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Whitworth said:
My brother came up today to do a bit of shooting with me. He was shooting an 1858 Remington repo and I was shooting an old ASM 3rd Model Dragoon I got a few months back for the first time. Loaded with 40 grains of Goex FFF it roared and belched flame as it should:thumb: Like new it's a proper 3rd Model with the 2 flip up barrel mounted sight leaves and a really gorgeous walnut grip, until today. I laid the gun down heavily on a fired mangled cap laying on the picnic table and put 2 gouges in the pristine grip😢. Should've looked before plopping it down :doh:. Oh well, could have been worse, could have been my Colt:eek:.
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Last thing I want to hear from Buela Land as they are patting me in the face with a shovel is “doesn’t all his stuff look just like new?”
 
Whughett said:
It’s the term “proper” and barrel mounted sights that pique my interest. Did Colt actually produce such a gun? I’ve had Walker for a decade or so just bought a 1st model Dragoon from these pages last week, thanks BIGSKY RAMBLER, they both hit what I’m shooting at.
I like the concept of the barrel sights but wouldn’t actually have them installed.

BTW shot the Dragoon last week. 48 rounds of a moderate load of 35 grains of 3F. Tried one MAX load which was a 50 grain powder charge of 3F and a 454 round ball it seated just flush with the cylinder mouth. (A length of plastic conduit on the loading lever helped) The loading lever dropped when I fired.
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Thank you sir.
You just expanded my knowledge of Colts Revolvers. The 3rd model Dragoon, 1860,was available as a carbine with leaf rear sights. Although most reading seems indicate they were three leaf. Apparently it was Colts answer to the Army ordnance department procurement of a non Colt made Dragoon with shoulder stock and barrel mounted leaf sights.
 
billraby said:
You seem upset about it for some reason. What would have been worse is to lock it up in a safe and just look at it a couple times a year. Now that it is not pristine anymore you can quit worrying about it and use it like it was meant to be used. Now go put a few marks on the Colt.
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Life is a lot more enjoyable when you stop worrying about getting a mark or a ding on a pristine car or gun. One of the reasons I will never buy another new pickup. Why buy one and be afraid to slide some lumber or fencing tools in the back because you might scratch the paint? I buy used where somebody else has already made some scrapes, and save a ton of money to boot.
I don’t abuse my stuff, I take decent care of it. But I don’t worry about keeping things in pristine condition either.
 
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I see a person packing a well worn firearm…my first thought is “Wow, must be a good shot “…sometimes it’s best to be thought the fool, rather than open your mouth and prove it.
 

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