Official goofing off smartly rig. posted elsewhere, maybe on this board.
The mouse gun is cool for small jobs, the 1858 with round ball will do anthing that needs doing where I parctice gravity fu holding down logs, and trying to drink coffee before it levitates. I'm pretty good at both and I need great hunting tools because I'm not as good at that.
CS Bushman is a great blade for even small chopping, it can cut, slice, carve. Made a self bow with it. The mini bushman is the best bp non traditional knife ever discontinued that I have seen. Handle of the small one was warpped in braided high test line, electric and duct tape. Blade is kept clean and sharp for cooking.
Really not that heavy for what you get in return. Most of the time I'm sitting around with that belt over my shoulder and only shoot deer at atlatl ranges in 'self defense' I'm a gifted camp cook even for one. Have a mangled leg and about a three mile a day range before it gets to be not as much fun. So while I also love the Colt replicas a few ounces isn't a big deal If I'm on my feet all day I'll just skip the pocket and one knife.
Love all my replicas. The 1860 is my favorite shooter. There is more to carrying a gun than simply shooting it said the old donut dunking expert security guard.
If I absolutely positively want to reach out and touch something this is a most pleasant almost boring tool for me.
Now I am mulling a brass 5" and brass pocket model just because reasons. Also considering a steel 5" bbl model for durability but that weapon would be carried much more than I would shoot it with full power loads. I would carry it with a cylinder having five chambers stuffed just in case or use it like a .22 that leaves smaller pieces of metal laying bout and throws bigger pieces of lead? They swap out cylinders quick enough. I am defiitely getting a brassy pocket model. Anybody else have a 'pretty' one? Ever since Kevin Kostner carried one in that Hatfield McCoy movie I've wanted a Sheriff's brassy. Kevin's Army brassy did better acting than he did in that one IMHO
No offense to Mr. K's fans intended.