Armi San Marco .44 cal. cap & ball (Modeled after Colt 1860 Army)

ilbob · November 7, 2009, 01:59 PM

I suspect the answers I will get from the purists will be to pass, but I am interested in getting into some BP shooting and have an opportunity to acquire the aformentioned firearm for $125. I am told it has been fired, but only a few times.

Any thoughts? I seem to recall that the manufacturer has gone out of business. Does that matter any?

kwhi43@kc.rr.com · November 7, 2009, 02:26 PM

Get it. The price is very good. It will do you just fine.

Doc Hoy · November 7, 2009, 04:27 PM

Hard to go wrong at that price.

I have two ASM 1858 Remington clones and I like them both. One is a steel frame and the other is a brass frame. They are easily equal to Pietta in quality.

I also just finished restoring an ASM 1863 Remington and I found that parts are hard to get. I wound up using Pietta parts and fitting them with a lot of shaping.

Parts for the 1860 may be easier to get and if not, you may find that parts from an alternate manufacturer are easier to adapt than they were on the smaller 1863. On the other hand, it is not likely you will need anything for it if it has not been fired very much. Not a bad idea to have a spare trigger/bolt spring.

I think that pistol, in that caliber is a good place to start.

Let us know how you like it.

Fingers McGee · November 7, 2009, 08:33 PM

What they said.

Thoughts: Good price and should do you fine - as long as you're not gonna put a couple hundred rounds a month through it.

ASM is long out of business, and parts are few & far between though.

FM

November 7, 2009, 01:59 PM	#1
ilbob Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2006 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 516	Armi San Marco .44 cal. cap & ball (Modeled after Colt 1860 Army) I suspect the answers I will get from the purists will be to pass, but I am interested in getting into some BP shooting and have an opportunity to acquire the aformentioned firearm for $125. I am told it has been fired, but only a few times. Any thoughts? I seem to recall that the manufacturer has gone out of business. Does that matter any? __________________ bob Disclaimers: I am not a lawyer, cop, soldier, gunsmith, politician, plumber, electrician, or a professional practitioner of many of the other things I comment on in this forum.

November 7, 2009, 04:27 PM	#3
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,347	KWHI + 1 Hard to go wrong at that price. I have two ASM 1858 Remington clones and I like them both. One is a steel frame and the other is a brass frame. They are easily equal to Pietta in quality. I also just finished restoring an ASM 1863 Remington and I found that parts are hard to get. I wound up using Pietta parts and fitting them with a lot of shaping. Parts for the 1860 may be easier to get and if not, you may find that parts from an alternate manufacturer are easier to adapt than they were on the smaller 1863. On the other hand, it is not likely you will need anything for it if it has not been fired very much. Not a bad idea to have a spare trigger/bolt spring. I think that pistol, in that caliber is a good place to start. Let us know how you like it. __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

November 7, 2009, 08:33 PM	#4
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,718	What they said. Thoughts: Good price and should do you fine - as long as you're not gonna put a couple hundred rounds a month through it. ASM is long out of business, and parts are few & far between though. FM __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

November 7, 2009, 02:26 PM	#2
kwhi43@kc.rr.com Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 961	Get it. The price is very good. It will do you just fine.