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They are nice looking revolvers, and if I didn't already have a pile of cap and ballers, I'd get one of these, it would go well with my polished up Pedersoli CS Richmond
 
Candy man , I'm glad to see you bought that 1860. Theyre fantastic revolvers, i had a Pietta briefly. I cohudnt load conicals though, and i was NOT grinding on such a fine pistol. An Uberti 1860 replaced it so i can use conicals for deer hunting. Slightly smaller grip, still a fantastic gun. The 1860s are the cream of thr crop, in my eyes.

As far as your 1858 mainspring, i tapered the thickness on mine, it gets thinner as you get to the tip. It made it much smoother and thumb friendly, yet never a missfire. I like it almost as much as my 1860. Almost.
PM me and i will take measurements for you.
 
Is Pietta’s “old silver” finish stainless steel or just “white”? Purdy six gun, BTW.
 
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Is Pietta’s “old silver” finish stainless steel or just “white”? Purdy six gun, BTW.
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I believe it’s white and treated. I have a 58 Remington in Old Silver and love it. It seems to clean up easier than blued steel.

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Old thread new question. I got one recently and it has some blemishes. It’s a 2019. Are these stainless steel? Can the blemishes be safely removed?
 

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Thats a pretty 1860 Colt and I believe its nickel plated. I'm also sure most of your blemishes will polish off but have no advice as to how. I like my guns dull.
Others with that advice will be along.

Is 1919 a typo ? I don't believe anyone was making the reproductions then,.

Thanks,
O.R.
 
Candymancan said:
Im not sure if your bring a smartass? Can never tell online lol sorry.

But i have no idea. I use the RWS 1075 caps. Never had a missfire with them. I pinch them and i cock and decock th3 hammer and push it on the cap hard to seat it more fully. Make sure there is no oil in the nipples before hand and it always fires.

The only malfunctions i get are after the guns get grimey from say 3-4 cylinders worth they start to cap jam and the cylinder starts to bind. the brass 1851 seems to be able to go the longest at about 6 cylinders worth before it jams and binds and needs a quick relube and wipe down. The steel 1851 gets jammed and binds after 3 or 4.

The remingtons though get bound up and jammed after the 2nd cylinder. Im nit a fan of those guns and if i had to choose between the two for a self defense situation it would deff not be remington. The action feels rough, hammer is rough feeling, spring tension is too much even when you losen That screw.


Anyway i got the 1860 old silver.

I found out they also have a old silver 1851 in 36 caliber ( mine are 44 btw) I almost want that too... lol but i have two 1851 already so i probly wont get it.

The 1860 grip is deff much nicer on the grip than the 1851 my pinky finger doesnt run under the grip. But the 1860 doesnt feel better balenced. It feels heavier in the front maybe im wrong ? however just like my two 1851 that action is so buttery smooth and apring tension is just so nice compared to those 1858s.

I wish i could go in the back of the cabelas to see what they have back there. they dont put their black lowder guns on display which i guess is a good thing.. so they dont damage then noving them back n forth everyday.

Here it is after i polisjed it with mothers mag polish. I need to get sone 2000 or 3000 grit sand paper and polish th3 barrel better though. Where th3 wedge is on both sides its got millions of scratchs.. it wasnt sand polished properly ther
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That mothers mag polish the one for wheels? And how did you use it. Thinking of polishing mine up. Has some blemishes and fine scratches on it.
 
I’m not really into fancy revolvers, I got it in a trade. I’d really rather have an 1860 Pietta blued steel frame. Reason for Pietta is I have extra cylinders and parts for them. And it would look good on my wall on the Yankee side. I have a DGG right now and a Pietta cylinder won’t work right. Not sure on the parts.
 
Candymancan said:
Im not sure if your bring a smartass? Can never tell online lol sorry.

But i have no idea. I use the RWS 1075 caps. Never had a missfire with them. I pinch them and i cock and decock th3 hammer and push it on the cap hard to seat it more fully. Make sure there is no oil in the nipples before hand and it always fires.

The only malfunctions i get are after the guns get grimey from say 3-4 cylinders worth they start to cap jam and the cylinder starts to bind. the brass 1851 seems to be able to go the longest at about 6 cylinders worth before it jams and binds and needs a quick relube and wipe down. The steel 1851 gets jammed and binds after 3 or 4.

The remingtons though get bound up and jammed after the 2nd cylinder. Im nit a fan of those guns and if i had to choose between the two for a self defense situation it would deff not be remington. The action feels rough, hammer is rough feeling, spring tension is too much even when you losen That screw.


Anyway i got the 1860 old silver.

I found out they also have a old silver 1851 in 36 caliber ( mine are 44 btw) I almost want that too... lol but i have two 1851 already so i probly wont get it.

The 1860 grip is deff much nicer on the grip than the 1851 my pinky finger doesnt run under the grip. But the 1860 doesnt feel better balenced. It feels heavier in the front maybe im wrong ? however just like my two 1851 that action is so buttery smooth and apring tension is just so nice compared to those 1858s.

I wish i could go in the back of the cabelas to see what they have back there. they dont put their black lowder guns on display which i guess is a good thing.. so they dont damage then noving them back n forth everyday.

Here it is after i polisjed it with mothers mag polish. I need to get sone 2000 or 3000 grit sand paper and polish th3 barrel better though. Where th3 wedge is on both sides its got millions of scratchs.. it wasnt sand polished properly there

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It's a gun, not a piece of jewelry, shoot the damn thing and try to wear it out (which you won't ) and let it develop a bit of character and personality with it's own history. Take care of it scrupulously by cleaning and lubing but don't try to remove all the minor scratches, dings and dents it will surely acquire if used which is developing it's own character, personality and history!
A photo perfect gun looks souless and lonely to me having been stored away and seldom if ever shot denying its very purpose for existing. They really begin to look good when they get some use wear and are well cared for! You can tell a "happy gun" a mile away that is well taken care of and hardly has any perfect original blue left on it !
 
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Candymancan said:
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Should i just bite the bullet and get the 1860 today.. or get something else ? Or not get anything.
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You've come to the wrong place to ask for that kind of advice.

Don't get just "anything" to satisfy what's specifically calling out to you.

If you have the funds available, and if exending them doesn't materially and adversely affect your financial position, then you should only proceed to aquire that specific item that's got your attention, only that would satisfy your need to aquire it.

Either that or nothing else, or you won't be happy with what you got.
 

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