Colt Army Model 1860 revolver

[xl_target]

Today, I decided to test the revolver at 20 yards to see what it could do.


Six shots at 20 yards (60 ft). 0.451 caliber round ball

This was with the butt resting on a sandbag and a two handed hold.

At this point, I'm a little incredulous. This has got to be a fluke.
So I loaded up another cylinder and tried it again.


Six shots are 20 yards. 0.454 caliber round ball.

Obviously the flyers are me flinching or something.
The gun itself is amazingly accurate. It's acting like a damn rifle and not a handgun.

So I think I'm having a real good day at the range.
I pulled out my Ruger LC9 and took up the same position at 20 yards. The groups are so embarrassing that I won't bother posting them here.
This $200 revolver is blowing away SIGs, CZs, Tanfoglios and Rugers. What the ....expletive?

[captrakshitsharma]

The underdog of today is the champ of yore showing its true mettle. I d say good shooting as well but just the love of old wheel guns would make me give equal credit to the gun . Super stuff ....

[TC]

Wonderful shooting XL... great groups

Mark that's a wonderful revolver you have

TC

[ckkalyan]

Amazing results at 60 feet - wow! Nice shooting xl_target!

[xl_target]

Thanks CK. I'm really enjoying this foray into black powder.

I think an 1851 Navy is next.
Gotta keep TC pumped up.

[Mark]

Don't buy a 1851 until you've seen the 1862 police revolver. Talk about cute!

[xl_target]

Mark,
I looked at those but the Uberti ones are real small (like a Ruger bearcat) and the PIetta ones are just a shorter barreled 1851.
I like the longer sighting plane of the Navy better.