Money burning a hole in my pocket..

If that is your collection so far, I would definitely be looking at a 1958 Remington of some kind, or a .45-70 to be loaded solely with BP. Of course, they do make BP shotguns, too...

Jay29

I was thinking the same thing: a Remington New Model Army (or Navy), might be a nice change of pace versus your two other Colt revolvers. Then too a decent squirrel gun in .36 caliber would be hard to resist!

Jay29...all those options above are great but may i suggest the .36 cal pietta 1851 navy "old silver" model from cabelas? My evaluation is that in comparison to other models they are a step way above the others. They are made with better screws ,fit and finish is superb. They seem to be made by employees that have a but more experience and pay more attention to detail. Even their internals seem to be fitted better. Every one ive handled has been amazing and way better than standard production, also come in the white steel thats been hardened in a "pickle" solution. They even have an 1860 army available. Just my recommendation.

what about a 15ga shotgun i have a hopkins and allen underhammer. by numrich i was thinking of selling.

I'd say get yourself a Pedersoli, 20 gauge trade gun kit from DGW. They are a lot of fun to shoot and fun with to hunt. https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...8/product_name/FK3370+INDIAN+TRADE+MUSKET+KIT

LD

Either a steel frame 1851 Navy .36 or a steel frame 1858 Remington .44.

You and me both. To scratch my itch, I got a Walker Colt Replica. Heck, I got the link for where to buy on the site here. Or get what
bannockburn recommended. Remington New Model.

How about a Remington Revolving Rifle? A rifle and a revolver, all in one.

IronHand

+1. Just ordered me a steel frame 5" 1851 Navy 36. Hopes are high.

Ironhand54 said:

How about a Remington Revolving Rifle? A rifle and a revolver, all in one.

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That's a pretty good idea too, but I believe me means a "1858 Revolving Carbine"....if you can find and afford a usable Remington revolving rifle, I'd suggest you spend that money on a new truck.
What's really cool about these is you can get a conversion cylinder and use BP or Cowboy .45 Colt rounds in them too.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...rbine-44-caliber-rev430b.cfm?gun_id=101236206

LD

Ask what kind of gun you should get and the only replies are going to be everyone telling you what kind of gun THEY want to get.

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Ask what kind of gun you should get and the only replies are going to be everyone telling you what kind of gun THEY want to get.

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Never hurts to hear what others like, it might introduce you to something you hadn't considered before. Also, in the OP, it was asked, "What would you get", emphasis mine.

I would get an Uberti 1848 Whitneyville Dragoon .44 . Same style grip as the Walker, but lighter in weight and has the better Dragoon load-lever latch than the Walker. Better eye candy than the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Model Dragoons. Pretty revolver!

Just remember that, as a shooter, Uberti's are famous/notorious for having excessive space in the arbor-to-barrel lug recess, which is easily corrected by appropriate thickness shim washers in the recess to insure that the barrel-to-cylinder gap is constant, no matter how deeply the wedge is inserted. No modifications to the arbor are necessary and no one will be the wiser upon examination of the gun.

I would get one but my "mad money" is limited by my SS income.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/7...evolver-44-caliber-75-barrel-steel-frame-blue

Good luck in burning your pockets up!

Regards,

Jim

Enjoy it, and please post pics and a range report!

Jay29 said:

My money has gone to a Uberti 1851 Navy .36 steel frame from Dixie Gun Works for $306.00 shipped.
Beside the Remington is ugly and looks do count in my world.
I hope the 1851 Navy serves me well. Jay

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I am glad about your observations about the Remmy. I concur.

Just check the arbor fit as I mentioned above. 1851 Navies are the best IMO. R. E. Lee carried one throughout the ACW and Grant would not accept it upon the surrender at Appomatox, and told Lee to just go home with it. It is still in the Lee museum.

Gentlemen at their finest.

Regards,

Jim

Im glad you got the 1851 navy! Cant go wrong with that choice IMHO. The .36 cal guns are by far my favorite...as ive stated before theyre very underappreciated and underestimated. I would have gone with pietta, but thats just my personal preference...although u will have to work on the uberti short arbor issue but thats an easy fix.

As for me I'm trying very hard to get one of each...…………...

Mr.expat_alaska, thanks for sharing that tid bit of information about R.E.Lee and Grant. I didnt know that happened. That truely is a gesture of the finest gentlemen and shows how men can show one another respect as enemies in a time of war. Im sorry to say...but gestures and acts like that will probably never be acted upon or witnessed by the youth of today that i am a part of, whereas it was ccommon in past generations. Again, thanks for sharing that bit of history with us.

Jay

Great choice going with the Colt Model 1851 Navy!

Thought about the Remington New Army as it is stronger and the like, however this revolver will only be used at the range punching paper. Beside the Remington is ugly and looks do count in my world.

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As such I would like to think the statement you made about the Remington New Model Army was done entirely in jest my good man. There can be no other reason for such a declaration unless of course you momentarily lost control of your faculties!

There is room in my world (and in my safe), for both Colt and Remington alike!

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Mr.expat_alaska, thanks for sharing that tidbit of information about R.E.Lee and Grant. I didn't know that happened. That truly is a gesture of the finest gentlemen and shows how men can show one another respect as enemies in a time of war. I'm sorry to say...but gestures and acts like that will probably never be acted upon or witnessed by the youth of today that I am a part of, whereas it was common in past generations. Again, thanks for sharing that bit of history with us.

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https://moconfederacy.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/799B0A40-2558-4FAB-885F-320449499685

expat_alaska

Thanks for the link!

Nice to see Lee's Colt Model 1851 Navy is in a museum where it can seen by everyone versus locked up in vault, part of someone's private collection.

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Nice to see Lee's Colt Model 1851 Navy is in a museum where it can seen by everyone versus locked up in vault, part of someone's private collection.

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Absolutely!