Uberti 2nd Model Dragoon

[Calibre44]

Thought you would like to see a couple of pics of my new Uberti Dragoon whilst its still virginal and glistening in oil.

I’ll strip it down and clean it tonight ready for the range tomorrow – can’t wait to make some smoke!!!!

Pic one

Pic two

[Jim McArthur]

She's a beauty, mate!

Jim

[lucky trigger]

very nice! What calibre is it?

[Calibre44]

very nice! What calibre is it?

It’s a .44.

Luckily, my club rented Melville at Bisley yesterday so I was able to give it a good workout.

Here’s a pic just before I started

I started off with a measly 30 grains of BP:

Here’s a pic

Then built up to a healthy 42 grains:

Here’s another pic!

The funny thing was that the sound waves from the amount of powder must have been amplified in the shooting booths as it blew the foam earplug out of my friends left ear! (you can see him on my right)

A Cautionary Tale!
A word of warning though to all who shoot BP. Wear safety glasses!! – not long after this photo was taken a guy, who was shooting a Remmie, caught a spent cap onto his cheek which cut him causing it to bleed. It was just about 1cm from his eye! He was lucky this time!

I have been guilty in the past of not wearing glasses but not anymore.

[Anand]

That's a great looking pistol

I always get confused between the Dragoon and Walkers despite having read about them. How do you spot them apart? I know one of them was reputed to be the heaviest Colt made during the black powder era but am confused which.

How does it perform in the accuracy stakes?

I think Clint Eastwood used a pair or more of these (or maybe the Walker) along with a Sheriff's model in the film Outlaw Josey Wales.

Thanks for the lovely pics.

Regards,
krish

[lucky trigger]

I totally agree with you on the eye protection. Its suprising how much crud gets blown back upon firing. Great fun though the only bp revolver ive shot is a friends .44 Rodgers and Spencer. We put 80 rounds down range between us

[Calibre44]

That's a great looking pistol

I always get confused between the Dragoon and Walkers despite having read about them. How do you spot them apart? I know one of them was reputed to be the heaviest Colt made during the black powder era but am confused which.

How does it perform in the accuracy stakes?

I think Clint Eastwood used a pair or more of these (or maybe the Walker) along with a Sheriff's model in the film Outlaw Josey Wales.

Thanks for the lovely pics.

Regards,
krish

I’m not an expert but the Walker is more powerful than the Dragoon by virtue of holding a max of 60 grains of BP as opposed to the Dragoon's 50 grains. The Walker also has a longer barrel but mechanically speaking they are the same. The main difference is the loading lever on the Walker is not held by the familiar catch seen on the later Dragoon, Navy and Army Colt models. As a consequence, the lever can drop on heavier loads. Mind you, the lever has been known to drop on Dragoons but it is less common.

Have a look at the Uberti website and have a look at both guns for comparison – click here.


In terms of accuracy – I’m still experimenting with different loads but I did keep all six shoots in a 12 inch diameter at 25 yards and I’ll be hoping to improve on that with a little more time – hopefully!

Josey Wales - what doesn't he use?! Someone told me he carried 10 pistols!
I’m not sure about Dragoons but he definitely carried a couple of Walkers along with Remingtons, Colt Navy, Colt Army in both .44 and .36, a Sheriffs Special, and some pocket pistols in .31 I think. Great movie and also a great book.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...oseywales1.jpg




Middaycowboy

Yep, no problem with using a flask at my club. I have heard stories of flasks exploding but never met anyone who has actually seen it happen. Just in case though, I always double-check that there are no burning embers left in the cylinders just in case!

[Jim McArthur]

It’s a .44.

Luckily, my club rented Melville at Bisley yesterday so I was able to give it a good workout.

Here’s a pic just before I started

I started off with a measly 30 grains of BP:

Here’s a pic

Then built up to a healthy 42 grains:

Here’s another pic!

The funny thing was that the sound waves from the amount of powder must have been amplified in the shooting booths as it blew the foam earplug out of my friends left ear! (you can see him on my right)

A Cautionary Tale!
A word of warning though to all who shoot BP. Wear safety glasses!! – not long after this photo was taken a guy, who was shooting a Remmie, caught a spent cap onto his cheek which cut him causing it to bleed. It was just about 1cm from his eye! He was lucky this time!

I have been guilty in the past of not wearing glasses but not anymore.

Looks as though it has a healthy kick to it, also. What sort of velocities do you reckon it's producing?

Second your thought on safety glasses: I wear them when shooting ANY sort of pistol: even air pistols, if I'm shooting at metallic silhouette targets.

Jim