Best 1851 Navy Video Ever

Fingers McGee · January 31, 2016, 07:39 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5CMtWquGM

J-Bar is a good friend and fellow Frontiersman.

Bishop Creek · January 31, 2016, 08:19 PM

You're right Fingers, that was excellent! I make Youtube videos and that was very well scripted and edited, and all without narration. I would recommend this video to anyone who loves shooting Colt's 1851 Navy.

Model12Win · January 31, 2016, 08:54 PM

Excellent video!

OutlawJoseyWales · January 31, 2016, 09:17 PM

You are right, great vid.

deerslayer303 · February 1, 2016, 01:07 AM

VERY well done!

srjh2 · February 1, 2016, 01:42 PM

Thanks Fingers, excellent video.

I love the Colt design.

noelf2 · February 1, 2016, 09:06 PM

Very good video. I grew up just north of Springfield, in Bolivar. Made me homesick.

swathdiver · February 1, 2016, 10:30 PM

Nice video, save for the tomfoolery of leaving an empty chamber "for safety".

Model12Win · February 1, 2016, 10:36 PM

+1 Swath.

Wasn't done in the old times. The cowboy action crowd does it for competition, but back when your life counted on your gun, all chambers would have been loaded on the '51 Navy. That's what Sam Colt invented the safety pins in the first place.

stubbicatt · February 3, 2016, 07:56 AM

I enjoyed that video.

sltm1 · February 3, 2016, 11:33 AM

Very cool!! Thanx for sharing Ken!!

AKexpat · February 3, 2016, 05:53 PM

@Model12Win

Quote:

Wasn't done in the old times. The cowboy action crowd does it for competition, but back when your life counted on your gun, all chambers would have been loaded on the '51 Navy. That's what Sam Colt invented the safety pins in the first place.

Agreed on the first Bold.

On the second Bold:

Actually, the first 1851 Navies that Colt produced had only one safety pin, vs. 6 pins on later production pistols. When used, the in-between-cylinder pin position put undo pressure on the bolt-trigger spring (considering the metals of the day) causing the bolt to possibly not fully lock into position (if left in that configuration for a period of time) when in the fire/full cock position. This was recognized by the Manhattan Firearms Company (prior to the Civil War) who patented the 12-bolt-stop-slot to remedy this problem. Later, Rigdon and Ansley did the same (while not concerned with Manhattan patent infringement in the Confederacy) with that version of the 1851 iron/steel frame part-round barrel L&R after the original Leech & Rigdon contract of 1500 revolvers had been fulfilled by Rigdon and Ansley. (As to the original L&R contract, after about SN ~1000, no L&R pistols were made with the safety pins.)

Rererences: " '51 Colt Navies", Nathan L Swayze; "Confederate Handguns", Chapter 5, William A. Albaugh III and others.

madcratebuilder · February 6, 2016, 02:11 PM

That was great, I could smell it.

Model12Win · February 6, 2016, 07:29 PM

The firecracker-like odor of black powder and the licorice smell of Ballistol are just massive turn ons for me. It just smells like a good time.

drobs · February 9, 2016, 07:46 AM

Pretty cool thanks for posting.

January 31, 2016, 07:39 PM	#1
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Best 1851 Navy Video Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5CMtWquGM J-Bar is a good friend and fellow Frontiersman. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce Last edited by Fingers McGee; February 3, 2016 at 12:23 PM.

January 31, 2016, 08:54 PM	#3
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Excellent video! Last edited by Model12Win; January 31, 2016 at 09:03 PM.

February 1, 2016, 01:07 AM	#5
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,653	VERY well done! __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

February 1, 2016, 09:06 PM	#7
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	Very good video. I grew up just north of Springfield, in Bolivar. Made me homesick. __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.

February 1, 2016, 10:30 PM	#8
swathdiver Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2012 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida Posts: 335	Nice video, save for the tomfoolery of leaving an empty chamber "for safety". __________________ “Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.” - Job 38:3

January 31, 2016, 08:19 PM	#2
Bishop Creek Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Posts: 566	You're right Fingers, that was excellent! I make Youtube videos and that was very well scripted and edited, and all without narration. I would recommend this video to anyone who loves shooting Colt's 1851 Navy.

January 31, 2016, 09:17 PM	#4
OutlawJoseyWales Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 237	You are right, great vid.

February 1, 2016, 01:42 PM	#6
srjh2 Junior Member Join Date: January 14, 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 7	Thanks Fingers, excellent video. I love the Colt design.

February 1, 2016, 10:36 PM	#9
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	+1 Swath. Wasn't done in the old times. The cowboy action crowd does it for competition, but back when your life counted on your gun, all chambers would have been loaded on the '51 Navy. That's what Sam Colt invented the safety pins in the first place.

February 3, 2016, 07:56 AM	#10
stubbicatt Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Posts: 1,707	I enjoyed that video.

February 3, 2016, 11:33 AM	#11
sltm1 Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 353	Very cool!! Thanx for sharing Ken!!

February 6, 2016, 02:11 PM	#13
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	That was great, I could smell it.

February 6, 2016, 07:29 PM	#14
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	The firecracker-like odor of black powder and the licorice smell of Ballistol are just massive turn ons for me. It just smells like a good time.

February 9, 2016, 07:46 AM	#15
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	Pretty cool thanks for posting. Last edited by drobs; February 9, 2016 at 10:49 AM.