Cap and Ball revolver newbie....sawweeeet!

Hey sigshr, can you give us info on your dragoon,if the
lever stays put under fire i want one.:rolleyes:

Sod Buster Tried To Pull On Willson.
 
Which one to buy next?

I agree with Hawg, buy the 1860, 1858, and then the Walker. I have a 2nd generation Colt Walker and the lever does not drop, I guess I got lucky and have a good one. I even tried it with 60 grns. of powder, still didn't drop, it might later with a little more wear.:cool:
 
The Dragoons were generally much improved over the Walker with respect to the 'loading lever drop' problem. I have a 2nd Model Uberti and a 3rd Model Colt Signature, and neither has ever experienced that problem. The same is true of the majority of the originals, I understand.
 
Thanks mykeal , its a dragoon for me:D.
MMMM better get the wife a bunch of
flowers first, it will soften the blow;).

Sod Buster Tried To Pull On Willson.
 
I started and stopped with the Walker. I shoot mine, love it and have fired other smaller guns. Its just not the same. The Walkers are a blast and have that satisfying boom that makes black powder so much fun. Nothing like 60 grns of pyrodex behind a ball to light up the range. To bad I can't find any real BP around here.
 
I am new at this.

I have just bought (for $25.00) a pistol that I think is a 1847 Colt Dragoon. Yes I know they were made in 1848, but this one says US 1847 on the barrel. The serial number is E56535 and all of the numbers match. It has been personalized with the name W.I. Ormbsy on the cylinder under the engraving. As I am a new poster I hope I have not broken any rules. Does anyone have any information on this gun?
 
One will not do it, you need one for each hand in order to keep your balance.

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I have just bought (for $25.00) a pistol that I think is a 1847 Colt Dragoon. Yes I know they were made in 1848, but this one says US 1847 on the barrel. The serial number is E56535 and all of the numbers match. It has been personalized with the name W.I. Ormbsy on the cylinder under the engraving. As I am a new poster I hope I have not broken any rules. Does anyone have any information on this gun?
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Probably a Walker but definitely not original. Ormsby was the original engraver.
 
During at least the late 90's and into the new century Pietta had a run of poor quality control and 'soft' internal parts (the parts problem started some time in the 80's, I think). They have corrected both and the current Pietta product is nearly on a par with Uberti.
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I really lucked out on my Pietta '58 made in 1999. Bought it brand new, then had a gunsmith do an action job on it including cutting the forcing cone and it is still going strong 14 years later. More accurate than my Pietta 1858 "Shooters" target model made in 2004.
 
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