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. Also can you load conical's if you remove the cylinder? and why are the balls easier on the gun compared to the conical?Congrats on your revolver
The Colts are beautiful. I started with an 1858 earlier this year, fell into ownership of a lil brass framed baby Dragoon, and would like to get an 1860 sooner than later.
I believe I detect the rattle of lead balls in one of the packages under the tree with my name on it. I'm also thinking there might be a 5lb brick under there which means my wife is giving me the go-ahead to start casting
So, I guess to make it a worth while investment on her part, I should in turn invest in more .44 revolvers
The Colts are beautiful. I started with an 1858 earlier this year, fell into ownership of a lil brass framed baby Dragoon, and would like to get an 1860 sooner than later.
I believe I detect the rattle of lead balls in one of the packages under the tree with my name on it. I'm also thinking there might be a 5lb brick under there which means my wife is giving me the go-ahead to start casting
So, I guess to make it a worth while investment on her part, I should in turn invest in more .44 revolvers
JC5503,
I would not take that gun whitetail hunting unless you can stick the muzzle in the buck's ear and pull the trigger. It could kill a deer but you may have to track it for a long time. You are probably going to have ballistics somewhere less than a 38 special. A .357 magnum is considered minimal for handgun whitetail hunting. Some states set minimum muzzle energy requirements and that gun won't do it. Even if you loaded it up to 30grs powder the short sight radius would not let you get a good aim unless real close and a few 30 grain loads might shoot the gun loose by pulling the arbor out of the frame. The 200gr conicals can be loaded off the gun but they generate more pressure and drag as they go down the barrel which can pull the arbor loose over time. A Remington fully stoked or a Dragoon or Walker would be a better choice. The Walker has a 9" barrel, holds about 55grs powder under the ball and shoots like a rifle (I have TWO!). I know there are people out there who have killed deer with less and may have shot all kinds of heavy loads from their brass framed Colt but, geeze, I have enough trouble getting one with a scoped '06 let alone a snubbie C&B and a ball flying at about 600-700 fps.
I would not take that gun whitetail hunting unless you can stick the muzzle in the buck's ear and pull the trigger. It could kill a deer but you may have to track it for a long time. You are probably going to have ballistics somewhere less than a 38 special. A .357 magnum is considered minimal for handgun whitetail hunting. Some states set minimum muzzle energy requirements and that gun won't do it. Even if you loaded it up to 30grs powder the short sight radius would not let you get a good aim unless real close and a few 30 grain loads might shoot the gun loose by pulling the arbor out of the frame. The 200gr conicals can be loaded off the gun but they generate more pressure and drag as they go down the barrel which can pull the arbor loose over time. A Remington fully stoked or a Dragoon or Walker would be a better choice. The Walker has a 9" barrel, holds about 55grs powder under the ball and shoots like a rifle (I have TWO!). I know there are people out there who have killed deer with less and may have shot all kinds of heavy loads from their brass framed Colt but, geeze, I have enough trouble getting one with a scoped '06 let alone a snubbie C&B and a ball flying at about 600-700 fps.
Ok thanks for the input on that I am wanting to get into handgun hunting and have taken a whitetail with a handgun before but thought if I liked the C&B I would give that a whirl to 
. If I like the C&B then that will give me an excuse to get a steel framed one and go after some deer lol... well thanks for the info everybody.
. If I like the C&B then that will give me an excuse to get a steel framed one and go after some deer lol... well thanks for the info everybody.JC5503, I got one of those from Cabella's last summer, and don't regret it in the least. It's been a lot of fun, and the price just couldn't be beat. I load it with 20 gr and a .454 ball. Got a melter, mold and ladle from Santa and will soon be casting my own round balls for it.
And yes, I will own others.
And yes, I will own others.
I've got one of the "so-called" Confederate Navy's and it's probably one of my favorite guns. I load 16gr 3f Goex with a corn meal filler to bring the ball up to the end of the chamber. Regarding hunting with it...that depends upon the range. As stated above, if you can stick it in his ear it'll work.
I haven't chronographed the brassy yet, but I think I'll give it a little higher priority. As an example though, my '60 Sheriff's model loaded with 30gr 3f Goex chronographs out at an average muzzle velocity of 787 fps with an impact energy of 193 ft. lbs. with a 140gr round ball. Of course this is at about 15 feet which is where the Chrony resides.
A dead on "kill shot" on a whitetail would work, but you better be more adept at hitting what yer aiming at than me.
Have fun with it though, they are addicting, at least that's what my wife told me when she said I couldn't buy another gun until April.
I haven't chronographed the brassy yet, but I think I'll give it a little higher priority. As an example though, my '60 Sheriff's model loaded with 30gr 3f Goex chronographs out at an average muzzle velocity of 787 fps with an impact energy of 193 ft. lbs. with a 140gr round ball. Of course this is at about 15 feet which is where the Chrony resides.
A dead on "kill shot" on a whitetail would work, but you better be more adept at hitting what yer aiming at than me.
Have fun with it though, they are addicting, at least that's what my wife told me when she said I couldn't buy another gun until April.
... But as soon as I get the day off and have the stuff to go shoot Im going to give it a whirl.