I was thinking of getting a cap and ball revolver. More or less for fun, and because they appear well made and are reasonably priced. I have muzzle-loading cap and flint rifles.
Only considering use of traditional loads (~30 grains) using black powder FFF and either round balls (most likely) or conical. Prefer it to be the larger "44" caliber. I am not interested in the 36 caliber stuff.
I prefer the appearance of the Colt. People say they feel better. I am considering the 5.5" barrel models.
Seems like the Remington has almost every other advantage. Stronger, solid frame. Better sights. Doesn't suck the caps out and jam up its works. Doesn't have a wedge retaining the cylinder pin which can get loose. Can carry all 6 chambers loaded safely using the safety notch between the cylinders.
The Colt has the dubious advantage of the barrel coming off more easily so it is easier to clean? Supposedly better ergonomics.
But some of the Remington advantages seem to me moot for me. I wont be shooting anything beyond standard loads or doing anything more than basically plink, so the superior strength seems kinda moot on the Rem. Don't really know much about the sights, I've never shot a Colt. I think the sights on Remingtons are lousy and they shoot very high. I understand that if the Colt's wedge is well fitted they are about as accurate.
The thing that bothers me is that silly loading 5 chambers of 6 stuff. Supposedly the pin-type safety system on the Colt is not reliable (to me that is worse than nothing)? I also don't like this stuff about sucking off the caps. In short, is this something that the more recently manufactured models don't have a problem with, or is this an issue of older poorly made models? Or is this just the Colt design having this problem?
Thanks in advance!