1863 Pocket Remington

grymster2007 · October 30, 2007, 05:31 PM

I’m thinking pretty hard about ordering an 1863 Pocket Remington, steel frame of Pietta manufacture. Midway claims 30+ days for delivery. Don’t see it listed at Dixie. Thunder Ridge seems to have it, and I’ll try contacting them, but does anyone know where else may have them?

I’d like to get an R&D conversion cylinder for .32 S&W to go with it. I couldn’t find it on R&D’s site. The only place I found it was Taylor’s. They list it as for use in the steel frame version of the 1863 Pocket Remington in .36 caliber, manufactured by Pietta and go on to say it converts it to 32 S&W. I wrote to ask if they mean Pocket Remington in .31 caliber, but no response after two weeks.

I thought Midway carried these at one point, but couldn’t find them today. Does anyone know where to get one of these besides Taylor's?

Hawg · October 30, 2007, 06:28 PM

Pocket /police is .36. I don't think anybody is making conversion cylinders for the .31 pocket Remington but I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.

Cabela's will usually deliver in less than a week. Took four days to get my 60 Colt.

timothy75 · October 30, 2007, 06:32 PM

You might try buffalo arms. Good luck

grymster2007 · October 30, 2007, 07:42 PM

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I don't think anybody is making conversion cylinders for the .31 pocket Remington but I could be wrong.

Taylor’s lists it here

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/produ...ers&startat=21

I think they mean .31 caliber and get the 32 S&W part right. Then again... I've been known to be wrong a time or two.

I thought about pokin’ fun at yur sig line, but I’ll refrain, because you pointed out that Cabelas carries the gun I’m looking for. Guess my memory is going now also. Just bought my 1858 from them and never even looked there for the ’63 Pocket!!!???

Going off to check Buffalo now.

Thanks,

CraigC · October 30, 2007, 07:52 PM

Dixie carries it and it's actually cheaper than Midway if you can believe that.

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product...ducts_id=13613

32HR MAG · October 30, 2007, 07:58 PM

get the steel frame.brass frames are not made for conversion cylinders.

i have the steel and love it.

mobayjd · October 30, 2007, 08:21 PM

Hey grym you get the remington pocket, and we,ll have to have a match, me with the 1849 colt pocket. Actually I haven,t hit a playing card yet!, but it goes boom every time.

Raider2000 · October 30, 2007, 08:33 PM

Grym & I need to hook up for some smoke time as well.
My 1860 Army & him with the 1858 Remington.

mobayjd · October 30, 2007, 08:44 PM

Oh by the way grym, welcome to the gunamonth club.

grymster2007 · October 30, 2007, 09:11 PM

hehe

you guyz is funny

playin' card? .... been lucky to hit the paper so far! But "I'm yur huckleberry".

Gun of the month? No such restriction on BP.

... although I'm pretty sure the missus has some... and far more serious consequences for violation!

Any you boyz (or gilrz) in NorCal?

mobayjd · October 30, 2007, 09:19 PM

L.A. here lower Alabama!!!

Raider2000 · October 30, 2007, 09:45 PM

My location is obvious.

Virginia..

Hawg · October 31, 2007, 06:14 PM

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I thought about pokin’ fun at yur sig line,

Go for it, won't hurt my feelins. Looks like on pocket pistols I'm 0 for 2.

grymster2007 · November 2, 2007, 09:21 PM

Tried emailing Taylor's again today. Nice lady named Sue got back to me right away and said the cylinder is for a .31 caliber 1863 Pocket Remington and converts to S&W 32 cartridge. She said they're taking orders, but don't know when they'll get them in. I ordered mine anyway. Now I just have to go order the gun to go with it.

DrLaw · November 10, 2007, 09:19 AM

I just don't know. The idea of getting a perfectly good cap & ball gun and changing it over to one of those new fan-dangled cat-ridge guns seems a long way to go to to get to an end.

Why not get a H&R .32 or S&W .32 top break and leave the Remmie alone as a gen-u-wine cap & ball.

The Doc is out now.

grymster2007 · November 10, 2007, 10:42 AM

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and leave the Remmie alone as a gen-u-wine cap & ball.

I'm assuming that the cartridge cylinder will pop in or out on th '63, just like on the '58, so back to BP in about 10 seconds. The reason I'm doing this is so I can shoot them at the local indoor range, where they would not appreciate me shooting BP.

Raider2000 · November 10, 2007, 06:11 PM

Ah a little smoke'll do em some good....

Hawg · November 10, 2007, 06:23 PM

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Ah a little smoke'll do em some good....

If nothing else it'll clear the place out and you'll have it to yourself.

grymster2007 · November 10, 2007, 10:42 PM

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Ah a little smoke'll do em some good....

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If nothing else it'll clear the place out and you'll have it to yourself.

Yeah... fur the time bein'.... just don't think the ROs will welcome me back!

Hawg · November 10, 2007, 10:52 PM

I feel sorry for people that can't just go outside and start shootin.

Raider2000 · November 11, 2007, 07:43 AM

I plan to do just that this morning after breakfast...
Gota new toy to play with.

Hawg · November 11, 2007, 08:09 AM

Braggart!

Have fun.

grymster2007 · November 12, 2007, 12:29 PM

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I feel sorry for people that can't just go outside and start shootin.

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I plan to do just that this morning after breakfast...

Easy…. I’m green with envy here guys!

There are people not far from me that do shoot on their property, but I think they have 80+ acres. I’m on one acre and have neighbors too close for me to be shooting.

We’re starting to get serious about where we’ll live in retirement. I’m insisting that we live some place where I can walk out back and shoot. Mrs. Grymster may have other ideas.

Meanwhile, I added the 1863 to my Christmas list. If Santa don’t bring it, I’ll probably buy one in January. Hopefully, I’ll have the conversion cylinder I ordered by then.

DrLaw · November 14, 2007, 08:37 AM

I see a thread about some gun I don't have.

I come back to it from time to time to see what is new in the thread.

I get to thinking about that gun.

I start to check to see if I can afford one or if I can find it on sale somewhere.

I don't think about whether I NEED it or not.

Remington .31 clone. Hmmmmm. Smaller than my .31 Colt replica. Hmmmmm.

Looks like a neat little gun...

And so it begins.

The Doc is out now.

Fred_Fred · November 14, 2007, 06:39 PM

Well Doc - It's just like the rest of us - we don't "need" most of the stuff we have - but it sure is FUN! I do feel a bit sorry for Grym though as I would hate to have to shoot at a place with "r.o's"....

October 30, 2007, 05:31 PM	#1
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	1863 Pocket Remington I’m thinking pretty hard about ordering an 1863 Pocket Remington, steel frame of Pietta manufacture. Midway claims 30+ days for delivery. Don’t see it listed at Dixie. Thunder Ridge seems to have it, and I’ll try contacting them, but does anyone know where else may have them? I’d like to get an R&D conversion cylinder for .32 S&W to go with it. I couldn’t find it on R&D’s site. The only place I found it was Taylor’s. They list it as for use in the steel frame version of the 1863 Pocket Remington in *.36* caliber, manufactured by Pietta and go on to say it converts it to 32 S&W. I wrote to ask if they mean Pocket Remington in *.31* caliber, but no response after two weeks. I thought Midway carried these at one point, but couldn’t find them today. Does anyone know where to get one of these besides Taylor's? __________________ grym

October 30, 2007, 09:11 PM	#10
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	hehe you guyz is funny playin' card? .... been lucky to hit the paper so far! But "I'm yur huckleberry". Gun of the month? No such restriction on BP.... although I'm pretty sure the missus has some... and far more serious consequences for violation! Any you boyz (or gilrz) in NorCal? __________________ grym Last edited by grymster2007; October 30, 2007 at 09:17 PM. Reason: wouldn't want to be accused of sexism

November 2, 2007, 09:21 PM	#14
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Tried emailing Taylor's again today. Nice lady named Sue got back to me right away and said the cylinder is for a *.31* caliber 1863 Pocket Remington and converts to S&W 32 cartridge. She said they're taking orders, but don't know when they'll get them in. I ordered mine anyway. Now I just have to go order the gun to go with it. __________________ grym

November 10, 2007, 09:19 AM	#15
DrLaw Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2007 Location: Wild Western Illinois Posts: 559	Cap and Ball is the way to go I just don't know. The idea of getting a perfectly good cap & ball gun and changing it over to one of those new fan-dangled cat-ridge guns seems a long way to go to to get to an end. Why not get a H&R .32 or S&W .32 top break and leave the Remmie alone as a gen-u-wine cap & ball. The Doc is out now.

November 14, 2007, 08:37 AM	#24
DrLaw Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2007 Location: Wild Western Illinois Posts: 559	And so it begins I see a thread about some gun I don't have. I come back to it from time to time to see what is new in the thread. I get to thinking about that gun. I start to check to see if I can afford one or if I can find it on sale somewhere. I don't think about whether I NEED it or not. Remington .31 clone. Hmmmmm. Smaller than my .31 Colt replica. Hmmmmm. Looks like a neat little gun... And so it begins. The Doc is out now.

October 30, 2007, 06:28 PM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Pocket /police is .36. I don't think anybody is making conversion cylinders for the .31 pocket Remington but I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. Cabela's will usually deliver in less than a week. Took four days to get my 60 Colt.

October 30, 2007, 06:32 PM	#3
timothy75 Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,146	You might try buffalo arms. Good luck

October 30, 2007, 07:52 PM	#5
CraigC Junior member Join Date: November 28, 2001 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 4,300	Dixie carries it and it's actually cheaper than Midway if you can believe that. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product...ducts_id=13613

October 30, 2007, 07:58 PM	#6
32HR MAG Member Join Date: June 22, 2007 Location: eastern wisconsin Posts: 20	get the steel frame.brass frames are not made for conversion cylinders. i have the steel and love it.

October 30, 2007, 08:21 PM	#7
mobayjd Member Join Date: August 10, 2007 Posts: 35	Hey grym you get the remington pocket, and we,ll have to have a match, me with the 1849 colt pocket. Actually I haven,t hit a playing card yet!, but it goes boom every time.

October 30, 2007, 08:33 PM	#8
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	Grym & I need to hook up for some smoke time as well. My 1860 Army & him with the 1858 Remington.

October 30, 2007, 08:44 PM	#9
mobayjd Member Join Date: August 10, 2007 Posts: 35	Oh by the way grym, welcome to the gunamonth club.

October 30, 2007, 09:19 PM	#11
mobayjd Member Join Date: August 10, 2007 Posts: 35	L.A. here lower Alabama!!!

October 30, 2007, 09:45 PM	#12
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	My location is obvious. Virginia..

November 10, 2007, 06:11 PM	#17
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	Ah a little smoke'll do em some good....

November 10, 2007, 10:52 PM	#20
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	I feel sorry for people that can't just go outside and start shootin.

November 11, 2007, 07:43 AM	#21
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	I plan to do just that this morning after breakfast... Gota new toy to play with.

November 11, 2007, 08:09 AM	#22
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Braggart! Have fun.

November 14, 2007, 06:39 PM	#25
Fred_Fred Member Join Date: March 26, 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 35	Well Doc - It's just like the rest of us - we don't "need" most of the stuff we have - but it sure is FUN! I do feel a bit sorry for Grym though as I would hate to have to shoot at a place with "r.o's"....

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