Video - Shooting Colt's 3rd Model Dragoon Revolver

duelist1954 · November 15, 2011, 06:20 PM

More big iron...Colt's 3rd Model Dragoon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6lxdHIrAPU

Hardcase · November 16, 2011, 11:52 AM

Well done, Mike. I can't imagine hunting buffalo with a pistol...the pistoleros had to have had pretty short careers!

OutlawJoseyWales · November 16, 2011, 02:23 PM

Great vid, thanks for taking the time.
OJW

Rawg the Huug · November 16, 2011, 04:44 PM

I've a pair of 2nd Models. Still haven't fired 'em. What a wuss. They're not somethin' ye yank out in hurry, if ye've got 'em on yer hip. I bought 'em with cartridge conversion in mind. I'm such a nerd...

OutlawJoseyWales · November 17, 2011, 12:44 AM

Sorry to ask this, but since you've got 'em on yer hip,
Are you gonna' pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

And, you are right, those Dragoons are huge and fine pistols, you don't snatch 'em up too quickly.

Hardcase · November 17, 2011, 09:38 AM

On the hip, I can't help but think that you'd keep drawing and drawing, but it'd still be in the holster!

At least it's not a Buntline!

duelist1954 · November 18, 2011, 05:06 PM

It is funny what you don't notice....

I just watched this video for the first time since I up-loaded it to YouTube and I see that I forgot to take off my 1911.

Oops!!

OutlawJoseyWales · November 18, 2011, 06:26 PM

Ha, didn't even notice.
I was too busy watching the loading lever drop after most shots.

OJW

ClemBert · November 18, 2011, 08:08 PM

Another great video. Thanks for posting it.

Curious to know if anyone has experience with the Uberti made Dragoons with 40 to 50 grains of BP. Specifically, I was interested in knowing if the Uberti made model have the same issue with the loading lever dropping.

kwhi43 · November 18, 2011, 08:28 PM

kwhi43 · November 18, 2011, 08:44 PM

Rawg the Huug · November 19, 2011, 04:04 PM

I'll have you know that I intend to pull them pistols while whistling Dixie! I have a pair of the Pietta "Buntline" .44 Navies. I have pulled them, none-too-fast, as I'm sure you can imagine. Just to be a complete smartass (& if money were not an issue), I'd like to show up at a SASS match with a pair of 1873 carbines with the rifle stocks changed for regular pistol grips, just so I could have an absurd moment akin to the scene in one of the earlier Batman films...wherein The Joker (Jack Nicholson) pulls a ridiculously long barreled revolver from the hip.

I'd be slower than molasses in winter but with the muzzles ending mere inches from the targets, I'd be sure to hit steel!

November 15, 2011, 06:20 PM	#1
duelist1954 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 567	Video - Shooting Colt's 3rd Model Dragoon Revolver More big iron...Colt's 3rd Model Dragoon... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6lxdHIrAPU

November 16, 2011, 11:52 AM	#2
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,909	Well done, Mike. I can't imagine hunting buffalo with a pistol...the pistoleros had to have had pretty short careers! __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

November 16, 2011, 04:44 PM	#4
Rawg the Huug Member Join Date: November 12, 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 20	I've a pair of 2nd Models. Still haven't fired 'em. What a wuss. They're not somethin' ye yank out in hurry, if ye've got 'em on yer hip. I bought 'em with cartridge conversion in mind. I'm such a nerd... __________________ I carry a black powder revolver; you may sneer at my choice, but it sure beats relying on The James Brown Car Alarm.

November 17, 2011, 09:38 AM	#6
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,909	On the hip, I can't help but think that you'd keep drawing and drawing, but it'd still be in the holster! At least it's not a Buntline! __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

November 18, 2011, 08:28 PM	#10
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	Well, You Sure Can See It Here

November 16, 2011, 02:23 PM	#3
OutlawJoseyWales Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 237	Great vid, thanks for taking the time. OJW

November 17, 2011, 12:44 AM	#5
OutlawJoseyWales Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 237	Sorry to ask this, but since you've got 'em on yer hip, Are you gonna' pull them pistols or whistle Dixie? And, you are right, those Dragoons are huge and fine pistols, you don't snatch 'em up too quickly.

November 18, 2011, 05:06 PM	#7
duelist1954 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 567	It is funny what you don't notice.... I just watched this video for the first time since I up-loaded it to YouTube and I see that I forgot to take off my 1911. Oops!!

November 18, 2011, 06:26 PM	#8
OutlawJoseyWales Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 237	Ha, didn't even notice. I was too busy watching the loading lever drop after most shots. OJW

November 18, 2011, 08:08 PM	#9
ClemBert Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 936	Another great video. Thanks for posting it. Curious to know if anyone has experience with the Uberti made Dragoons with 40 to 50 grains of BP. Specifically, I was interested in knowing if the Uberti made model have the same issue with the loading lever dropping.

November 18, 2011, 08:44 PM	#11
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	Sorry, Forget You Was On A Diet

November 19, 2011, 04:04 PM	#12
Rawg the Huug Member Join Date: November 12, 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 20	I'll have you know that I intend to pull them pistols while whistling Dixie! I have a pair of the Pietta "Buntline" .44 Navies. I have pulled them, none-too-fast, as I'm sure you can imagine. Just to be a complete smartass (& if money were not an issue), I'd like to show up at a SASS match with a pair of 1873 carbines with the rifle stocks changed for regular pistol grips, just so I could have an absurd moment akin to the scene in one of the earlier Batman films...wherein The Joker (Jack Nicholson) pulls a ridiculously long barreled revolver from the hip. I'd be slower than molasses in winter but with the muzzles ending mere inches from the targets, I'd be sure to hit steel! __________________ I carry a black powder revolver; you may sneer at my choice, but it sure beats relying on The James Brown Car Alarm.