1862 Pocket Police with 3 1/2" barrel

[dickydalton]

A year and 7 months after I ordered this barrel I got it today. It looks pretty cool and now I'll try it out.
My 2nd Gen Pocket Police is there for comparison.

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• dickydalton
• Aug 19, 2017

 

[792mauser]

I like it!

 

[Crawdad1]

I love it!!!!!

All Colts are beautiful but the Pocket Police is the top.

 

[bannockburn]

dickydalton

Like them both! Well worth the wait!

 

[dickydalton]

Here it is next to an 1849 31.

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• dickydalton
• Aug 19, 2017

1849 next to short 1862

 

[Fingers McGee]

Sweet.

 

[whughett]

love those fluted cylinders................

 

[tartancat]

Years ago, Dan Kindig, past president of the MLRA, owner of the Log Cabin shop. flintlock champion, stated that the 1862 New police Colt was"The smallest practical percussion revolver." Certainly, the44s are easier to get good accuracy out of,then the 36s, but is it not possible to gt a reasonable group with a carefully loaded 31? By reasonable, I am thinking "minute of rats head" at 15 yards. I have an original 1849 pocket, but it is too "well used" to ask much accuracy from it. Does any one have a 31 that shoots?I made a 31 underhammer with a 3" barrel and was pleasantly surprised at by its accuracy and wallop.

 

[Gordon]

my 1849 was so hard for me to load for that I put in a .32 S&W cylinder and found out how great the accuracy of the little old Uberti Wells Fargo
actually is

 

[whughett]

Years ago, Dan Kindig, past president of the MLRA, owner of the Log Cabin shop. flintlock champion, stated that the 1862 New police Colt was"The smallest practical percussion revolver." Certainly, the44s are easier to get good accuracy out of,then the 36s, but is it not possible to gt a reasonable group with a carefully loaded 31? By reasonable, I am thinking "minute of rats head" at 15 yards. I have an original 1849 pocket, but it is too "well used" to ask much accuracy from it. Does any one have a 31 that shoots?I made a 31 underhammer with a 3" barrel and was pleasantly surprised at by its accuracy and wallop.

If so what size ball are you using. My Remington pocket doesn't shoot for a damn. .315 seem to be a right fit but .319 are too big. Its also got a conversion cylinder, forget that may as well throw rocks. Its at Goons now for a front sight and loading lever catch replacement

 

[dickydalton]

I had to get .323 balls for my Uberti 1849.

 

[Crawdad1]

DDalton, How about a range report comparing it to the 5 1/2 inch barrel when you get the chance.

 

[dickydalton]

DDalton, How about a range report comparing it to the 5 1/2 inch barrel when you get the chance.

I will do that. Last week I was shooting and did fire one 1862 Navy over the chrono and averaged 900 FPS with a .380 round ball on top of the 18 grain spout-full of 3 F Swiss and lubed wad. I'll try to do the short one yet this week.