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noelf2 · March 28, 2012, 01:44 PM

I read somewhere that a civil war soldier would trade two colts for a remmy. May have been Remington propaganda though. All this talk about the cylinder pin on a remmy binding after a few shots hasn't been my experience. After a few cylinders, well, yeah if I don't wipe and lube the pin. Way I see it, both the colts and rems were for six rapid shots on the battlefield, and no more. After that - holster it, drop it, throw it or wield it for maximum blunt trauma on the enemy. I've never had a colt or a rem bind from fouling on the first cylinder.

March 28, 2012, 01:44 PM	#47
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	I read somewhere that a civil war soldier would trade two colts for a remmy. May have been Remington propaganda though. All this talk about the cylinder pin on a remmy binding after a few shots hasn't been my experience. After a few cylinders, well, yeah if I don't wipe and lube the pin. Way I see it, both the colts and rems were for six rapid shots on the battlefield, and no more. After that - holster it, drop it, throw it or wield it for maximum blunt trauma on the enemy. I've never had a colt or a rem bind from fouling on the first cylinder. __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.