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Which CB revolver next?

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Thought I posted this earlier, don't know what happened. Anyway, I have a Pietta 58 Rem and a Pietta 60 Colt Army. I did some shooting this weekend and have the fever for another revolver. I was thinking about either a Walker, 3rd Dragoon, or 51 Colt Navy. Which would you add next and what brand?
 
1851 Navy .36. Uberti or Pietta, Colt Colt if you can (2nd Generation or Signature Series). I like .36 caliber for a change and the 1851 Navy has alot of history behind it.
 
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I have a Pietta 58 Rem and a Pietta 60 Colt Army. I did some shooting this weekend and have the fever for another revolver. I was thinking about either a Walker, 3rd Dragoon, or 51 Colt Navy. Which would you add next and what brand?
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Of the three you mentioned, the Walker is obviously the most powerful followed closely by the Dragoon. And I like both but realistically neither is likely to accompany you as they are both heavy and unwieldy.

The 1851 is a well balanced piece that is as comfortable in the hand as it is in the holster.

From your choices I believe you fire your 1860 more than the Remington.

Since you seem to be gravitating towards Colts, I would suggest another 1860 for you. The weight and grip will be familiar to you. The tools needed to keep it running, you should already have.

It is your choice but I would recommend staying with what you already know.
 
From your choices I believe you fire your 1860 more than the Remington.

Since you seem to be gravitating towards Colts, I would suggest another 1860 for you.
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You're right. I do favor shooting the 1860 more than the Remmy. I have also given some thought to a Uberti 1860 as my next gun. I read an article somewhere that the grip frame geometry of the Pietta 1860 was not like the originals, but that was'nt the case with the Uberti (if I remember correctly). Something about the geometry of the Pietta created a tendancy for the gun to point high.

I have also considered an 1861 model. If I bought a 51 Navy, it would probably be the London model with the steel grip frame. Eventually, I think I will add them all. I just can't decide which I want next.
 
Both the 1860 and 1851 are very good guns. I have shot them along with my WALKER side by side with Remingtons. A lot of the people who were shooting the Remingtons always seemed to want to know more about the colts. They are very good guns. Simple and shoot very good. As far as quality. From what i have and from what i have seen Uberti is top dawg. Some people will cry out pietta. Well i have a pietta. I wont think twice about buying another one. However if a good affordable Uberti is available. Then thats what i will be buying
 
I my humble opinion the WALKER is the way to go, load 50 grs. of whatever with round ball and have a BLAST (literally). The weight of the peice (4.5 lbs) keeps the recoil down to nothing. I have a 1851 Navy (Colt 2nd Gen) and 3 Ubertis, 3rd Dragoon, 1860 Army and the WALKER and the WALKER is by far the most interesting.
 
1851 Dixie Colt Navy

I just got an 1851 Colt Navy from Dixie Gun Works. It's a steel frame Pietta. Very nice and it's on sale at $185.

Here's a pic:

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The guys are correct, Walkers and Dragoons are a blast to fire.

But after a while they got old for me. Too heavy and contrary to Hollywood, not practical on a belt. Might be why the were called Horse Pistols by Colts.

Eventually you will probably get one or both.

This came home yesterday.

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Yes the grip frame of the Uberti is different from the Pietta.

Uberti is much closer to the original Colts model frames.

I have adjusted the grip frame on Piettas to make them closer but Uberti is the one.

I have never tried to fit a Uberti grip frame to my Piettas.

Hmm..... sounds like a project.
 
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I`ve got a Walker comming I bought last week ..can`t wait to shoot it ..but would never even think of wearing it on my belt ...I have a hard enough time keeping my pants pulled up ...I have a bad case of plumbers butt .
 
Well, I decided I wanted a Uberti 1861 Navy. Nobody has one in stock.:mad: I ordered a Uberti 1851 Navy instead. Steel frame, backstrap, and trigger guard. Thanks for the input from everyone.

Scrat, The Walker will be next.:D
 
Well, I decided I wanted a Uberti 1861 Navy. Nobody has one in stock. I ordered a Uberti 1851 Navy instead. Steel frame, backstrap, and trigger guard. Thanks for the input from everyone.

Scrat, The Walker will be next.
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You made a good choice!

The only thing I do not like about mine is ball selection.....I do not have time to make my own so I have to settle for factory stuff.

.375 and .380 balls are too small for mine so I am using Hornady .395 balls. They are a tad too big but are working so far....better to be a tag too big than too small.

The Colt bug has bitten me so I also see a Walker in my future!

Make sure you post some pics when you get it.
 
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Sakohunter, Now that's the first time I've heard that. Is your 51 a Pietta or a Uberti. As you already know the .375 is recommended and the.380 is supposed to be better and you say your .380 won't give you the lead waste ring? I always say I won't ever see everything.
 
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