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What is it like to shoot the howdah? Remember what it was like to shoot your first Daisy when you were little kid. It feels like that. Pure fun. It puts a big grin on everybody's face. Twice. First when they see it, and again when they shoot it. Not the most practical gun in the world, but there are enough excuses out there to justify getting one. Home Security, camping/truck, pesting, even some hunting. I keep mine on my nightstand, and take it camping when I go. I put a short dowel rod between the hammers and the percussion caps as an extra safety. I'm not sure how good the half-cock position is on these guns, as far as dropping them goes. The dowel looks like it would prevent a firing if I happened to drop it or trip. (I have never dropped a gun). I would like to shoot a hog with it one day. I haven't done any accuracy testing yet. I haven't gotten past the heavy-load-blowing-up-fruit-and-water-jugs-stage-yet. For as short as it is, it packs a wallop. And it sounds like a cannon. You can shoot it with one hand, but you got to hold on tight. If I ever have to use it for defense in my home, I envision the 911 call going something like this-

911 what is your emergency?
I just shot an intruder.
Do you need medical?
No, but send a fire truck.
 
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expat_alaska said:
I shot a friend's DE in .44 mag decades ago and I found that if one pushed up on the mag with the off hand while firing it one would have a FTfeed.

Is that still how it is today?
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I have a .50 caliber and don't know much about the .44 mag or .357 mag versions. As I recall, the DE was designed to around .50 AE and as a gas operated firearm perhaps the FTF problem was related to less gas/pressure of the .44 magnum. Curious to know why your friend was pushing up on the magazine while firing.
 
ClemBert said:
I have a .50 caliber and don't know much about the .44 mag or .357 mag versions. As I recall, the DE was designed to around .50 AE and as a gas operated firearm perhaps the FTF problem was related to less gas/pressure of the .44 magnum. Curious to know why your friend was pushing up on the magazine while firing.
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He liked to support the gun with his palm cupped under the grip. I don't know why he did this, but I shot it that way on his suggestion and it occurred for me, also.

Jim
 
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Mighty fine looking trio you've got there! Especially like the color case hardening on the Remington's frame!
 
I really don't care for the first two, but that 1862 Pocket Police is to die for. Beautiful!

Wood is great as well as the condition of the pistol!

What is it?
 
expat_alaska said:
He liked to support the gun with his palm cupped under the grip. I don't know why he did this, but I shot it that way on his suggestion and it occurred for me, also.

Jim
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That was how the army used to teach shooting 45 acp. I do it to this day. My dad taught me to hold a pistol that way. He was on the army pistol team during Korean war.
 
ClemBert said:
I have a .50 caliber and don't know much about the .44 mag or .357 mag versions. As I recall, the DE was designed to around .50 AE and as a gas operated firearm perhaps the FTF problem was related to less gas/pressure of the .44 magnum. Curious to know why your friend was pushing up on the magazine while firing.
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actually the DE was first designed as a .357 then made for bigger cartridges.
 
I am a sucker for good wood, like on your 1860 pistol 4 screw cut for a shoulder stock with the blued/black backstrap. The case colors are very nice, even on the load lever/rammer.Very nice looking gun! Is it an Uberti or...?

I am no 1863 Remington NMA/NMN fan. Sorry. To me it is just bling. YMMV.
 
Bling is GOOD. Was thinkin' about hangin' some fuzzy dice on the end of the barrel. o_O

Both Piettas...you can tell by the billboard imprinted on the side of the barrels. :cuss:
 
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I am a sucker for good wood, like on your 1860 pistol 4 screw cut for a shoulder stock with the blued/black backstrap.
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I always thought it weird that it's set up for a shoulder stock given the shorty barrel.

The serial number on it is P99999. Did next the serial number roll over to P1000000 or perhaps Q00001 or R00001?
 
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I always thought it weird that it's set up for a shoulder stock given the shorty barrel.

The serial number on it is P99999. Did next the serial number roll over to P1000000 or perhaps Q00001 or R00001?
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I think Pietta sets them all up for shoulder stocks regardless, not knowing or caring, just sticking the bobbed barrels on the ones they want to be sheriff models.
I recently bought a Uberti 1861 Navy civilian model. No forth screw, full recoil shields, no milled detent in the heel of brass grip for shoulder stock. Uberti seems more deliberate and careful to distinguish these differences than Pietta.
 
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