NitroX
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| 05/02/24 04:12 PM |
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Re: Cap and Ball BP Revolvers
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First of all, they are called .44's as that is close to the bore measurement. Groove to groove, they are all .45's.
So the Colt .44s and the Colt .45s are both .45s? But different sized balls?
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The Uberti "Colt" revolvers are likely the best of the repros. An 1851 is a .36.
The 1860's are the Army .44's & usually are decent shooting revolvers, but can use some help, note below.
I'd like a .45. Standardise on the size. But overwise a .44.
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The Uberti company made some civilian model 1860's that had a fluted cylinder. I had one of those for a while. We (bro and I) bored out the cylinders to .457" accept a .460" ball as the barrel's grooves were .456". As the gun came from the factory, as are most of the replicas, the barrels groove to groove measurement is larger than the cylinder holes. This modification made them (the Walker and the Army) shoot better than about any modern revolver that did not come from a custom factory.
That sounds annoying. Smaller cylinders than the bore.
Good to know about the Uberti.
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We were shooting sub 2" groups at 25 yards with them both.
Also, the Remington 1958's I have no experience shooting, but some like them. Not many people corrected the cylinder/barrel groove problem or even know about it.
The Remington Model I shot was accurate.
I knew Daryl would be a great source of information on cap and ball revolvers.
