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Any of you guys into cap and ball revolvers?
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard Burley" data-source="post: 493910" data-attributes="member: 1690"><p>I can't recall ever having a jam with mine, other than when it gets clogged up by repeated firing without cleaning. You're supposed to rock the gun back when cocking to let the cap pieces fall out, a technique that I find quite natural. Plus it looks cool, which is the important thing. </p><p></p><p>But yes, the Remington is probably a superior piece, with its top strap and stuff. I always thought it looked too modern for my gunfighter fantasies, even though I've seen hundreds of them in Civil War photos. </p><p></p><p>I want an 1873, but can't decide on barrel length, manufacturer, finish, or whether I should get, as my gun dealer insists, a Ruger Vaquero. The only solution, of course, is to buy them all. It's interesting that "Hickock 45" on YouTube, if you're familiar with him, claims that if he could only have one gun, it would be the 1873 Colt. But he's that kind of guy, apparently. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard Burley, post: 493910, member: 1690"] I can't recall ever having a jam with mine, other than when it gets clogged up by repeated firing without cleaning. You're supposed to rock the gun back when cocking to let the cap pieces fall out, a technique that I find quite natural. Plus it looks cool, which is the important thing. But yes, the Remington is probably a superior piece, with its top strap and stuff. I always thought it looked too modern for my gunfighter fantasies, even though I've seen hundreds of them in Civil War photos. I want an 1873, but can't decide on barrel length, manufacturer, finish, or whether I should get, as my gun dealer insists, a Ruger Vaquero. The only solution, of course, is to buy them all. It's interesting that "Hickock 45" on YouTube, if you're familiar with him, claims that if he could only have one gun, it would be the 1873 Colt. But he's that kind of guy, apparently. ;) [/QUOTE]
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