Main Match Revolver and why

[Fingers McGee]

Pair of 2nd Generation Colt 1861 Navies are my primary main match guns.  For back-up I have a pair of Uberti 1861 Navies; Pair of 2nd Generation Colt 1851 Navies; and a pair of Uberti Frontiersman 1851 Navies.

Why?  A few reasons.  1.  They're authentic to the period and persona I portray - Ex Civil War Confederate Cavalry Sgt that is Justice of the Peace in an East Texas town around 1880.     2.  The Colt Navies are the best looking and balanced pistols that were ever made.  Everything that came after is just a cheap imitation.    3.  They are accurate and natural point shooters.    4.  They're economical to shoot.  5.  They make smoke and fire when shot, and cause spotters to back away in fear - or maybe just to get away from the smoke.      6.  Besides, that Yankee Scout/gunslinger used Colt's Navy Pistol and got famous doing so - what was his name? Jimmie? Willie? or maybe it was Bill?? can't rightly remember. 

Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee

[Willie Dixon]

Pair of 2nd Generation Colt 1861 Navies are my primary main match guns.  For back-up I have a pair of Uberti 1861 Navies; Pair of 2nd Generation Colt 1851 Navies; and a pair of Uberti Frontiersman 1851 Navies.

Why?  A few reasons.  1.  They're authentic to the period and persona I portray - Ex Civil War Confederate Cavalry Sgt that is Justice of the Peace in an East Texas town around 1880.     2.  The Colt Navies are the best looking and balanced pistols that were ever made.  Everything that came after is just a cheap imitation.    3.  They are accurate and natural point shooters.    4.  They're economical to shoot.  5.  They make smoke and fire when shot, and cause spotters to back away in fear - or maybe just to get away from the smoke.      6.  Besides, that Yankee Scout/gunslinger used Colt's Navy Pistol and got famous doing so - what was his name? Jimmie? Willie? or maybe it was Bill?? can't rightly remember. 

Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee

LMAO that's awesome!  I'm the same way, except with the Remington's now... gotta go with the James' choice, that and I mean dude, they're just so sick... and capable of gunfighter, that ramrod actually stays in place.

[Curly Red Ryder]

In fact Ruger Vaquero, second hand purchase and later a Pietta 1873. Both in .44/40 with 5 1/2 barrels.
Due to difficulties for imports in France, I had to take what I found, the reason for the Pietta after the Vaquero.
Ruger works fine, Pietta works cool, so I'm happy with both.
For BP I use either a 1858 Remington or a Navy 1851 or a Spiller and burr all replicas by various italian manufacturers and all .36 cal. Lot of smoke but the TO doesen't appreciate to receive small parts of caps in his face!!!!
All leather hand made by myself.

[Willie Dixon]

your caps go flying?
have you heard about treso nipples and such?  just curious as to what's making them fly... since that's the route I'm going with too.

[Two-Step]

Rugers are probably my favorite modern production revolver. While I really like the cartridge converted Colt Navy revolvers, they are a bit on the pricey side, even when compared to many of the more "contemporary" models that are available on today's market.

[Daniel Nighteyes]

Over time I have consistently opted for Uberti replicas, primarily because they seem to fit my hands better.  On Piettas the hammer spurs always seem to be just out of reach of my thumbs. You see, I have big hands but short fingers.

I always opt for "conversions" because that's what would have been (a) cheaper, and (b) more available during my chosen time period.  My main match pistols are (Uberti) Remington New Model Army revolvers with (R&D) 45 Colt conversion cylinders.  My back-ups are a brace of (Uberti) "1851 Navy" Richards-Mason conversions in 38 Special.  I have a brace of unaltered (Uberti) 1861 Colts just waiting on the sidelines.