1858 safety notch query - Page 2

arcticap · January 9, 2013, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mykeal

The barrel 'protrusion' is not unusual or out of the ordinary. What is different is the lack of frame relief around the barrel. Stated another way: there are only 2 barrel threads visible on a Beals, while the later Remingtons had several more threads visible; the frame was cut back quite a bit further. This extra relief allows more room for combustion gas - and thus fouling - to escape.

Thanks mykeal for correcting my mistake about the Beal's amount of barrel protrusion.
Then doesn't jlb43's frame look like it's an earlier Euroarms Beals type?

mykeal · January 10, 2013, 11:36 AM

Yes. That's exactly what it is.

jlb43 · January 10, 2013, 02:06 PM

Is that a good thing?

mykeal · January 10, 2013, 03:13 PM

I have no idea.

I like mine, but it does have that fouling issue big time. And although it has the Beals frame, it does not have a couple of other more subtle Beals-only characteristics.

On the other hand, it is a 'unique' example of the 1858 RNA design. Some folks like to be able to raise one eyebrow and say, "No, it's not an 1858 Remington New Army. It's a Remington-Beals Army Revolver."

Hawg · January 10, 2013, 06:09 PM

You can cut the loading lever sail back to match a Beals to make it more believable.

jlb43 · January 10, 2013, 07:18 PM

I see the difference from this real Beals. Did they ever make a Beals replica?

January 10, 2013, 02:06 PM	#28
jlb43 Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 128	Is that a good thing? __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson . --

January 10, 2013, 07:18 PM	#31
jlb43 Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 128	I see the difference from this real Beals. Did they ever make a Beals replica? __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson . --

January 10, 2013, 11:36 AM	#27
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Yes. That's exactly what it is.

January 10, 2013, 03:13 PM	#29
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	I have no idea. I like mine, but it does have that fouling issue big time. And although it has the Beals frame, it does not have a couple of other more subtle Beals-only characteristics. On the other hand, it is a 'unique' example of the 1858 RNA design. Some folks like to be able to raise one eyebrow and say, "No, it's not an 1858 Remington New Army. It's a Remington-Beals Army Revolver."

January 10, 2013, 06:09 PM	#30
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	You can cut the loading lever sail back to match a Beals to make it more believable.