I think a "replica" Ruger old army would sell like hotcakes- do you?

[Crawdad1]

Ok, how about this one,

http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/sch...ttern-remington-pattern-pedersoli-target.html

Sorry guys but I just don't see the point in the ROA when you have the Remington and R&S replicas, especially the FWB Hege and now the Pedersoli. but people love them so to each his own.

 

[45 Dragoon]

MLB, there ya go!!! That's exactly right !!

Noelf2, I know just the medicine that will "break your position" .

The best thing about it is, it's just the natural progression of what would happen "back in the day".

Mike
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[Hellgate]

Just adding a bushing onto the front of the cylinder to deflect fouling away from the cylinder pin greatly enhances the Remington and puts it very close to the ROA for reliability.

 

[rodwha]

Maybe if the springs are swapped for better ones. It seems these have a very short lifespan.

The ROA is the best, to me, because it is made of superior steel, has better parts, has better sights, has the bushing over the cylinder pin, and has a bit more power capacity.

However I don't care for the loading lever system that comes apart once removed.

If there was a Remington NMA model made of modern pistol steel with a bushing, stronger springs, and better sights I could be swayed even with the slight reduction in powder capacity.

I look at this through the lense of hunting where reliability, strength, accuracy, and power are rather important.

My NMA does well with 30 grns of 3F Olde E or T7, whereas my ROA does well with 35 grns and reduces the group by nearly an inch at 15 yds. The difference is a standard .45 ACP level of power compared to a warm .45 Colt level.

So I truly love each for different reasons. The Walker and Dragoon first got my attention for the look of it, but the Remington came home because it was more reliable and handy (5.5" model). But that was in part due to the ROA adjusting my view as I thought the NMA looked ridiculous at first. The Ruger softened that stance it seems...

 

[rodwha]

Oh, I don't think I'd care for a reproduction of the ROA as it wouldn't be built as strong, and if it were it would be too pricey.

 

[Zeke/PA]

I am a big fan of the ROA and it is buy far the most accurate hand gun in my arsenal.
Awhile back , I was climbing into my tree stand with my .50 cal Hawkin still attached to a pullup rope on the ground.
A very large doe appeared and a neck shot from my ROA dispersed her at about 20 yds away.
I shoot only home cast balls in my pistol and I impress the guys at the hunting camp with the pistols accuracy!
I'm glad that I got my ROA when I did!

 

[noelf2]

Noelf2, I know just the medicine that will "break your position" .

I know what you're gonna say Mike, but I already have the c&b guns I want. I would like to have a 454 Casull / 45 Colt modern revolver as well, but I don't need it to shoot c&b. I can get a NIB stainless Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley in .454 Casull for less than a used stainless ROA modified to also shoot .454 Casull. For me that's just a no brainer, unless you're talking about some other kind of medicine?

 

[dr1445]

i got started with bp revolvers because my state keeps piling on fees for guns, ammo etc. i have a hunting license but can not buy ammo to hunt unless i buy a special ammo permit? i have been handloading for more than 40 yrs, but soon that might even change. i asked around the gun club for a bp revolver, fellow had 2 roa,s one a pitted stainless steel and the other a unfired ss with a 1/4" hole drilled through the left side of the receiver and barrel, all for $250. that got me going, but along came the cabels dec sale and new remington 44, then 3 more rem's and a couple of colts, all with out state harassment. i hardly shot the roa anymore, but pits and all it shoots very well.

 

[rodwha]

Special ammo permit?!?! Where do you live?

 

[dr1445]

common in the north eastern blue states. everything is a fee.

 

[rodwha]

This special ammo fee applies to any "modern" ammo (cartridges)?

Does this fee "pay" for something? For instance hunting licenses help conservation and whatnot.

 

[dr1445]

who knows where the $ go, maybe to pay for illegals driver license.
http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/s...ation_for_ammunition_certificate_fillable.pdf

 

[robhof]

robhof

Just to add a wrinkle to the mix; how about a remake of the Tingle B/p revolver? Rated for 60 grains in a 45 caliber! Unfortunately only a hand full were made, actually saw one on Gunbroker a few yrs ago, could have bought a real Colt for what it went for. Google Tingle revolver for a picture if it, not pretty or period correct but more powerful than the ROA, and I'm a devout ROA shooter, even though I do have an assortment of Italians in the cabinet!

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

Just to add a wrinkle to the mix; how about a remake of the Tingle B/p revolver? Rated for 60 grains in a 45 caliber!...

ASM made replicas of the single shot Tingles in the 1970's, under license I believe...
There are some still available on the used market.
I don't know the rated charge but if I recall correctly they were .44 cal

as for the revolvers of which you speak, I've never had my hands on one, but they are the stuff of legend. I've heard they were the "STUFF" and I definitely would like to see one first hand.

 

[rodwha]

I would have thought only CA or NY had paperwork such as that.

 

[rodwha]

Is this the Tingle revolver?

https://www.google.com/search?q=tin...Q7AkIHw&biw=667&bih=331#imgrc=cyB-MnDFMrdOYM:

 

[Stormson]

This special ammo fee applies to any "modern" ammo (cartridges)?

Does this fee "pay" for something? For instance hunting licenses help conservation and whatnot.

Given the low down dealings of the "normal" yankee politician, coupled with the low brow ignorance of the typical anti gun cretin, I would be willing to bet quite a bit that those "fees" are going DIRECTLY into the hands of those who work tirelessly to ROB us of our American heritage and God given Rights.... To have the victim pay for his OWN demise is a time honored practice of the organized crime syndicate known as the northern political elite.

 

[rodwha]

Yea. Quite curious if there was a reason for the fee. No problems paying for a hunting license, especially "knowing" what its used for. Guess I can't say I know Texas is spending it where they claim. I don't have much reason to believe they aren't.

 

[45 Dragoon]

Well Noelf2,
You said you'd have a Blk hwk in .45/.454 rather than a Blk hwk that just shoots c&b. I'm just giving you the whole ball of wax. Lol!! (So maybe you don't have all the c&b revolvers you want ? Lol)


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[rodwha]

How were these Tingle revolvers loaded?

 

[Stormson]

It looks like the revolver had a loading lever. He also made a single shot that looks like the T/C Scout that uses a ramrod but could look like a rev from a distance..

 

[robhof]

robhof

rodwha, that's the beast and they're essentially a copy of the Remington and have the same loading lever arrangement. They were hand assembled and fitted in a garage shop and each test fired with 60 gr, real b/p, according to an article I read when researching it, after seeing one on the auction site. It's actually bolted together and even the frame is multi cut sheet metal, Tingle had basic machining tools at the time he made them.

 

[rodwha]

Very interesting! Any idea how many there are? And are they still being produced? Guessing the price is fairly high.

 

[Mauser lover]

I do not believe that they would sell well... although... when have you seen hotcakes selling well?

If Pietta/Uberti/Pedersoli etc. would make a Remingtonish gun with beefier internals and a deflector, then it might sell if it was compared with the "base model" when advertised at the retailers. However, I don't think that a replica Ruger would sell that well. Gotta count all the beans! (I didn't say that I wouldn't buy one though...)