Is this good

[layusn1]

Would this be good for a beginner? The wife is thinking Fathers Day Present...1858 Remington, blued, for 259.00? I think it covers most of the bases, it has a top strap and it isn't all brass. Whaddya all think?

[xtimberman]

Who makes it? If it's a Pietta, Uberti, or Armi San Marco, it's OK.

[layusn1]

Uberti

[xtimberman]

Many shooters believe it's the best of the three I mentioned.

I had a Cimarron (Uberti) SAA clone that was a 1st class revolver.

I believe Clint carried Remmy C&B clones in Pale Rider - good enough reason to have one.

xtm

[layusn1]

I believe it was this one...
http://stores.brigadesutler.com/Detail.bok?no=342
Damn the owner for letting me hold it. I specifically remember the color and him explaining to my wife that it was because it was case hardened and that it is as strong as any modern rifle due to that and the top strap. He did say he sells the brass receiver revolvers but that he agrees they shouldn't be shot, at least no more than a couple of times.

I think je said about 50 bucks for all of the accessories to load the cylinders depending on if you went with a traditional flask or one of the ones he showed us that had inserts that drop fixed charges like a smokeless powder dispenser. He showed us some wads and explained you could use wads or some kind of sealant in each cylinder...which is better? He showed us some of the lead balls from Speer, around $11 per 100 from him and the powder he liked at $17 per pound and said that should get me a couple hundred shots per pound.

How many grains are the 454 balls? What is a good mold to cast em with and a good price for a mold?

How hard/difficult will the transition from only shooting semi auto to shooting the first revolver and first muzzleloader be? Are there a lot of safety checks to perform when loading the cylinders? Anybody have any tips. tricks, etc. to share? I think this revolver might be in my near future. Are these outdoor range only weapons? I would think so because the shoot pure lead balls and the black powder but you never know.

Lots of questions, sorry, but thank you for any answers.

[xtimberman]

Read through these threads carefully and you'll pick up a lot of good information on C&B revolver loading:

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=27063

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=27191

xtm

[Tailgunner]

It's been a while, but "back in the day".....
1: Put a cap on ALL loaded cylinders.

No wad needed (consider it optional).

2: Seat the ball firmly on top of the powder charge (NO air space allowed).

When you seat the ball, you should be shaving off a small ring of lead.

3: Pack the front of each cylinder with grease (after seating the ball). Crisco works just fine, and is cheap to boot (gotta maintain your CRB status).

If you neglect any of the numbered items, you will experance a religious moment. CHAIN or CIRCLE FIRE is nothing to joke about, nor is blowing a cylinder apart. I've never blown a cyl, but I've had 5 chambers go off at once (both from negelcting to cap all the nipples, and from not using enough grease over the balls)