Reaching wiht a ROA

[Thumbcocker]

I had never tried a ROA at any distance. 195026
100 yards sitting backrested.
.457 lead ball cast with a Lee mold.
.44 magnum case full of 777 (35 grains I think)
Under ball grease wad of beeswax, mutton tallow, and paraffin, ugly cat lube.
Remington #10 cap.

I see what all the fuss is about.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Nice shootin'! :D

[contender1]

Yep,,, addictive AND fun!

[Texas by God]

I want a blued one please .

[Drm50]

My old man got into the replica Colts & Rems back in the 60s. He shot up a storm with them, never at any distance 25-30yds. I bought him a ROA when they first came out. Once he shot it
he never messed around with the replicas again. If loaded properly it would shot right with a
Black Hawk out to 50yds. Other than throwing a occasional plinking shot he never set targets
past 50yds. As for me I never got the Black powder revolver bug, I was to lazy to want to clean
them. I would have to say that the ROA is the best percussion revolver ever built.

[DougGuy]

A guy sent me a cylinder from one of those and it was a boogerbear reaming it out to what he wanted but I got it to .453" by modifying two Manson reamers and then modifying a tapered reamer to take a live pilot to do the ball seating chamfer but I never heard from him how well it worked! Either he couldn't shoot worth a darn and it didn't help him none, or it worked and he just forgot about getting back to me. I figure if I blew it completely I would at least hear from him that it didn't work at all and I owed him a cylinder, but nothing so far!

At a hundred yards with a ROA? That's GOOD shooting Mr. Thumbcocker!! Oh yeah it is!

[Battis]

The Ruger Old Army is the best BP revolver ever made. You can dry fire them without hurting the nipples. They have their own history.
But I do like the originals and Italian copies, too.
Here's my ROA and some friends:
3rd Generation "Hickok" Colt .36.
Original Whitney .36
Original Savage and North .36

[Thumbcocker]

What kid of accuracy do you get with the originals Mr. Battis? Do they have gain twist barrels?

[John Allen]

I at one time had ten of them. It was an addiction. I kept four of them including one of the dragoon models. they are a blast to shoot.

[Battis]

The ROA is, naturally, the most accurate. I'm pretty sure this original 1851 Colt .36 has gain twist - I'll check some of the others.
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[ShooterAZ]

My ROA is at least as accurate if not more so than any of my other centerfire revolvers. Loaded properly they are ridiculous accurate.


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[thegatman]

Best BP revolver made. Although I am looking for a repro Walker.

[Thumbcocker]

I know that Pietta makes a match version of the 1858 Remington with a gain twist barrel and a hand tuned action. The folks a Dixie Gun works told me that one man in the Pietta factory tunes each one of them. I got to handle one it the trigger and action were just awesome.

[Bookworm]

I purchased a 7.5" blued ROA just before Christmas last year. There's been so much going on around here that I haven't even fired it yet, although it has been extensively fondled.

I'll get to it eventually.

[Texas by God]

I purchased a 7.5" blued ROA just before Christmas last year. There's been so much going on around here that I haven't even fired it yet, although it has been extensively fondled.

I'll get to it eventually.
Or I could make a gun trading' road trip north!
Best, Thomas.

[Bookworm]

Or I could make a gun trading' road trip north!
Best, Thomas.

Trade it ? I haven't even fired it !!

What kind of evil man are you ! asking me to trade off a piece I haven't even fired !!

I wouldn't consider a trade !

Harrummphh..... trade indeed....

uh .... whadya got ?

[Texas by God]

I resemble that remark! PM coming your way.