Baby dragoon

[rawhide]

Thinking of getting a baby dragoon in .31 cal it will mostly be used as a rondy gun were one of the clubs that allow revolver want d to know a little more about a 31 cal how's the recoil? I have a very bad back and because of it I don't have a lot of stranth in my hands any more thanks rawhide

 

[Rat]

Probably about the same as a .22 rimfire pistol. ?? (hopefully that didn't break rule #10!)

 

[hawkeye2]

Ten to 12 grains of 3f, 45 grain round ball, virtually no recoil. If you are going to shoot it in a match I would recomend the longest barrel you can find. The ballance and sight radius are an advantage. I have a "Wells Fargo" with a 5.5"barrel and it's everything my '49 with a 4" barrel should be but isn't. I should say they are hard to find as no one seems to have manufactured a long barrel version in years.

 

[Zonie]

Probably about the same as a .22 rimfire pistol. ?? (hopefully that didn't break rule #10!)

I can't speak for the other moderator or the administration but I don't have any objection to someone using a modern firearms ammunition performance for a comparison to a muzzleloader or cap & ball pistol.

It is something all of us can relate to.

Discussions beyond using modern cartridge performance as a guage is what rule # 10's reference to modern cartridges is basically concerned with.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

They're a clever looking pistol. Keep in mind you might need to do some TLC to them for reliability. The small frame Colts are a little finicky.

 

[ZUG]

If I was you I would buy a 1862 Police <https://www.ubertireplicas.com/product/1862-police/>. I do have one and they are very well built revolvers and point well. It has the same frame as the 1849 .31 cal but shoots a .36 cal ball (5 shot revolver). The .36 cal ball will have better velocity and shoot farther with less wind effect on the ball. Smaller ball will be affected more with casting flaws if you cast your own than the bigger ball. Recoil is VERY mild with target loads. Hope this info helps.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

The ‘62 Police has better stopping power than the tiny .31s and are the best looking Colt’s revolving cap lock pistols yet. It’d be my choice, too.

 

[peashooterJoe]

Got a couple of the 1862 from uberti and very reliable. Nothing done other than shoot them. Peashooterjoe