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Since for "social" affairs my choice is a 100+ year old invention designed by a guy in Utah my fun guns are snubbies.
The brass rod loading thing supplied by Pietta is for the Colt style snubby is worthless for loading but makes a dandy hammer for removing and replacing the barrel wedge, pushing a patch through the chambers, cleaning the arbor hole in the barrel, cleaning the arbor hole in the cylinder, an all around handy tool.
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Bunk
 
that is why that they are called BELLY GUNS!!
Relive me you would NOT want to be 25 yards from me with my Avenging Angel Pietta snubby 1860 Aarmy in a confrontation. At 50 yards perhaps if you were unlucky and i was no my game.
But I shoot a lot at least every other day with something..
Bunk
 
I wonder what that would be? a night in a car at the DRIVE IN?
 
Those shortened Barrels look really nice, I like the Rounded Grip Styling. I would like to build one with a Birds Head Style Grip, I really like that style.
 
Those shortened Barrels look really nice, I like the Rounded Grip Styling. I would like to build one with a Birds Head Style Grip, I really like that style.
The gambler that shoots an assailant across the table from him better hope he doesn't drag out a Dragoon or Walker and put a ball through him and the next fella behind as well. Those short barreled guns where really feared though as they had just enough power to get a dirty ball inside of the intestines then the poor guy died in agony of sepsis three days later.
 
Even a .31 ball placed carefully in the tear duct will usually pretty well end an argument.
My "Avenging Angel " .44 Colt Army does pretty well at 25 yards, but it gets shot a lot and I know the sight picture.
Mine now has the Army style grip because I did not like the original bird head grip. It would not index for me.
That style grip was like trying to index a mop handle. But now it is great fun to shoot.
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Bunk
 
In one of my past lives I lived on a remote island in Southeast Alaska that reportedly had quite a few felons per square mile. Nothing like Chicago or LA but still quite a few. Some of them were pretty good fellows and became good friends. Most of them carried weapons like those in this thread because they aren't regulated like modern firearms. Whether they were correct in their thinking or not was never proven in court but at least they felt more secure.
 
Hi B P

Your snubby 1858 looks fantastic. You've given me some inspiration to similarly modify an Old Pietta 1858 that I have. I'm curious. How is the cylinder pin retained in the frame without it dropping out?

There are a few ways it can be done.

The easiest way is what the OP in this thread did; just tighten down the loading lever retaining screw tight enough to hold the lever in place with friction.

What I did with my first conversion was to drill and tap for a set screw (#6 or 8 x 32 IIRC) in the bottom of the cylinder pin and make a corresponding small dimple with a drill bit in the underside of the gun. Tighten the screw to hold the cylinder pin in place. Loosen the screw for re-loading. I might still have pictures if you need them. Cost was almost free.

The last way is the best, but of course costs the most. You can buy this spring loaded cylinder pin latch from Midway (and others I'm sure):
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1973292517This came on the snubby that I bought last summer from Taylors.

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There are a few ways it can be done.

The easiest way is what the OP in this thread did; just tighten down the loading lever retaining screw tight enough to hold the lever in place with friction.

What I did with my first conversion was to drill and tap for a set screw (#6 or 8 x 32 IIRC) in the bottom of the cylinder pin and make a corresponding small dimple with a drill bit in the underside of the gun. Tighten the screw to hold the cylinder pin in place. Loosen the screw for re-loading. I might still have pictures if you need them. Cost was almost free.

The last way is the best, but of course costs the most. You can buy this spring loaded cylinder pin latch from Midway (and others I'm sure):
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1973292517This came on the snubby that I bought last summer from Taylors.

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I been eyeing one for next victim
 
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