Half-hitch,
First, yes, Remies are Remingtons.
The El Patron is the "tuned" version of the Uberti Cattleman. The E.P. Comp. is the mounted cowboy version which includes the lowered and widened hammer spur. It also has numbered chambers as well as checkered grips. I thought these features were pretty cool so I brought home the first one I saw. The "tuning" in these guns is basicly a spring "upgrade".
The first thing I did was replace the wire combonation (bolt/trigger) spring back to a spaced, individually tuned flat spring. I also lightened the overall action considerably. Also did the "usual" shortening of the base pin so that it looks "right". Hardened, polished and fire blued the screws/screw pins, installed a bolt block, installed an action stop. "Sculpted" the bolt head so that it enters the locking notch earlier than normal to aid in eliminating throw-by (cylinder over rotation) as well as overall lightening of the bolt which increases efficiency.
I think you will like your El Patron a lot.
Mike
www.goonsgunworks.com