March 31, 2017, 11:28 AM | #1 |
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I've recently bought an old iron...a Colt 1860 copy from Pietta. Now it is in the process of being aged...it is from1988 and still very tight in all parts and movements.
I've purchased it with a new mold, some RWS caps and a powder flask at about 450 bucks...not bad for my country where a new Glock goes 1200...it is like finding it at the states at less than 200...not bad considering that only the mold and flask could be more than 50... |
March 31, 2017, 11:58 AM | #2 |
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Looks good, I like it. You may have to pinch the RWS caps to make them stay on since they're a #11 cap.
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March 31, 2017, 12:02 PM | #3 |
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I know it...but thanks for your good advice anyway!
As you may see at the photo...I'm using Rems #10 |
March 31, 2017, 08:16 PM | #4 |
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Very nice, I have a 51 navy in .44 and love it.
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April 1, 2017, 12:05 AM | #5 |
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Congrats. My 2 Pietta 1860's are my favorites.
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April 1, 2017, 07:44 AM | #6 |
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It looks like you have a rare three screw civilian version. Very nice!
Here is an easy way to re-size percussion caps: https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...10#post6096110 |
April 1, 2017, 07:50 AM | #7 |
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Thks! I'll try it on my #11 caps.
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April 1, 2017, 04:29 PM | #8 |
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I guess I am not of the mindset of you folks who like to age/antique/defarb repro C&B pistols. If one was a CW re-enactor he would not have had a 150-year-old looking pistol along with new uniforms, saddles, and any other leather. The pistols used during the CW would have been in at least fairly good-to-new shape, probably better than the war-torn uniforms most wore on either side.
If you are just interested in a wall-hanger, I could maybe understand that. I would rather see a new repro, with all of the nasty Italian markings and proofs, just to imagine what a new pistol with a good finish was like in 1861-1865. I don't care if it was an 1851 Navy, an 1860 Army, an 1849 Pocket, an 1863 New Model Remington, et al. This is not a cut for you folks that want to do this. I just cannot understand why. Jim
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