Alex
 
Alex,

If you could post the jest of what it says about the Navies in there, I would GREAT appreciate it. Did they do any other CB guns in there?

[This message has been edited by mississippi_rifleman (edited August 07, 2000).]
 
I just happen to have that issue in front of me. It is Gun Tests, September 1999, Volume XI, Number 9.

The short summary of the Cabela's 1851 Navy .36 Percussion is as follows:

Our recommendation: This one was a bargain fun-gun in our book. It offered the best value in that it was tightly fitted and shot well, though the grips were a bit off.

Specifications:
Warranty - None Written
Finish - Blued/Case Colored
Weight - 42.7 oz.
Overall Length - 13.25 in.
Overall Height - 4.9 in.
Maximum width - 1.54 in.
Barrel Length - 7.5 in.
Sight Radius - 10.5 in.
Capacity - 6
Grip Material - Wood
Action Type - Single
Trigger Pull Wt. - 5 lbs.
Trigger Reach - 3 in.

I hope this helps! I got my new Cabela's catalog today. My suspicion is that you did too. :)
 
mississippi_rifleman, I got the 61 Navy from Cabelas last week and am quite happy with it.Overall fit and finish is good.I didn't get any manuel with it and was having trouble breaking it down. Called Cabelas and the guy I talked to went and got one off the shelf and talked me through it. It's a lot of fun to shoot. Six quick shots and you can't see a thing for the smoke :)
 
Well, it will be here tomorrow so I hope mine comes with a manual. Its my first. I'm glad Gun Test liked it too. I ordered some "ivory" grips for it from Dixie. Make it just like Hickoks!
 
Mississippi_Rifleman - if you need help, just post a question. We've got plenty of black powder shooters here although the topic doesn't come up frequently.
 
One word of caution. Be certain to "grease" the cylinder face before firing it. Petrolium jelly works well for this.
After you get it let us know which manufacture it is. I have several examples and they vary tremendiously from manufacture to manufacture.

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Gunslinger
 
Gunslinger,

Why do I have to do that? I'm interested in find out the manufacturer also. I'm hoping its Uberti, but I think it will be Pietta. I can't wait to see what Beretta does with the Uberti line!
 
You grease the cylinder face to avoid having a "chain fire". A situation that can occur if any excesive powder is on the cylinder face. If there is some present a spark from the chamber being fired can flash into an adjoining chamber causing it to discharge as well. In some case all six have been known to discharge at once. Since only the one chamber is aligned with the barrel the others can be........exciting. If this happens it is time for new underwear!
Some of the cheaper manufactures do not get their chambers true round preventing the ball from fully sealing the hole. This can increase the chances of a chain fire dramactically. (That was part of the reason that I asked the name of the manufature. I have one 1851 that no amount of greasing will reliably insuree it will not chain fire. It no longer gets shot. The manufacture? Your guess is as good as mine. They did not see fit to mark it.)

On the subject of loading, always load the powder and balls first and then the caps. As with any gun it is important to keep the muzzle in a safe direction. This is equally important on a cap and ball while placing the caps on the nipples. A nipple capper is very helpful in placing the caps on. When capping one I like to rotate the cylinder completely around to the next position as I put on each cap. This way if one is not fully seated on the nipple you will know before moving on to more. If one is not seated it will stop on or drag at the recoil shield.
In the event of a misfire roll the gun over and shake it (while keeping it pointed down range). It is common for spent caps to fall bewtween the hammer and the rear of the frame (recoil shield) preventing the hammer from striking the next cap.
Never carry the gun with the hammer resting on a live cap. The safe practice is to only load five. Personally I load six and rest the hammer between chambers. However, this is NOT the recommend method of carry. It requires less preasure to ignite (crack) a cap then common contained cartridge primers. Thus making the matter of avoiding carry resting on the cap even more important.
If you are not familiar with black powder use caution. It is more flammable than smokeless. This applies to the various black powder subsistutes such as Pyrodex as well.
I've probably over looked some things but if you have any questions feel free to ask.

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Gunslinger
 
Gunslinger,

thank you, thank you, thank you. I had no idea. Like I said this is my first endeavor into black powder shooting. Keep an eye out on this thread tomorrow and I'll post the manufacture as soon as it arrives. I ordered THE COMPLETE BLACK POWDER GUIDE by Sam Fadala from Amazon the same day.
 
I'm going to have a lot of irons in the fire today but will be around the house all day. I'll check in on this thread periodically. ;)

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Gunslinger
 
Gunslinger,
My '51 is one with the Colt name on it, so I guess that Uberti made the parts sometime in the last 20 years and Colt assembled/finished it. It's a very fine copy but the wedge is darn tight! I haven't found a cap loading tool that fits into the cutouts on the cylinder. No chain-fires, yet :) have you tried to stop this with the greased felt wads, I think they are called Wonder Wads?

Bart Noir
Sometimes a man just gotta turn charcoal into smoke and noise.
 
Well, I got it. It's made by Pietta like I suspected it would be. I'll be firing it next week. I did buy the wonder wads because I thought you had to have them. Do they stop chain fires?
 
Pietta is one of the better ones....in fact they may even rival the Uberti's.
The wonder wads will decrease the chances of chain fires but it is still good cheap insurance to grease the face with petrolium jelly.

Bart have you tried an inline capper yet? They seem to work/fit better than the spirel type. You are probably seating your caps the same way I do, which I won't post on the net. :eek: :D

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Gunslinger
 
Update!:

Boy, this Pietta has something I REALLY like. It has a half cock! I couldn't believe it! Do the Ubertis have this?

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Ben Lee
Student, Senior
Computer Science
Mississippi State University
Heed the man that owns only one rifle,
he likely knows how to use it.
- Anonymous
 
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