new gun that looks old

[CWKahrFan]

On the gun above i have some questions its the 1858 new army conversion so that would be a single action cartridge revolver or black powder

Click:

http://www.uberti.com/firearms/army-navy-conversion-and-open-top.php

http://www.ubertireplicas.com/1858newimprovedconversion.php

Single action... Cartridge... (.45 Colt in the form linked first above, scroll down to the beginning of the chart)... Others are available in .38 Special as noted in the second link.

Other variations may exist... I'm no expert at all, just a passing Googler...

 

[LEPARD90]

Yes and when I asked I didn't mean to insult. It's just that your OP and the subsequent post kinda contradicted each other and I was confused.

Oh no I did not take it that way I wasn't actually sure if that was correct or not. I thank you very much for all the information you've given.

 

[9mm]

I saw this done with one of those gun programs on tv, they colored the barrel and rusted it to make it have that look to it. Maybe you could find someone to do this in your area.

 

[Chesster]

I like this 1860 framed .44 Special. Standard loads only due to the open top frame. It is a good shooter despite the awful sight picture. The larger grip is better than the 1851 or Peacemaker Colts.

 

[Cheapshooter]

I rembered this thread from a while back, so I searched around to find it.

While this is custom work done by a TFL member, this might be what the OP is thinking of: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472450&highlight=cowboy+double+action

While in no way what I consider a "cowboy gun" it does have some 1800's appearance to it.

 

[Spiderwire]

LEPARD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vihX5JcK_A

That's my review of a gun you may want to look at. It's a single action. I have always been partial to SA over DA, just for the comfort and the discipline. They just shoot better for me.

 

[spaniel]

You could buy a Pietta 1858 Remington from Cabela's, then a 45 LC conversion cylinder from Midway. Fire lead bullets only and keep them to 1000 fps or less. Disadvantages are that is is not an economical way to get what you want ($250 or so for the gun, almost that much for the cylinder, I'd estimate) and that you are limited to "weaker" 45 LC loads.

I will probably do this only because I already have an 1858 that I rarely shoot anymore because C&B is just too much of a pain to deal with (especially the cleanup).

 

[newfrontier45]

The first cartridge Colt revolver was the 1873, and they didn't call it a Single Action Army for nothing!

No, Colt's first cartridge revolver was the 1871-1872 Open Top model. The SAA's short-lived predecessor.