OK, I'll play.
I like my 1858 Remingtons. They are both equipped with 45 Colt R&D conversion cylinders. I bought my old blued EuroArms Remington at the top of this photo way back in 1975. About fifteen or twenty years ago I bought the conversion cylinder for it. I found the Stainless Uberti 1858 at a gun show a number or years ago. I got it for a very good price, complete with the Cap & Ball cylinder as well as the cartridge conversion cylinder. Yup, the cylinder is blued, so it is kind of exotic looking.
I only shoot them with cartridges loaded with Black Powder. I usually shoot them with 45 Schofield rounds instead of 45 Colt, because the tight space between the trigger guard and the grip makes them pound my index finger a bit when fired with 250 grain bullets and a full charge of FFg. The lighter 45 Schofield 200 grain bullet and smaller case capacity makes them much more comfortable to shoot.
The only Cap & Ball pistols I have these days is a pair of Pietta 1860 Armies. This is one of them, the other is identical. I'll be honest, I took them to a CAS match a bunch of years ago, but I got tired of caps falling off and have never shot them again. I much prefer my cartridge Remingtons.
Here is my poor old Uberti 44 caliber brass 'Navy' that I bought when I was a kid back around 1968. Yes, I know now that the Navy model was never a 44 caliber revolver, and it never had a brass frame, but I did not know that then. This old pistol was affordable to me way back then, sorry I don't recall how much I paid for it, but probably less than $100. I grew up in New Jersey and borrowed my Dad's car to drive down to the Navy Arms showroom in Ridgefied NJ to buy it. I stopped shooting it when I realized it was shooting high. Too many 30 grain loads had stretched the frame, so now the barrel pints up a bit when it is snugged up. Just an honored old wall hanger now.
