Ive been thinking about trying to pick up an 1860 when I can afford one. Would like to make a multi-gun out of it. Meaning, since one can easily change out the entire barrel assembly, I would like to have more then one barrel.
I have a Remmi in 5.5". I really like that size.. Quick, handy and pretty much perfect for holster wear, IMO. So, this 1860 wont be for that.. I would like to have a very short belly gun barrel, and a longer one I can use with the shoulder stock for a quick carbine. An 8", or I even heard i could get a 12".
My questions are, first, how easy is it to change out the grips on an 1860? I really like those thunderer\birdhead ones for the belly gun. Have seen a number of 51's and a few 60's on the web with them, but of course, that cant be used with the shoulder stock. So is it just a quick couple minutes with a flathead the way it looks in the pix, or is changing the grip some sort of all day undertaking that will have me cussing Sam Cold for hours on end?
Second question... I regularly run 35grs of 777 through my Remmi, with a wad and .454 ball. I know the conventional wisdom is that one should try not to compress 777 very much, but with that short loading lever its hard not to, and at 35grs it gets packed in pretty deep... I havent tried, but I wouldnt be a bit surprised if I couldnt get 40grs in it even with the wad. So how does the 60 stack up to that? If I wanted to carry really hot loads when it was in belly gun mode, whats the MOST you guys think could be crammed into one?
If I can ever even afford to start this, it will PROBABLY be a Pietta, just because pennies count, if that makes any difference in capacity?
Edit to add; If I did this, it would absolutely be a steel frame.
I have a Remmi in 5.5". I really like that size.. Quick, handy and pretty much perfect for holster wear, IMO. So, this 1860 wont be for that.. I would like to have a very short belly gun barrel, and a longer one I can use with the shoulder stock for a quick carbine. An 8", or I even heard i could get a 12".
My questions are, first, how easy is it to change out the grips on an 1860? I really like those thunderer\birdhead ones for the belly gun. Have seen a number of 51's and a few 60's on the web with them, but of course, that cant be used with the shoulder stock. So is it just a quick couple minutes with a flathead the way it looks in the pix, or is changing the grip some sort of all day undertaking that will have me cussing Sam Cold for hours on end?
Second question... I regularly run 35grs of 777 through my Remmi, with a wad and .454 ball. I know the conventional wisdom is that one should try not to compress 777 very much, but with that short loading lever its hard not to, and at 35grs it gets packed in pretty deep... I havent tried, but I wouldnt be a bit surprised if I couldnt get 40grs in it even with the wad. So how does the 60 stack up to that? If I wanted to carry really hot loads when it was in belly gun mode, whats the MOST you guys think could be crammed into one?
If I can ever even afford to start this, it will PROBABLY be a Pietta, just because pennies count, if that makes any difference in capacity?
Edit to add; If I did this, it would absolutely be a steel frame.
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