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1858 REMINGTON 44cal. UBERTI Revolving carbine

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#1 ·
Just curious who owns one, or has owned one, and what you thought of it.

I just got a brand new one for 425.00 shipped off GB, and havent shot it yet. my only complaint is the buttplate assembly is too sharp........and cuts into your shoulder if your not wearing a thick jacket.

Other than that, I am thinking of taking this with me black powder hunting next year, hell, six shots, beats one!!.
 
#3 ·
You aren't supposed to shoulder that stock.
The shooting method at the time was to have the right hand in it's modern position, using the brass extensions to the rear of the trigger as a pistol grip. Then you placed the sharply-curved buttplate into the upper arm's muscle outside of the shoulder. To do this you need the arm horizontal (or higher). Then the off hand over grasped the strong hand at the rear of the trigger guard area.

Feels really odd at first but you do get used to it eventually & then the pointy bits of the buttstock make sense as they wrap round the bicep for a good lock.
 
#4 ·
Fun to look at, an shoot once. Good advice on where to hold it. Report can be excessively loud and close to your face. Some cheaper muffs are useless. Grease and powder residue may make you look like a coal miner in no time. Its no wonder they were not very popular back in the day.
 
#6 ·
Yes I did once at a gun show here in St. Cloud about 20 years ago. A old couple was selling it for $7,000 It was pretty rusty and I don't know if it worked or not.
 
#9 ·
Greetings to the forum, I`m a new member & first post in here... The revolving carbine has been a facinating weapon for me since long before I saw my 1st Colt spinning rifle (in person rather that a pic) at Gettysburg a couple years ago.
I REALLY wanted a Colt, but my pockets are nowhere deep enough to afford 1 & I`d be afraid to shoot that valuable a relic, but I was lucky enough to locate a Remington repro through a good friend who graciously allowed me to add hers to my limited collection (for a small fee of course).
It`s fun & accurate enough to hunt with if you limit your shooting to reasonable ranges. I had to see if I could get it up to par with a cartridge gun, ala .44-40... yes you can, with a round ball,but I`m not going to make a habit of it. The muzzle blast (or cylinder falsh) & recoil go up quickly with the extra powder & you`ll see that shooting/safety glasses are a MUST... that cylinder`s awfully close to the face in shooting position.
I did use the gun to hunt with this past fall, & it did remarkably well at reasonable range (under 40 yards for me) putting 3 deer in the freezer with 1 shot apiece. The possiblity of needing a fast follow up shot didn`t come into play for me, but it was nice to know that it was there if needed. Lots quicker to thimb the hammer back again compared to normal reloading with my Hawken (.50 T/C percussion)
My experience has been good with the gun, a .45 conversion may be in the future, but for the time being I`m happy with it as is & wouldn`t have to think too hard to choose it as a decent deer rifle.
 
#10 ·
I have to ask.
How do you make sure no caps, or cap fragments, get into the mechanism with a carbine?
With a pistol it's easy, just tilt 90 degrees to the right, but with a carbine??
 
#11 ·
I have a 1858 asp in 44 and was wandering if anyone can tell me where I can find an extra cylinder for it. I bought it back in the 70's and it has been in the safe since then. It has a square with AA inside and a serial #043247. Can anyone tell the mfg. date from that?
 
#12 ·
"AA" would be 1975.
Here's the full list:
Year made = date code


1945 = 1
1946 = 2
1947 = 3
1948 = 4
1949 = 5
1950 = 6
1951 = 7
1952 = 8
1953 = 9
1954 = X
1955 = XI
1956 = XII
1957 = XIII
1958 = XIV
1959 = XV
1960 = XVI
1961 = XVII
1962 = XVIII
1963 = XIX
1964 = XX
1965 = XXI
1966 = XXII
1967 = XXIII
1968 = XXIV
1969 = XXV
1970 = XXVI
1971 = XX7
1972 = XX8
1973 = XX9
1974 = XXX
1975 = AA
1976 = AB
1977 = AC
1978 = AD
1979 = AE
1980 = AF
1981 = AH
1982 = AI
1983 = AL
1984 = AM
1985 = AN
1986 = AP
1987 = AS
1988 = AT
1989 = AU
1990 = AZ
1991 = BA
1992 = BB
1993 = BC
1994 = BD
1995 = BF
1996 = BH
1997 = BI
1998 = BL
1999 = BM
Year made = date code
2000 = BN
2001 = BP
2002 = BS
2003 = BT
2004 = BU
2005 = BZ
2006 = CA
2007 = CB
2008 = CC
2009 = CD
2010 = CF
2011 = CH
 
#14 ·
I just picked up one of these today. It was made in 2005 and appears to have never been fired. It did not have a box. Wish it did. I will change that Wednesday. It is a great addition to my collection of cap and ball revolvers. I have a thing for them and beileve a guy can not have to many! It will be interesting to see how it will shoot. I have several 45 colt cylinders so will try it also.
 
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