Fun with Cap & Ball Revolvers.

[Adam Helmer]

Mr. 16 gauge,

LOL. I am usually front and right on the colors at the front of Company E, 42nd Regiment. I have seen "Confederates" and shot at them in a "Battle" last May in Elmira. It was a real hoot. We had about 300 Union folks and 250 Confederates in the woods around the Newtown Battlefield (Revolutionary War Battle Site that is now a Park). We Union guys had 15 cavalry and 3 cannons. When the 6-pounder fired, ALL the new leaves on a nearby maple tree flew away. Ah, but I digress.

GOB,

I have both the Remington and Colt .44 caliber C&B revolvers and recommend the Remington as the best of the lot. The Remington has a top strap over the cylinder that houses the rear sight. The Colt uses a notch in the hammer nose as a rear sight once the revolver is cocked. Also, the Remington is easier to strip for cleaning or cylinder change per Clint Eastwood in "Pale Rider."

Adam