Well done! I am in the process of developing a solid stepped, healed Wadcutter for the Pietta Pocket Remington and the Uberti Pocket 31 caliber Colts. Which will offer the responsibile user the ultimate power factors in the 31 caliber especially for Trappers. Custom made molds will be available in the coming months.
If you use conicals, you would end up having something almost identical to .32 S&W, which is in itself the predecessor to the .32 ACP (as far as capabilities go). the grooves on the bullet hold lube, so you don't have to fiddle with that mess, plus it actually gets in the barrel. .32 was considered adequate by many police forces, particularly in Europe, up to the 1990's almost. Apparently at that point, people became bullet-proof and the bullets bounced off lol.
Seeing this again was fun. I just took the '48 and the '49 to the range, firing round- 48 g, light elongated- 53 g and the heavy elongated at 78 g. I fired at a pine board target, 7 deep, spaced at 1 1/4''. These things a c t u a l l y performed q u i t e well at 25 and even 45 yards!!! A fully compressed powder charge of Pyrodex/777 equalled 17.5 for the round, 17 for the light and 15 for the heavy. Aiming point was about 20 inches low. Anyway, good fun.
For you folks that want to fill the front of the cylinder with Lube--hold a a 4 folded newspaper about 4 inches from the right side of the cylinder, where it meets the chamber. Surprise---there is all your grease blown out the side and lubricated the grass !! None went down the barrel or stopped a chain fire. That is why I use wads--wads go down the barrel and help clean and lube for the next shot. At 20 yds. or less, you can see wad marks on the target--yep, it did it's job. No, they didn't have wads back in the day--but they do now and a 9 Bucks a hundred, they won't break the piggy bank !!
Joachim Peiper, my 62 pocket police with factory conversion to 38rf says " how you doin?". She's pretty rough on the outside but still shoots just fine!
I was watching Pale Rider and I saw Clint using a a small Remington Police revolver, . I found out they took a 1863 Remington replica and put a trigger guard from a Colt 1849 on it I don't remember if they modified the trigger but they ended up with a small pocket Police Remington revolver. It might be a cool project ? I always liked the look of the small police model Remington Brother I will sure miss you if you go, whatever happens you're a good man and passed on knowledge and skills on your channel, thank you.
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Super cool. I just made some black powder and cast some slugs by campfire for my 1930's .410 shotgun. Now I'm hooked and am looking for a sidearm. I like .22lr single action revolvers, so I think an 1849 pocket is my style! Thanks for the video. Just what I needed to see about the size and the wedge. I read about the wedge but this is my first time to see it. Much appreciated!
Hey bud, have a question/issue....🤔 I'm putting "Hornady 32 .310 and it's just rolling out and when I try to ramrod it it's obviously just sticking to that as well lol. Do I need a different round🤔?
bman dangles yeah I think those are supposed to be used for muzzle loading rifles. .32 cal balls should be perfectly fine to use for this pistol but u need to find the right ones.
Most beautiful gun I’ve ever seen is easily the Golden colt model 1849 pocket revolver. Fell in love with it soon as I saw it, so rare, so beautiful, and also quite historically significant. Sells for upwards of half a mil at auction easily so way outside my price range but would be amazing beyond belief to have one.
Nice video my friend. My second choice is the Colt and my first choice is a little Remington 31 caliber. However those little guns underestimated buy some people work quite well in the day and as I can see yours shoots very stoutly.
My very first handgun was a replica of this, made in Italy by who I don't recall. I used "0" buckshot (.32 caliber) in it. Maybe 1965 or 1966? I was 13 or 14 at the time.
@D S Also not in NJ; NJ considers anything that has a projectile capable of causing harm basically a firearm... You can't get even Daisy BB-guns without a permit... AND this would classify as a pistol, which would require a pistol permit (additional restrictions, also basically registered by default as you need to submit model & serial number to chief of police), and is a once per month affair, and each sale requires its own separate permit.. Luckily I'm a PA resident "temporarily" living in NJ, and due to SCRA I can't be forced to switch (thank god) so any time I want anything, as long as it is legal to own in NJ, I just go across the bridge and buy what I want -- again, if legal in NJ I can bring it back.
I have the Signature Series Colt model of this 49 Pocket. I really like it. It s very well made and finished, timed and and and. I fire it with round/elongated balls from the Colt mold. It s quite a hard hitter and it carries a ball to 20 yards with ease. Anything beyond that and I deploy the 62 pockets. They ll carry to 40 yards nicely. Beyond that, the belt pistols carry 80/92 to the pound to 70 yards. Beyond that, the New Model Army and the heavy four pounders throw balls of 48/32 to the pound to 100 yards +!
Awesome video brotha! Love the new camera and the behind the gun views! I’v always found the Cimarron Guns to be just a cut above the rest of the importers. I think Uberti sends Cimarron the Tuesday-Wednesday guns 😉
I think the Fredricksburg, TX barrel address is a great touch. I think you will enjoy this one. Kinda makes me wonder how much more effective it is with this new max of 20 grains over the old 15 we tested together.
There's something about the sound of the .31 Colt that just makes it so appealing. I'm willing to bet even in its day, if you had to fire this at someone, that "crack" might have discouraged someone even if the gun being only in .31 caliber didn't. People also forget, a gun shot wound in those days was much more likely to be fatal from infection or just the injury of it without real medical care.
I actually like how your firing and cocking. The slight downward motion while cocking helps keep caps out of the mechanism. Well done! Folks have a habit of handling these like modern cartridge revolvers, hence the cap jams. What size ball is your preference? I recently doubled the spring, more striking power and less blowback making for a more powerful shot. Nice video, will subscribe!
I found 323s to be perfectly fine, but 319s to be a little small, with only a little shaving of the lead. To remedy cap jams, I stoned the hammer face to eliminate burs and I have had no issues with the gun at all. These replicas don't tend to be as well finished as original Colts.
@@professorpewpuew I've been shooting BP revolvers for 35 years, learned how to actually handle one as done originally. Never a cap issue! Mid 19th century technology must be handled like mid 19th century technology. Just that simple really! Newer Ubert models typically have weak springs. Newer models regardless of manufacturer have more issues than they used to, but the pocket models are more notorious for issues.
This guy can certainly shoot, nice grouping on that target for a short barrel. My 4" Nickle plated 1849 Colt Pocket Revolver was made by Colt in 1853 It is in shootable condition but I don't.
Geffrey Schulz The 1860 Army it would be the 1849 i guess if I could find a long barrel version I thought hard about a Navy but I’d rather just use my Walker
That 60 Army is fun to fire! With it s 8'' barrel and weight of the Navies, it has a nice rolling recoil and it sends the ball , , p o w e r f u l l y downrange.
Yeah. I have noticed that depending upon the target/distance/density/hardness of surface,. The elongated ball (moving slower but with more mass/tumble) can be more affective than the round, and visa versa. Penetration= round. Shock/destructive trauma = elongated.
One of my most fun guns to shoot is a Uberti short-barreled like this in .36 caliber. It's very accurate and economical to shoot. I also have a .38 special conversion cylinder for it that I use to shoot .38 wadcutters that I handload. Less work to clean and even more fun than shooting the .36 blackpowder rounds. Now that I think about it, I wonder if I could load up some .36 caliber roundballs in the .38 spl cases? Don't see why not. Back to youtube! ;-)
This one did well outside the box. The last Colt 1849, subject to an old review, had bad cap jamming issues and in general I will polish the hammer face on revolvers I plan to keep. This basically eliminates cap issues and that is the only modification I make.
Try using the triple 7 fffg powder, seeing you are restricted to 20 grains. That will give you 23 grains equivalent. It looks like you are using ffg but with fffg you should get 800 to 900 fps.
With 20 grains of black powder I'm thinking the 50 grain projectile might be moving a bit faster than 700 fps. Would love to see this chronographed. Thumb up for showing us this neat little Colt.
15 is a safer bet. I have used 20 grains for max testing. With 20 grains of black, it is basically filling up the chamber to the top with just enough room to squeeze a ball in.
@@professorpewpuew thank you! I will be interested in making and testing paper cartridges with 15grains than. I teach overseas so I only spend a little time back in the states but I love ball and cap revolvers. So when I am back in my hometown I'm looking to buy the 1849 as my first ball and cap. Thanks for the speedy response sir!
In my state you have to wait 10 days and submit to mental health evaluation even for one of these but you can pick up a KSG or other tactical shotguns or even lever guns same day with just the nics check. This is how "common sense gun control" is serving us.
Curtis Ogden well I think there is some sense to it as shotguns and long guns are hard to conceal but these are quite concealable....But that's all the sense to it (yeah duck gun controls)
I prefer the Colt. The Remingtons I have shot printed way too high to really compensate, though it has been a few years since I've had one. I also prefer the Colt's most substantial feel in the hand and grip as well as the deeper chambers that allow for a good bit extra powder. In the Remington, I could get about twelve grains into a chamber max. With the Colt, I can fit twenty grains and still seat a ball on top. If you need a bit of extra power, the Colt would be it too.
Do a video comparing the pocket .31 to the pocket .36. Penetration test at 10 yards. Something like this. Pine boards were used back in the day, spaced apart. I forget how many boards penetrated equaled what the Government called 'lethal'. Anyway, get on it mister!
That is a great idea. It would be different from the old cap and ball vs gel video I did. I got about 11 inches for the 31 and 25 inches for the 36, but I was using conicals for the 36 and its a full sized gun. I will see about getting a Pocket 36. Thank you.
It would be hard to find 31 caliber conical ball molds. The few molds available are more for display and their bullets are undersized or imperfect. I have been prodding Eras Gone Bullet Molds to make a conical bullet mold. I will do what I can, I can promise you that.
That s true enough. I do have a Pedersoli .31 Colt two cavity mold. The ball diameter is perfect. Great fit and N O accuracy (practical) distinction. I cast from all the Colt style display molds. Brass, steel and so on. They do, actually, quite well. Get one and do that shoot comparrison!!!
Gary Bryant the main cause of chain firing is ammunition that is too small. For example, when firing a .44 cal such as an 1851 Navy, using a .454” ball rather than a .445” (as is frequently used) will greatly reduce chain fires and in many cases will stop it altogether. Colt himself, in his instructions for loading the gun, made no mention of neither grease nor wads; he loaded it with only powder and a ball.
It is, but original guns are still floating around out there. Colt produced more of these than any other percussion revolver. I wouldn't mind getting a hold of an original if one came along at a good price.
HA! HA! You should use vice grips to pull that wedge out and an impact chain puller to get the barrel off. HA! H a ! H , , a , Little humor there. I know, v e r y little.
You think grease prevents chain fires? Maybe it does if your projectiles are undersized, but most chain fires come from the back, not the front. Grease or wads in front keep black powder fouling soft for prolonged shooting sessions.
@@professorpewpuew I have the pocket Remington that I have loaded and shot without grease and never had a chain fire. The first time was after I received it as a Christmas gift from my wife. I was excited to fire it the first time and forgot to put grease on the cylinder. But I have had my .44 Remington chin fire at least once that I remember and I did have it greased.
It has been proven that most chain fires occur from poorly fitted caps. In the original period, people were not walking around with revolvers with greased cylinders. How is flame going to get past a ball fitted so tight it shaves a ring of lead off??
Well done!
I am in the process of developing a solid stepped, healed Wadcutter for the Pietta Pocket Remington and the Uberti Pocket 31 caliber Colts. Which will offer the responsibile user the ultimate power factors in the 31 caliber especially for Trappers.
Custom made molds will be available in the coming months.
These are so damn beautiful.
If you use conicals, you would end up having something almost identical to .32 S&W, which is in itself the predecessor to the .32 ACP (as far as capabilities go). the grooves on the bullet hold lube, so you don't have to fiddle with that mess, plus it actually gets in the barrel. .32 was considered adequate by many police forces, particularly in Europe, up to the 1990's almost. Apparently at that point, people became bullet-proof and the bullets bounced off lol.
the 380 of its day
I’m getting back into these old guns again. Thanks for sharing.
Seeing this again was fun. I just took the '48 and the '49 to the range, firing round- 48 g, light elongated- 53 g and the heavy elongated at 78 g. I fired at a pine board target, 7 deep, spaced at 1 1/4''. These things a c t u a l l y performed q u i t e well at 25 and even 45 yards!!! A fully compressed powder charge of Pyrodex/777 equalled 17.5 for the round, 17 for the light and 15 for the heavy. Aiming point was about 20 inches low. Anyway, good fun.
For you folks that want to fill the front of the cylinder with Lube--hold a a 4 folded newspaper about 4 inches from the right side of the cylinder, where it meets the chamber. Surprise---there is all your grease blown out the side and lubricated the grass !! None went down the barrel or stopped a chain fire. That is why I use wads--wads go down the barrel and help clean and lube for the next shot. At 20 yds. or less, you can see wad marks on the target--yep, it did it's job. No, they didn't have wads back in the day--but they do now and a 9 Bucks a hundred, they won't break the piggy bank !!
I was taught by a man who used grease & from what I have seen wads are much better in every way. 💯
Awesome piece of history, my colt 62 pocket says hello to his little brother!
Joachim Peiper, my 62 pocket police with factory conversion to 38rf says " how you doin?". She's pretty rough on the outside but still shoots just fine!
I was watching Pale Rider and I saw Clint using a a small Remington Police revolver, . I found out they took a 1863 Remington replica and put a trigger guard from a Colt 1849 on it I don't remember if they modified the trigger but they ended up with a small pocket Police Remington revolver. It might be a cool project ? I always liked the look of the small police model Remington
Brother I will sure miss you if you go, whatever happens you're a good man and passed on knowledge and skills on your channel, thank you.
Super cool. I just made some black powder and cast some slugs by campfire for my 1930's .410 shotgun. Now I'm hooked and am looking for a sidearm. I like .22lr single action revolvers, so I think an 1849 pocket is my style! Thanks for the video. Just what I needed to see about the size and the wedge. I read about the wedge but this is my first time to see it. Much appreciated!
FYI there’s .22 conversion cylinders available for this revolver.
@@OverOnTheWildSide neat! I have two 1851 Navies now and am enjoying the hobby very much!
@ awesome! Did you end up getting the pocket model? I just bought one today.
@ that’s bad ass. I’d like to look into making black powder eventually.
One of my favorite guns of all time
Hey bud, have a question/issue....🤔 I'm putting "Hornady 32 .310 and it's just rolling out and when I try to ramrod it it's obviously just sticking to that as well lol. Do I need a different round🤔?
bman dangles yeah I think those are supposed to be used for muzzle loading rifles. .32 cal balls should be perfectly fine to use for this pistol but u need to find the right ones.
Most beautiful gun I’ve ever seen is easily the Golden colt model 1849 pocket revolver. Fell in love with it soon as I saw it, so rare, so beautiful, and also quite historically significant. Sells for upwards of half a mil at auction easily so way outside my price range but would be amazing beyond belief to have one.
A nice little gun, and a nice little video. Thanks
Nice video my friend. My second choice is the Colt and my first choice is a little Remington 31 caliber. However those little guns underestimated buy some people work quite well in the day and as I can see yours shoots very stoutly.
My very first handgun was a replica of this, made in Italy by who I don't recall. I used "0" buckshot (.32 caliber) in it. Maybe 1965 or 1966? I was 13 or 14 at the time.
I really like you videos. They are fun to watch, full of history and educational.
Concealed carry, mid 19th century style. 😉😉😉
Carry two, just in case.
my kind of concealed carry
All Outdoors carry this gun along with a 1851 colt navy in .36 or .44 cal
@D S not in New York State
@D S Also not in NJ; NJ considers anything that has a projectile capable of causing harm basically a firearm... You can't get even Daisy BB-guns without a permit... AND this would classify as a pistol, which would require a pistol permit (additional restrictions, also basically registered by default as you need to submit model & serial number to chief of police), and is a once per month affair, and each sale requires its own separate permit.. Luckily I'm a PA resident "temporarily" living in NJ, and due to SCRA I can't be forced to switch (thank god) so any time I want anything, as long as it is legal to own in NJ, I just go across the bridge and buy what I want -- again, if legal in NJ I can bring it back.
I have the Signature Series Colt model of this 49 Pocket. I really like it. It s very well made and finished, timed and and and. I fire it with round/elongated balls from the Colt mold. It s quite a hard hitter and it carries a ball to 20 yards with ease. Anything beyond that and I deploy the 62 pockets. They ll carry to 40 yards nicely. Beyond that, the belt pistols carry 80/92 to the pound to 70 yards. Beyond that, the New Model Army and the heavy four pounders throw balls of 48/32 to the pound to 100 yards +!
Awesome video brotha! Love the new camera and the behind the gun views! I’v always found the Cimarron Guns to be just a cut above the rest of the importers. I think Uberti sends Cimarron the Tuesday-Wednesday guns 😉
I think the Fredricksburg, TX barrel address is a great touch. I think you will enjoy this one. Kinda makes me wonder how much more effective it is with this new max of 20 grains over the old 15 we tested together.
Great video as always.
There's something about the sound of the .31 Colt that just makes it so appealing. I'm willing to bet even in its day, if you had to fire this at someone, that "crack" might have discouraged someone even if the gun being only in .31 caliber didn't. People also forget, a gun shot wound in those days was much more likely to be fatal from infection or just the injury of it without real medical care.
My 31 caliber gun with 30 grain black powder goes 13 inches I to ballistic gel and has more joules then a 25 ACP, idk why you think it won't kill
great video man and great job explaining
Excellent! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing, great video.
Nice video. Short and to the point.
Looks like a fun little revolver.
I actually like how your firing and cocking. The slight downward motion while cocking helps keep caps out of the mechanism. Well done!
Folks have a habit of handling these like modern cartridge revolvers, hence the cap jams.
What size ball is your preference?
I recently doubled the spring, more striking power and less blowback making for a more powerful shot.
Nice video, will subscribe!
I found 323s to be perfectly fine, but 319s to be a little small, with only a little shaving of the lead. To remedy cap jams, I stoned the hammer face to eliminate burs and I have had no issues with the gun at all. These replicas don't tend to be as well finished as original Colts.
@@professorpewpuew I've been shooting BP revolvers for 35 years, learned how to actually handle one as done originally. Never a cap issue! Mid 19th century technology must be handled like mid 19th century technology. Just that simple really!
Newer Ubert models typically have weak springs. Newer models regardless of manufacturer have more issues than they used to, but the pocket models are more notorious for issues.
That’s some pretty good grouping on that target
I'd like one of these. They're cool little guns.
Good Work - Thank You.
This guy can certainly shoot, nice grouping on that target for a short barrel. My 4" Nickle plated 1849 Colt Pocket Revolver was made by Colt in 1853 It is in shootable condition but I don't.
Sell it and buy one to shoot. Let someone else enjoy looking at it for a few years. You’ve enjoyed looking at it. Give someone else the opportunity.
I got a 51 Colt Navy Sheriff in 44 strongly recommend
Just subbed your channel as I support gun channels. I like your content and will be visiting often.
Thank you my friend. Always nice to make new friends here.
Great old pistols, a fast reload meant carrying two them! 😀
That’s my number 2 pick for Colt Cap and Ball right there.
What s your #1? Mine is the 1862 Pocket Navy. Other than it being a little longer, it s almost the same weight/size. It really b o o m s though!
Geffrey Schulz The 1860 Army it would be the 1849 i guess if I could find a long barrel version I thought hard about a Navy but I’d rather just use my Walker
That 60 Army is fun to fire! With it s 8'' barrel and weight of the Navies, it has a nice rolling recoil and it sends the ball , , p o w e r f u l l y downrange.
Geffrey Schulz yes the .44 even with a round ball has good power
Yeah. I have noticed that depending upon the target/distance/density/hardness of surface,. The elongated ball (moving slower but with more mass/tumble) can be more affective than the round, and visa versa. Penetration= round. Shock/destructive trauma = elongated.
Fun video. Thanks. I may have to get one.
Great Pistol Thanks For Sharing James.
I will get back into newer stuff in due time ;)
thanks for the video
Use 4F powder rather than 3F, you can squeak in a little more powder
Have you tuned it like Duelist1954 showed a week ago?
One of my most fun guns to shoot is a Uberti short-barreled like this in .36 caliber. It's very accurate and economical to shoot. I also have a .38 special conversion cylinder for it that I use to shoot .38 wadcutters that I handload. Less work to clean and even more fun than shooting the .36 blackpowder rounds. Now that I think about it, I wonder if I could load up some .36 caliber roundballs in the .38 spl cases? Don't see why not. Back to youtube! ;-)
Thanks for this nice video
Nice video
Cool vid
Why didn’t you show us the group it shot?
Nice little gun. Did you tune the action or did it do fine right out of the box after cleaning. Thanks for the video. Very informative.
This one did well outside the box. The last Colt 1849, subject to an old review, had bad cap jamming issues and in general I will polish the hammer face on revolvers I plan to keep. This basically eliminates cap issues and that is the only modification I make.
Try using the triple 7 fffg powder, seeing you are restricted to 20 grains. That will give you 23 grains equivalent. It looks like you are using ffg but with fffg you should get 800 to 900 fps.
I found a used one in nice find. So the action is ok out if the box?
Do the percussion caps usually come with the gun or do you have to buy those separately to place them on the gun?
Buy seperately
Really...
Nice gun.
With 20 grains of black powder I'm thinking the 50 grain projectile might be moving a bit faster than 700 fps. Would love to see this chronographed. Thumb up for showing us this neat little Colt.
YES..you'd think that velocity would be in the 8 or 9 hundred fps. +/_ range
It pushes around 900-950 fps with 22 grains of triple seven and a double 0 buck shot.
4f is the powder you want to use
I need to crono my Whitney pocket.
Can you make a paper cartridge with 20 grains of powder? or do you think 15 grains is enough?
15 is a safer bet. I have used 20 grains for max testing. With 20 grains of black, it is basically filling up the chamber to the top with just enough room to squeeze a ball in.
@@professorpewpuew thank you! I will be interested in making and testing paper cartridges with 15grains than. I teach overseas so I only spend a little time back in the states but I love ball and cap revolvers. So when I am back in my hometown I'm looking to buy the 1849 as my first ball and cap. Thanks for the speedy response sir!
In my state you have to wait 10 days and submit to mental health evaluation even for one of these but you can pick up a KSG or other tactical shotguns or even lever guns same day with just the nics check. This is how "common sense gun control" is serving us.
Curtis Ogden well I think there is some sense to it as shotguns and long guns are hard to conceal but these are quite concealable....But that's all the sense to it (yeah duck gun controls)
Thats story that could be used to market portions of how one kept as a [citizen] in given a pistol.
Sweet
Did u get the original finish or stand blued on that gun?
Do you like the Colt or the Remington 31 cal I know you have shot both?
I prefer the Colt. The Remingtons I have shot printed way too high to really compensate, though it has been a few years since I've had one. I also prefer the Colt's most substantial feel in the hand and grip as well as the deeper chambers that allow for a good bit extra powder. In the Remington, I could get about twelve grains into a chamber max. With the Colt, I can fit twenty grains and still seat a ball on top. If you need a bit of extra power, the Colt would be it too.
I thought You were going to shoot the deer with it at the beginning of the video lol.
Do a video comparing the pocket .31 to the pocket .36. Penetration test at 10 yards. Something like this. Pine boards were used back in the day, spaced apart. I forget how many boards penetrated equaled what the Government called 'lethal'. Anyway, get on it mister!
That is a great idea. It would be different from the old cap and ball vs gel video I did. I got about 11 inches for the 31 and 25 inches for the 36, but I was using conicals for the 36 and its a full sized gun. I will see about getting a Pocket 36. Thank you.
Right you are. Round and elongated balls from the 1849 Pocket and the 1862 Pocket police/Navy.
It would be hard to find 31 caliber conical ball molds. The few molds available are more for display and their bullets are undersized or imperfect. I have been prodding Eras Gone Bullet Molds to make a conical bullet mold. I will do what I can, I can promise you that.
That s true enough. I do have a Pedersoli .31 Colt two cavity mold. The ball diameter is perfect. Great fit and N O accuracy (practical) distinction. I cast from all the Colt style display molds. Brass, steel and so on. They do, actually, quite well. Get one and do that shoot comparrison!!!
Cones, not "nipples." Haha! I'm subscribing! JA
Nipples: www.dixiegunworks.com/index/page/category/category_id/385/name/Nipples?view_all
@@-oiiio-3993 originally called "firing cones" by most people... calling them nipples is more of a modern thing
Where is a place to purchase percussion caps for this gun
Them pockets were huge back then 😂
Coat pockets
get a pocket navy, same pistol w/rebated cylinder in .36 caliber
I have a Pocket Navy now. In the process of getting it ready for review.
I have a big forehead to, and i like black powder so i subscrided
Where did you get it at
What no F did you use ???
Where can someone get reproductions?
You had better get some grease on top of your round ball or you are going to get a chain fire. It will happen and you will get hurt!!
Gary Bryant the main cause of chain firing is ammunition that is too small. For example, when firing a .44 cal such as an 1851 Navy, using a .454” ball rather than a .445” (as is frequently used) will greatly reduce chain fires and in many cases will stop it altogether. Colt himself, in his instructions for loading the gun, made no mention of neither grease nor wads; he loaded it with only powder and a ball.
Is it more powerful than a 22lr?
It is about the same.
Probably a little more of stopping power i no sure
with a ball, it's like a .22wmr in a pistol would be. Use bullets, and it's about the same as a standard .32 ACP or .32 S&W
@@wildrangeringreen based 1 year reply
The 19th Centuries .25 auto. But could improve performance a bit with a bullet.
My sister got pissy when she thought you shot the cute deer
Nope. Those deer are friends of mine and they are off limits ;)
Talk about needing big pickets.
I have an original made in 1852
boy..... don't you know that in practice you are supposed to aim for the belly. Modern manual of arms and pre industrial are completely different.
This is a replica ??
It is, but original guns are still floating around out there. Colt produced more of these than any other percussion revolver. I wouldn't mind getting a hold of an original if one came along at a good price.
50 grains?
150 of unique , give it a try !
@@fabrb26 never get it in the chamber :)
ball weight?
the reproductions may have a safety rest pin but not real Colts
I've handled originals that did while other ones didn't have them. They appeared to be easy to break off after years of use.
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HA! HA! You should use vice grips to pull that wedge out and an impact chain puller to get the barrel off. HA! H a ! H , , a , Little humor there. I know, v e r y little.
Did he say "50"grains of powder? I bet he didn't shoot it more than "ONCE"!!!!!!!
50 grain ball, 20 grains powder
Not very powerful
Still wouldn't want to get shot by it
Not getting shot is a habit you might want to hold on to.
It's plenty powerful, the purpose of the pistol is to deposit lead into an assailants guts
No grease on the front of cylinder? What about chain fires? Does this guy know what he's doing?
You think grease prevents chain fires? Maybe it does if your projectiles are undersized, but most chain fires come from the back, not the front. Grease or wads in front keep black powder fouling soft for prolonged shooting sessions.
mark3smle -👍🏾
@@professorpewpuew I have the pocket Remington that I have loaded and shot without grease and never had a chain fire. The first time was after I received it as a Christmas gift from my wife. I was excited to fire it the first time and forgot to put grease on the cylinder. But I have had my .44 Remington chin fire at least once that I remember and I did have it greased.
Bennett Guns. It’s okay to question but you don’t have to be snarky about it. Get some manners.
It has been proven that most chain fires occur from poorly fitted caps. In the original period, people were not walking around with revolvers with greased cylinders. How is flame going to get past a ball fitted so tight it shaves a ring of lead off??