Newest obsession. 1858 Remington

[2ndovc]

I’ve had the Old Army for a few years. It’s set up with a Howell .45ACP conversion cylinder and a Belt Mountain base pin.
It’s been a great shooter and a lot of fun!

The revolver on the bottom is a Beretta-Pietta 1858 that came with the original BP cylinder and a Howell .45 ACP five shot conversion.
It was going cheap and I couldn’t resist.
Just as that auction was ending Mr. Taffin’s BP revolvers came up for sale on gunbroker and being such an admirer of his work I had to take a shot.
This one is an Armi San Marco that was worked over by the Gunsmith
that JimT had mentioned. The action is very smooth and the drift style front sight is a nice bonus.
Looking forward to a range trip!

jb

[Ysabel Kid]

Hi Jason -

The 1858 Remington's are growing on me. I just love the Colt cap & ball revolvers, from an aesthetics standpoint, but the Remington was a better design. IIRC, Beretta bought Uberti in 2000, not Pietta. The latter is still a stand-alone company, IIRC,

[Bill in Oregon]

Jason, we simply must have a like button here!

[JimT]

My Dad had both Colt and Remington originals. The Colt open-top percussion guns were better fighting guns as they did not tie up from fouling as quickly as the solid-frame Remingtons. The Remingtons seemed more accurate than the Colts, though they all were a lot better than most people today believe. The Remington solved the problem of the caps falling into the action of the pistol. Colts can be converted to that type of hammer and recoil plate, but it is quite a bit of work. Well worth it if you shoot matches.

[2ndovc]

Hi Jason -

The 1858 Remington's are growing on me. I just love the Colt cap & ball revolvers, from an aesthetics standpoint, but the Remington was a better design. IIRC, Beretta bought Uberti in 2000, not Pietta. The latter is still a stand-alone company, IIRC,

That’s what I thought, but when the shop that transferred it for me typed the SN# into their computer it came up Beretta/Pietta. Not that it really matters but I’ll see what I can find out about it.
jb

[wvfarrier]

I’ve had the Old Army for a few years. It’s set up with a Howell .45ACP conversion cylinder and a Belt Mountain base pin.
It’s been a great shooter and a lot of fun!

The revolver on the bottom is a Beretta-Pietta 1858 that came with the original BP cylinder and a Howell .45 ACP five shot conversion.
It was going cheap and I couldn’t resist.
Just as that auction was ending Mr. Taffin’s BP revolvers came up for sale on gunbroker and being such an admirer of his work I had to take a shot.
This one is an Armi San Marco that was worked over by the Gunsmith
that JimT had mentioned. The action is very smooth and the drift style front sight is a nice bonus.
Looking forward to a range trip!

jb

I bid on all those taffin rugers, didnt win any

[Griff]

I bought 1858 Remington in 1987 and shot it in matches for a year. It would foul and bind up quite regularly, sad to say, I could never predict when. I could never find a solution to the 1858 getting fouled out after only a cylinder or two, except for constant tear-down and cleaning. Not that's a onerous task, but is a time consuming one. Plus, the ergonomics of the 1858 varies quite a bit from the Colt, and the Remington never felt as comfortable... so I found a good trade... A pair of El Paso Saddlery "1849 California" holsters to fit the my 1851s.

[2ndovc]

To be quite honest, the revolvers with the conversion cylinders will get more use. I enjoy black powder, but don’t always have the time for it.

jb

[Ysabel Kid]

To be quite honest, the revolvers with the conversion cylinders will get more use. I enjoy black powder, but don’t always have the time for it.

jb

Me too...

[Pat C]

This is one I want.

[2ndovc]

This is one I want.

Pat,
That’s really sharp! Who makes it?

jb

[Pat C]

This is one I want.

Pat,
That’s really sharp! Who makes it?

jb

Stainless Pietta new model sheriff 1858 with Howell 45 LC stainless conversion cylinder.

[2ndovc]

Cool!

jb