Leathersmith
32 Cal
Howdy! I’m a Cowboy Action Shooter and my Club recently hosted the SASS Texas State Black Powder match, called “Regulators Revenge.”
I shot in the smokeless category, like I always do, but those black powder guys, especially the ones that shoot cap and ball pistols, always seem to have a blast.
I have an old Armsport 1858 Remington New Army (Model 5018) that’s never been fired.
I thought I’d join here for a few reasons:
• I hope to learn more about shooting cap and ball
• I hope to learn more about the 1858 that I have. I’m not sure how I find out who the manufacturer was. I’ve been told Armi San Paolo, but I don’t know how to confirm that.
• AND I’m hoping that somebody has another Armsport steel frame 1858 that I could buy off of them, and maybe some extra cycllinders.
I know this ain’t the nicest cap and ball pistol. It’s not worth much and I could buy something of better quality. But my dad bought this one new before I was born and I’d like to put it into action. And my own OCD will force me to find another Armsport if possible, and barring that, at least find an 1858 from the same maker that just had a different importer.
And the competitor in me will want me to tune it up nice. I haven’t found any aftermarket springs and such for these, so I’m guessing polishing the internals and removing material from the hammer spring will be about the best I can do?
So I look forward to mining y’all for information, and I’ll post my findings as I go!
I shot in the smokeless category, like I always do, but those black powder guys, especially the ones that shoot cap and ball pistols, always seem to have a blast.
I have an old Armsport 1858 Remington New Army (Model 5018) that’s never been fired.
I thought I’d join here for a few reasons:
• I hope to learn more about shooting cap and ball
• I hope to learn more about the 1858 that I have. I’m not sure how I find out who the manufacturer was. I’ve been told Armi San Paolo, but I don’t know how to confirm that.
• AND I’m hoping that somebody has another Armsport steel frame 1858 that I could buy off of them, and maybe some extra cycllinders.
I know this ain’t the nicest cap and ball pistol. It’s not worth much and I could buy something of better quality. But my dad bought this one new before I was born and I’d like to put it into action. And my own OCD will force me to find another Armsport if possible, and barring that, at least find an 1858 from the same maker that just had a different importer.
And the competitor in me will want me to tune it up nice. I haven’t found any aftermarket springs and such for these, so I’m guessing polishing the internals and removing material from the hammer spring will be about the best I can do?
So I look forward to mining y’all for information, and I’ll post my findings as I go!
