It's easy to see why the original Colt was so popular back in the day. It's a handy little revolver, and certainly powerful enough to get the job done. I haven't shot this revolver since I made this video, nearly two years ago, now! I really need to get it out again. I did get new nipples for it, so next time I take it out I'll actually be able to load up all 5 chambers!
That particular make and model was my first cap and ball purchase. I haven’t shot mine in years, need to knock the dust off of the old girl. Thank you for reminding me to do so and thank you for posting.
Thanks for another good vid, also helped me as I have been looking at a FIE revolver (online) and was wondering about it's quality, helped me decide. Enjoy your no nonsense videos keep em coming.
The 1848 had the squared trigger guard. The 1849 had a rounded trigger guard. I am holding a 6 inch model 1848 right now. Like yours it's a brass frame FIE. The action is good and I expect it to shoot fine. I need to find some balls for it. Mushroomed nipples are fairly common on gun show guns. Even unfired ones can have the actions worked a thousand times. If the nipples aren't bad you can wrap the threads in tape and Chuck them in a drill and hold a fine file against the mushroomed part and turn them down enough so a #11 Cap will fit. You can take a nipple to a good hardware store that carries metric nuts and find out what size thread that is and order a set of new nipples. The ones that came in the gun were pretty soft and were not the quality that we have come to expect. Dandy little guns. John Davis Jax Fl
I was pretty suprised myself. I was expecting all sorts of misfires with the nipples being the way they are. But it ran fine, and shooting to point of aim was just icing on the cake!
Nice shooter! I recently acquired a round ball mold for that caliber. It is nice that it is somewhere between 0 and 00 Buckshot, so you can have a scattergun companion. My .36 caliber balls were not fitting as well in shotshells.
This pistol came with a little brass mold that has both a round ball and a conical bullet cavity. At some point I'll cast some of the conicals out of it and put some through this little thing.
chronograph and penetration would be interesting.the 62 police is the smallest in my collection.want the new model pocket but I'm not sure if the .31cals have enough power to be worthwhile.
I do plan on chronographing this soon. These .31's don't have a lot of power to them. I think you can pack a little more powder into the Colt style than you can the Remington, and I know the Colts can take conical bullets, whereas the Remingtons can't. Conicals should provide a little more "oomph" over a round ball load.
@@ronaldomello4463 OK, eu entendo agora. Sim, os originais têm canos raiados. Já se sabia há muito tempo que o rifle ajudava a estabilizar uma bala, mas a maioria das primeiras armas militares eram lisas porque eram mais fáceis de carregar pelo cano depois de muitos disparos. Quando os carregadores de violação surgiram em meados de 1800, o rifle tornou-se muito mais comum.
Source for nipples for your 1849 FIE pocket pistol. Track of the Wolf, PN # PFIE -1, $6.99 ea, 12-24 thread. Thought you’d like to know. Just got some for mine.
This thing uses an odd size nipple. There is a vendor (Track of the Wolf) that carries many different types and sizes of nipples and I am hoping that they will have something that fits.
I actually don't use anything on mine when I load it to carry it They were designed to use unlubed round balls, lube just really helps with cleaning afterwards
@@johnzx6r I use berylium bronze now and am sold on em. Small flash hoke and more consistant. Not used it yet but plan on it in an 1849 Uberti. Kirst we talked of is for this lil beauty. Neat trapline gun!
I like the no recoil factor of these little revolvers
That's a little beauty, thanks for helping keep history alive with the best selling Colt percussion model ever!
It's easy to see why the original Colt was so popular back in the day. It's a handy little revolver, and certainly powerful enough to get the job done. I haven't shot this revolver since I made this video, nearly two years ago, now! I really need to get it out again. I did get new nipples for it, so next time I take it out I'll actually be able to load up all 5 chambers!
That particular make and model was my first cap and ball purchase. I haven’t shot mine in years, need to knock the dust off of the old girl. Thank you for reminding me to do so and thank you for posting.
Yes, you definitely need to break it out and put some rounds through it!
I love the engraving on the frame. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Thanks for another good vid, also helped me as I have been looking at a FIE revolver (online) and was wondering about it's quality, helped me decide. Enjoy your no nonsense videos keep em coming.
Thank you, Paul. If you do end up getting that FIE, I hope it's a good one!
The 1848 had the squared trigger guard. The 1849 had a rounded trigger guard.
I am holding a 6 inch model 1848 right now. Like yours it's a brass frame FIE. The action is good and I expect it to shoot fine.
I need to find some balls for it.
Mushroomed nipples are fairly common on gun show guns.
Even unfired ones can have the actions worked a thousand times.
If the nipples aren't bad you can wrap the threads in tape and Chuck
them in a drill and hold a fine file against the mushroomed part and turn them down enough so a #11
Cap will fit.
You can take a nipple to a good hardware store that carries metric nuts and find out what size thread that is and order a set of new nipples.
The ones that came in the gun were pretty soft and were not the quality that we have come to expect.
Dandy little guns.
John Davis Jax Fl
Your videos are friendly and well done Sir
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
Wow, that revolver is remarkable. Wish my new Uberti 1862 Pocket Police was that reliable. Plus, it shots point of aim, WOW!
I was pretty suprised myself. I was expecting all sorts of misfires with the nipples being the way they are. But it ran fine, and shooting to point of aim was just icing on the cake!
Beautiful scroll work ..!
Yeah, it is pretty nice. Certainly sets it apart from most of the other inexpensive brass frame revolvers made over the years.
Essas armas são verdadeiras obras de arte, de engenharia, imagine as máquinas para fabricacao em série.
Sim, eles realmente são!
Nice shooter! I recently acquired a round ball mold for that caliber. It is nice that it is somewhere between 0 and 00 Buckshot, so you can have a scattergun companion. My .36 caliber balls were not fitting as well in shotshells.
This pistol came with a little brass mold that has both a round ball and a conical bullet cavity. At some point I'll cast some of the conicals out of it and put some through this little thing.
@@johnzx6r cool that it has a conical mold!
@@jeffersoncarlisle3125 It's just a cheap brass mold - probably won't cast the nicest bullet, but should be good enough to get a feel for them.
incredible groups
Not bad for a little pocket pistol!
6:42 When you realized the consecquences...
Ultrasonic cleaner. It took me 3 trips to the range to invest in one and save myself some time lol.
Those are awesome. I would like too get a couple if those replicas
Just have to keep an eye out on Gunbroker or the like. They pop up every now and again, usually at fairly decent prices.
The wad has mind of it's own ai ;)
Yes it did! Strangest thing.
chronograph and penetration would be interesting.the 62 police is the smallest in my collection.want the new model pocket but I'm not sure if the .31cals have enough power to be worthwhile.
I do plan on chronographing this soon. These .31's don't have a lot of power to them. I think you can pack a little more powder into the Colt style than you can the Remington, and I know the Colts can take conical bullets, whereas the Remingtons can't. Conicals should provide a little more "oomph" over a round ball load.
They are on par with like a .22
They're pretty weak
@@sethmullins8346 Not much oomph with these little guys.
@@sethmullins8346 might retink that. Use FFFF. And a eras gone by conical. Eras gone by did a chrono using their conical.
Check them out.
Would suck if you had an accurate sourcing location of parts. Or schematics.
Muito linda linda linda.
I was gifted this exact same revolver by a former coworker. It belonged to her late husband.
That was nice of her. It's certainly something I wouldn't mind receiving as a gift!
Uma informação: as armas dessa época ja tinham alma raiada?
Deve haver algo se perdendo na tradução. Não sei exatamente o que você está perguntando.
@@johnzx6r os canos daquela época eram raiados ou tinham ou tinham a alma lisa. O “ rifling “ não veio depois, com às winchester? Valeu.
@@ronaldomello4463 OK, eu entendo agora. Sim, os originais têm canos raiados. Já se sabia há muito tempo que o rifle ajudava a estabilizar uma bala, mas a maioria das primeiras armas militares eram lisas porque eram mais fáceis de carregar pelo cano depois de muitos disparos. Quando os carregadores de violação surgiram em meados de 1800, o rifle tornou-se muito mais comum.
Source for nipples for your 1849 FIE pocket pistol. Track of the Wolf, PN # PFIE -1, $6.99 ea, 12-24 thread. Thought you’d like to know. Just got some for mine.
Thanks - I bought some and they fit great! Haven't tried them out yet, but I'm sure they will work fine!
Just replace all the nipples.
I use corn mill not wads.
This thing uses an odd size nipple. There is a vendor (Track of the Wolf) that carries many different types and sizes of nipples and I am hoping that they will have something that fits.
I actually don't use anything on mine when I load it to carry it
They were designed to use unlubed round balls, lube just really helps with cleaning afterwards
@@johnzx6r I use berylium bronze now and am sold on em. Small flash hoke and more consistant. Not used it yet but plan on it in an 1849 Uberti. Kirst we talked of is for this lil beauty. Neat trapline gun!
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