The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - My swans,

My swans, (reply)

Paul — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:57:51 +0000

SWEET!!!

The Pietta 1851 Navy (reply)

Jared — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 05:13:52 +0000

Looks great.

I’ll play along too! (reply)

Sarge — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 20:07:48 +0000

That's a great old 44 and that double-edge is very fine work.

My swans, (reply)

Slow Hand — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 18:39:27 +0000

Indeed!

I bought that revolver for a present to myself when I got into the apprenticeship. I paid $500 for it and that hurt a lot! I wish I could have afforded a dozen of them now!!

My swans, (reply)

A K Church — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 18:33:23 +0000

I forgot I sent that to you. That's been a year or two.

Belly gun (reply)

A K Church — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:02:18 +0000

Customer inherited a revolver. Uberti SAA copy. It had the ejector removed, the ejector boss on the frame was gone. The barrel was cut to maybe just under 2", and no front sight. All very well done. .45 C.

It had been "antiqued" by someone who knew what they were doing. One piece walnut grippyhandles.

Dwight inherited it from his late brother, and the brother acquired it at a 20th Century gun show. You now know as much as I do. It was shot with handloads of 25 gr 3F, and a felt over powder wad. Maybe it's accurate, maybe it's not.

Anyway, a very cool revolver.

I like 'em both. (reply)

Hoot — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:51:45 +0000

Especially the sticker.

I’ll play along too! (reply)

Slow Hand — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:12:23 +0000

The knife isn’t an antique but looking back I guess I made it somewhere around 20+ years ago so it’s on its way! The Remington was purchased by my grandfather back in the 1960’s so it has a few generations of family history to it.

One that got away. (reply)

Slow Hand — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:09:36 +0000

I still have the brass 1860 gripframe you sent me many years ago mounted on my 4 3/4” USFA rodeo. I love the way it feels.

Very nice... (reply)

Sarge — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:04:12 +0000

and that is one handy looking blade.

One that got away. (reply)

JT — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:19:32 +0000

THEY STILL DO

One that got away. (reply)

A K Church — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:36:17 +0000

Colt, of course produced them in London England for a little while. The had iron trigger and backstraps. '

Uberti, maybe 40ish years back repro'd said London guns. Mine was serial 77,777.

Like John said, black powder 38 Specials work just great. (reply)

Bob Hatfield — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:37:23 +0000

That is my plan. I need to try the new 150 grain RNHB bullets that Bear Creek has now. I had no luck with their 140 grain heel base bullets, even after buying the special crimping tool. I had to cut down about 50 38 Special brass to 38 LC length. Before that I tried using 38 Short Colt brass with the heel base bullets. With smokeless and the heel base you cant get enough bullet pull to stop them from Blooping. Black fixes that but accuracy was elusive. So, I'll try the hollow base bullets..............

Like John said, black powder 38 Specials work just great. (reply)

JimT — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:23:44 +0000

The Pietta 1851 Navy (reply)

JT — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:01:33 +0000

WHY NOT LOAD YOUR OWN BP??

They look like fun but I have enought .38 pistols. (nm) (reply)

JimT — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:35:39 +0000

The Pietta 1851 Navy (reply)

Bob Hatfield — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:11:32 +0000

Don't get a wild hair and do this to it. Although it shoots great with wadcutters, it seems out of place without black powder.

I know as a young person I was told I was responsible ... (reply)

JimT — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:08:31 +0000

quite often. And often I was. But I denied it most times.

I liked your photo with the knife so I did one of mine ... (reply)

JimT — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:44:16 +0000

The 1851 and a Green River by my long-departed friend Sam Bass.

Well… (reply)

Slow Hand — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:43:49 +0000

Since I’ve been around this crew for 20+ years, I’d say you’re all, at least, partially responsible!!