old school awesomeness

[freekforge]

Thought i would show of my BP revolver it is a brass frame (wish it were steel) 1858 Remington new army revolver. I have modified it to my liking. It has a 3 5/8" barrel, reshaped grips, and several other smaller mods. The knife in the pic is one my dad made me and i just think it goes well with the gun so i threw it in.

 

[GunSlinger]

Very nice setup!

 

[Kurr]

I like it, what is the front site?

 

[freekforge]

its the original front sight. when i cut the barrel i milled the top flat off of the piece i cut off and soldered it onto the barrel. I was going to use a period coin for the front sight but after a dog attack i decided to not wait to find a coin and just put the old one back on so i would have sights while i carried it.

 

[PGRChaplain]

I like!

 

[Birds Away]

I'll take one in all steel for .357 please.

 

[rockhopper46038]

Very nice!

 

[sheltowee]

Very nice

 

[freekforge]

Someday if i ever find the money to do it (money is good at hiding) i want to take a steel frame version and do the same thing but also do a .45colt conversion as well.

 

[ru44mag]

I have thought about the conversion models as well. Very cool. They are fun to shoot. All that smoke is great. The Colt style has the best feel in the hand. I haven't shot them for a long time. I hate the cleaning process. 1858 Rem. and 1860 Colt. Both 44cal.

 

[freekforge]

I want to make a 1860 snubbie but they are just so darn pretty and ive heard that they are a lot harder to do. I have been thinking about doing a gated conversion on other guns as well. I was going to buy a 1860 but spent the money on a trip to friendship and a shotgun.

 

[Fergy35]

Nice looking set up there. I like it.

 

[Fullmag]

That knife is really nice also.

 

[darinb]

Sweet! I saw a guy OC a black powder revolver in bass pro a few weeks ago. I gotta get one one of these days.

 

[Mr.Softball]

NICE JOB.

 

[freekforge]

Thanks for the "nice jobs" guys im kinda proud of this one. I have OCed this one several times but usually conceal it most people think because it is black powder it is weak but the load i use for carry is about the same as a .38 +p. The knife was made for me by my dad from a rail road anchor (legally obtained) that he forged. The guard is forge welded lighting rod and the handle is walnut.

 

[ru44mag]

Thanks for the "nice jobs" guys im kinda proud of this one. I have OCed this one several times but usually conceal it most people think because it is black powder it is weak but the load i use for carry is about the same as a .38 +p. The knife was made for me by my dad from a rail road anchor (legally obtained) that he forged. The guard is forge welded lighting rod and the handle is walnut.

Question. Do you carry a spare loaded cylinder with you?

 

[freekforge]

I dont right now because i dont have the money to buy one but if i come up with spare money before i get my ltch i plan on carrying a reload.

 

[freekforge]

If I do carry a spare cylinder i plan on making the base pin a captured or retained pin that way if i needed to reload with adrenaline surging though my veins i wont be able to fumble and lose the pin. When you remove the loading lever the pin is no longer a captured pin and can be completely removed so i think if i modify my base pin latch i might be able to retain it during a reload.

 

[45fan]

I love my old 1860, but hate cleaning it. I picked up a conversion cylinder for it, and its not seen BP since.