Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model

Snake Pleskin said:

It would seem to me that "screwing" in a precision barrel is what all top makers do like; Colt, S&W, Korth, etc.??

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Not necessarily. They screw in their "standard" barrel. For a precision tool, you get "upgraded" parts.

Mike

Stantheman86 said:

I love mismatched "rigs", I know serious competitors have matched revolvers but rarely did anyone carry a matching pair of wheelguns.

I'd use my polished up Uberti 1858 with bonded ivory grips in the fancy tooled holster and my beat up .36 brasser "Schneider & Glassick" in a ratty flap holster like I was a B movie rogue gunslinger . I'd be like, I took this off my company commander after he got hit at Gettysburg, we had some good times together......as part of my mysterious persona

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Well, my stainless Uberti 1858 and Pietta 1860 are both pretty clean looking, so I would get good holsters for them. To be like the movies, though, the belts would have to have cartridge loops with cartridges in them...

I’ve got Uberti and Pietta ‘58s and ‘60s in .44
I’ve always preferred the Uberti Colt’s grip.
Then I lucked into a 2nd gen Colt ‘51 Navy (.36 of course) that balances SO nice that I had to get an Uberti ‘58 and ‘61 in .36 cal…. And a Leech and Rigdon…and so it goes….

Snake Pleskin said:

The Remington revolver owes its durability to the "topstrap", solid-frame design. The design is stronger and less prone to frame stretching than the Colt revolvers of the same era. Wikipedia

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Wikipedia is run by liberals

Are. M. said:

Remington. Hands down.

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Colt. Hands up!

Colt


And I have both.

If Colt is deemed superior, why do the majority of line shooters at Friendship shoot 1858's in the "As Issue" matches? You are allowed to shoot either.

The Uberti Remington 1858 is a nice gun, I had a Pietta and they're good too

I went with stainless because I thought it looked cool and it's something different. As a plus, no worries about holster wear and if it scratches up, it's just character

I love my Colts too, but there's no worries about short arbors in Uberti Colts, tapping wedges out, grip frame screws etc but the Colts having all this (besides the short arbor) is part of their charm

I bought a nice holster and gun belt for it, I'm on the fence about adding the bonded Ivory grips or just leaving the woods on.

Stainless may not be "historically correct " but I read that polishing up guns and removing the blue was a "thing" for a little while back in the period , so I'll just go with that.

I kinda feel like I need a 2nd one now

Colts offer more variety , you can do stuff like add stocks, and to me they are just beautiful guns.

FishDFly said:

If Colt is deemed superior, why do the majority of line shooters at Friendship shoot 1858's in the "As Issue" matches? You are allowed to shoot either.

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Because they have those high end Feinwekbau, or Pietta or Pedersoli "Match" versions?

The slight gain in accuracy with a worked 1858 won't be noticed by most people who just punch paper.

My cheap Pietta .36 Navies shoot groups at 25 you can cover with a Dollar coin and I'm not a match shooter, but I'm not in a position where I'm shooting against guys that shoot 1000 rounds per week and an 1/8" means the difference between 1st place and 50th

Here’s my experience shooting both for over 10 years twice a month in Cowboy action competition. Hands down 1860 Army. Fewer misfires or cap jams and faster 5 shot on target shooting times. Uberti or Pietta both run fast and are very reliable accurate pistols when time and accuracy really matters.

FishDFly said:

If Colt is deemed superior, why do the majority of line shooters at Friendship shoot 1858's in the "As Issue" matches? You are allowed to shoot either.

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Probably closet liberals who get their information from Wikipedia…

Killing your enemy is different than methodical paper punching. It you require fast on target pointability and deadly accuracy and 6 fast reliable shots because your life depends on it I’d choose a colt every time.

I've got both and to be honest I personally much prefer the Colt. It just feels better in my hand and has better pointability. ( yeah I know that not a true word but it works).
I replace all my nipples with SlixShots so I can't complain about jamming caps.
I'd be happy to let you come over and shoot both if you were near me.

Texas Gil said:

Here’s my experience shooting both for over 10 years twice a month in Cowboy action competition. Hands down 1860 Army. Fewer misfires or cap jams and faster 5 shot on target shooting times. Uberti or Pietta both run fast and are very reliable accurate pistols when time and accuracy really matters.

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Wrong pic. Can’t see 1860. Here’s the right one.

oncewas said:

I've got both and to be honest I personally much prefer the Colt. It just feels better in my hand and has better pointability. ( yeah I know that not a true word but it works).
I replace all my nipples with SlixShots so I can't complain about jamming caps.
I'd be happy to let you come over and shoot both if you were near me.

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The SlixShot nipples are great. Makes shooting them a pleasure.

oncewas said:

I've got both and to be honest I personally much prefer the Colt. It just feels better in my hand and has better pointability. ( yeah I know that not a true word but it works).
I replace all my nipples with SlixShots so I can't complain about jamming caps.
I'd be happy to let you come over and shoot both if you were near me.

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Pointability should be a true word I think!

The Colt looks and feels good but if you're shooting with stock nipples cap jams are a pain. Haven't had any in my Remington---- yet! I still want someone to 'splain to me why modern revolvers aren't open top---- if they're stronger???? I like loading my Remington cylinders off the gun. Fast and easy. Can load conicals that way no problem. Colt feels better but Remington is easy for lazy old farts like me. Here's to easy!

I think a lot of people here are just sun-consciously drawn to the steam punk look of open-top platforms. Come on, now. Be honest. It has a certain primitive elegance that you would see in a sci-fi/fantasy airbrushed graphic novel. While I doubt that many here have ever read such novels, the thing that made them cool when I saw them in the late '80s to early '90s is still an element of our respective psyches, and that element has influenced what you all like about the Colts.

TrapperDude said:

I think a lot of people here are just sun-consciously drawn to the steam punk look of open-top platforms. Come on, now. Be honest. It has a certain primitive elegance that you would see in a sci-fi/fantasy airbrushed graphic novel. While I doubt that many here have ever read such novels, the thing that made them cool when I saw them in the late '80s to early '90s is still an element of our respective psyches, and that element has influenced what you all like about the Colts.

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I own a Rem.1858, 5.5in bbl .44. However, i must admit that the Colt has a better grip feel to me. I would pick a Colt 1862 if I had the scratch!

Snake Pleskin said:

I own a Rem.1858, 5.5in bbl .44. However, i must admit that the Colt has a better grip feel to me. I would pick a Colt 1862 if I had the scratch!

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Well, I started with an 1858, and I shoot a lot of unmentionables that don't allow a full grip, so maybe the 1858 was a more natural fit for me. I got an 1860 because it's another historically common example, and it looks cool, but the grip is actually not as natural to me. But it does look cool--really cool.