Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
If you could own only one percussion revolver, would you opt for the medium
.36 caliber, or for a big .44 or .45: and why?
Jim
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"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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Hi Jim, I have been shooting my .44 for a while, it has a massive grin factor but realistically I'm thinking a .36 would be better on the paper.
Less bang/recoil must be better. I light load but consistancy drops off. Less powder/lead would be a bit more ecconomical too. I'm seriously thinking of putting in for a variation to my FAC and adding a .36.
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Thats a difficult choice.
I love shooting my .45 ROA, I love its big bang, and how well its made, but shooting my Pieta .36 as it so sweet, is real fun.
Im glad I dont have to make that choice.
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I have two Ubertis in both calibres, a .44 Remington New Model Army stainless steel job, and a Colt .36 Navy.
The .36 is easier to shoot and as you don't need to download it, accuracy is better, and it's cheaper to run, the only downside when I use it is, some of my fellow clubmates call me a sissy for shooting a girls gun.
I was thinking of selling them both and buying a .45 Ruger Old Army, as I like the high quality construction and larger handgrips.
Maybe I should keep them both and buy a Ruger Old Army as well
Ben
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Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
I know the feeling. But I prefer to shoot a smaller caliber well, than to miss with a bigger one!Originally Posted by master_shriller
I have two Ubertis in both calibres, a .44 Remington New Model Army stainless steel job, and a Colt .36 Navy.
The .36 is easier to shoot and as you don't need to download it, accuracy is better, and it's cheaper to run, the only downside when I use it is, some of my fellow clubmates call me a sissy for shooting a girls gun.
Ben
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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Ruger .45 is an exellent gun but a bit heavy for me and although mine was totally reliable i prefered to shoot the .44 Rogers and Spencer i had and
still have now. My advice would be to first find a gun that fits your hand
and feels "right" then worry about caliber. In my .44 i use 18grns of TS2
black powder with semolina to bring the ball to near the top of the chamber
then cover the ball with wonderlube. Different guns prefer different caps
but mine likes remminton number 11s.
Recoil is minimal and accuracy is exellent, far better than i will ever be. Plus
it has a great feel to it when shot with a good old bang, 2 foot flame and
lots of smoke.
Cost as far as i can see per shot is about the same what ever caliber you
choose apart from ball price. If you shoot say 50 balls per outing and .44
are £2 a hundred dearer than .36 then it costs you £1 more. Quid well
spent i recon. If you home cast like i do then ball price is not a consideration.
Get yourself a basic melting pot and mould and you can cast hundreds of
balls in a couple of hours.
As a foot note i dont care if i dont hit the bull every shot, its only a paper
target so it dosent matter if you dont hit the kill zone every time. Just enjoy
your shooting while we can!
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Hit squat no matter the size, so I would go big and in fact I did with a Ruger Old Army (just about keep it on a A4 size target) and My newly acquired 1860 Army in .44 (no idea where any of the shots go
) Don't really worry about the accuracy I just love to make big noise and lots of smoke
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
I hope you have a good (and large) backstop, Moonraker!
Cheers!
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
I don`t shoot B/P anymore ,but when I did ,my 2 favorite pistols were a Uberti 51" Navy in 0.36 and an Armi San Marco 3rd Model Colt Dragoon 0.44.
I felt that if you were going for a 0.44 ,then you might as well go big!, that said if I was forced to choose one gun and one caliber; then it would be the 1851 Navy Colt in 0.36.
Apart from the economy of shooting a 0.36 , the little Navy was just a nice, handy and well balanced gun and with light to medium loads it was very accurate over a 25 yard pistol range.
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Don't worry it’s big enough even for my terrible aimI hope you have a good (and large) backstop, Moonraker!
Cheers!
Jim
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
Lots of great advice posted here mates. Thank you!I must admit that I started this thread leaning more toward the .36, and am now even more inclined in that direction.
Jim
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"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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I own three .36's and three .44's, the .36's are without doubt the most accurate. On of the .36's I have a detachable shoulder stock for as well...... I wish I could emulate it's performance without the stock!!!
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You're ready for anything, Simon!
Wild Bill must have known what he was about, eh? Shot Dave Tutt through the heart with his .36 Colt Navy. At 75 yards!!!
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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