Uberti's Remington New Model Army Revolver
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- čas přidán 29. 11. 2019
- In this video we’ll take a look at Uberti’s Remington New Model Army revolver.
This cap and ball sixgun exhibits the very finest build quality I’ve seen in Italian cap and ball revolvers. It took very little work to get it range ready. I did make a couple of small modifications to make it friendlier to snail cappers, and to allow the use of paper cartridges with conical bullets.
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As a native American Indian I had a good laugh at your comments. I'll have to use that.
Same
I just wanted to say thank you, I just bought one of these as my first gun and was immediately overwhelmed. You were able to explain everything from modifying it to loading it in a simple and easy to follow manner, and as a result this has become much less intimidating and I'm even considering collecting more black powder revolvers now. Thank you!
I just wanted to add, when I was 8 years old my dad took me shooting and it was the first time he let me shoot one of his revolvers, and I remember him always telling me to only load 5 even though it holds 6. He said you never trust the hammer on a live round. And all the years shooting with him and then into my adulthood, on all my single action revolvers I have alway left one chamber unloaded
My very pistol was a Remington that I bought when I was 14. It had a 12” barrel and was sold by Cabela’s as the “Bison Revolver”. It was extremely accurate! I shot a lot of rabbits, armadillos and frogs with it. It sparked my interest in vintage guns, and today I own six cap guns and another six open top conversions, all of which I use in cowboy action shooting. I lost that first Remington when my parents’ house burned years ago, sadly.
Evil Roy: *up to his evil ways*
Mike: "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!?!"
Uberti quality has gotten better under Beretta--and it was always good.
I would love to update with this new model army by Uberti. You are
"Mr. Black Powder" Mike. What a great hobby and passion these older
weapons provide. Yes the "Posse" has been after Evil Roy for decades.
I love those Remington's mike. I love your videos also.
11:27 I like that you filmed that bad guy view. Scary staring down a barrel!
I ordered my first uberti remington replica from midwayusa during their black friday sale a few days ago. I am looking forward to the range experience, thanks for the awesome video. Your content is educational and a breath of fresh air.
Hey Mike... that Remington is a nice looking revolver. But for me those old Colt's with the open top cylinder configuration are beautiful. Can't quite explain why, but they just speak to me.
Greetings from Poland you are very famous in black powder gun community here . thanks for creating such a great content 😄
Modifying the weapon to fit the capper? Not sure I agree with that but hey, we all get to do what we want in this country. Sorta. But you are a treasure. Never stop doing this especially because of cranky old soldiers like me. :)
I received an Remington Uberti (1858) New Model Army as an early Christmas present from me to me. With round ball it shoots to point of aim at 10 yards.
Okay, Santa left an Uberti Remington 8" New Model Army, with an R&D 45 Colt conversion cylinder, in my gun safe for Christmas! At my local indoor range , Firing LIne HB, it shoots tight groups about 4" above point of aim at 40 feet using my general purpose 45 Colt load of a 200gr LRNFP over 8gr of Unique w/ the R&D cylinder. I also received my Guns of the West 44 paper cartridge kit and plan of working up round ball paper cartridges using 777. But those will have to wait for my next trip to Angeles Shooting Range. It feels good in the hand and just as potent 160 years on!
The New Model Army is my favorite of all my cap and ball revolvers. Mine happens to be Pietta.
God bless you. Your knowledge is so important.
God blesses the gun man.
Just a fantastic video sir. Thank. Keep putting them out.
Good info, thanks for posting!
My son gave me a steel Pietta afew months ago. It was rough out of the box with typical CNC burrs and sharp edges everywhere inside and out. But an hour or so of "fluff and buff" (my term) and it smoothed right out. BP is a blast for sure, and I love the Remington design better than the Colt which I also have. I'm that ignorant guy who wondered why anyone would want a black powder gun before I had ever shot one. I appreciate being proven dumb because I won't be dumb about that anymore. Black powder is fun, and even with only 5 or 6 rounds down the tube of my Kentucky using cheap round ball I can tell I could kill a deer with one of these things.
Watching last night during the lock down I spent gas money on BP supplies, and some conical .50cals for a Knight I got in a trade years ago and have never shot. When they arrive I'm busting quarantine, and going into the hills to make smoke and noise. Any germ that gets in the way will splatter all over the slug and ride it into the dirt where it came from. Just doing my part.
Great video Mike,
Thanks Mike for another interesting and educational video.
Uberti has upped their game in terms of quality over the past few years. Can't say the same for Pietta. I have never had a problem with Ubertis but have had all kinds of issues with Piettas.
One of the best videos I've seen on the Remington.Thanks for putting it up.
I'm liking your new camera angles on the targets.
Thanks Mike and Happy Thanksgiving!
Good video Mike, thanks for putting in the time.
very nice,thanks for sharing.
Thanks Mike, I REALLY have enjoyed Your Videos, always so detailed and informative .
much love man, i can see your heart and soul is in this!
I liked my Remmie 1858 so much that I bought two 5 1/2" barrel 1858 Uberti's with matching holsters to go with it. Someday I hope to get one of the Uberti's converted to cartridge... Another very interesting vid, thanks for posting!
It's your thing , do what you want to do ! Great video 👍👌!
Thank you for these videos. Trying to learn as much as I can about black powder as hoping to get into it soon (contingent upon moving to a state where they don't treat cap and ball like uzis). You make the info fun and give me something to look forward to!
Damn Mike,.. Never had much interest in these BP revolvers. Now you're getting me curious,.. I can see one in my future!🤔
Know that there are countries on earth where people can't legally procure them.
That should be reason enough to pick one up! :)
Get one. You will love it.
They're fun, I've got a Colt and Remington and it's a blast to go out shooting with them!
Great to see the Remington getting some love! I have the Pietta and it seems well-built. Extra points for the F Troop reference! :D
Nice to see you using real black. Awesome video BTW. Thanks for showing the bench mods. Very helpful. I have a Milwaukee cordless rotary tool just like the one you used.
Love the videos! You make black powder guns very understandable.
great video
I watched your videos more than anyone else's. I know most of it but I like the way you explain it. Thank you.
Thank you Mike! It’s deeply appreciated 😮😊👍👍
Thank you Mike for making the video and sharing about the Uberti's Remington New Model Army revolver! :)
I’m getting exact same gun soon love black powder, great video
Most Excellent!
Just grabbed one today, just learning how to use it👍🏻
Fascinating
Great video Mike. I am a Patreon member. I have been for quite a while.
This is the sexiest caplock revolver of them all.
It's the best, maybe, but Colt Pocket Police is the sexiest.
Excellente vidéo , merci de faire partager votre expérience et passion ( France ) .
A nice piece and nice shoot'n pard...atvb...woods
Great video as always. I have both Remington and colt. I love the look of colt but Remington is what I like overall. Been working on sighting in my smooth bore flintlock. It has only front site as you know but your videos on powder charge and filing sight made it easy to get good groups even over 50 yards. Thanks again for all you do for us black powder nuts. God bless. Happy holidays to you and the family. 👍👍👍
Best BP channel on CZcams!!!
This video definitely deserves 👏 a 👍 thumbs up!
I have a Uberti Remington 1858, what a terrific gun. And the lee .456 mold will not work only the .450 for conicals.
Another invaluable installation of info, completed! Well done Mike!
Also general feedback: Video quality seems crisper now too, and audio has skyrocketed in quality, now there is no longer the usual abrupt increase in pitching and crackling when you talk with the video showcasing a picture, such as 7:17.
When I look in yours eyes in the bad guys view and you have both eyes open when you shoot I have to say you scare the bejeebus out of me. You look like hell's a coming! Another great video thank you sir!
Rogers & Spencer revolvers came with nice and roomy rounded capping windows.
Great video. I just picked up my first BP gun, an Uberti Remington New Model Army, and this video was very helpful. I haven't shot mine yet, as I am still waiting for our range to re-open, so I have been holding my revolver while looking in the mirror, wearing my Stetson, and practicing my Pale Rider squint. I appreciate the simplicity of the Remington model, but I do plan to get a Colt 1851 eventually, as I really am fond of they way they look.
mines a Pietta, and I love it! just got into paper cartridges, but using round ball because I cannot afford a Johnston and Dowe bullet mold yet.
I'm also out of Pyrodex P
I have that exact gun, really like iti did pretty much these mods. Also made grease droves on the base pin, that made a huge difference! Just filed groves deepenout to catck my fingernail good, about 5 of them.
Very enjoyable video. I like your natural sense of humor! Great presentation, very informative.
Thanks!
Hi Mike, you need to try out the Polish Capper that works great for the unmodified Remington New Model Army (1858s). It works great for both the Remington and Colt revolvers. It's a beautiful machined brass capper that holds 100 caps.
Polish name: Kapiszonownik Uniwersalny Gold Capper, Black Powder Shooting
Great video Mike. Keep em coming! A Gatling gun would be a cool vid and if you could ever get your hands on one.
Great video, thank you merci beaucoup, i have a Pietta 1858 repro and it goes very well ! Big howdy from France ! Love your videos !
love Uberti
Hey Bubba, just found your channel. Thanks for the review. Like the gun. I want one. God bless. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Ok.Good program.
Nice. I want this. Back in the 1980s I had a Ruger Old Army. I was taught to add Cream Of Wheat to the cylinder then top the ball with Crisco. No wading. Made nice fire ball.
Superb video as always Mike. Greatly appreciate your excellent educational video work on all weapons, old and new. I've got the same Uberti "Forged Frame" model in .44 Army. I am very impressed with the outstanding accuracy of the revolver. With conicals, (Lee 450-200-1R), the revolver, carefully bench rested, will consistently group in the center of a paper plate at 100 yards, in groups of around 3" using Swiss FFFg (35 grains). Quite powerful too! No chronograph data, but, this load will punch about 30% deeper into stacked paper plates than a 230 gr FMJ from my 1911A1 Springfield, even with a bit of bullet deformation (bullets cast with about 1.5% Tin, so just a fractional bit harder than pure lead). Other than a bit of action slicking, the only thing done to the Uberti was to replace the stock nipples with Track Of The Wolf nipples, as the large flash holes of the stock nipples allowed way too much blow back into the action. At 100 Yards, I hold the tip of the front sight full up even to frame top centered in rear "V". At 25 yards, I have the tip of front sight just visible above rear "V" bottom, and hold tip of front sight on target center in both cases.
Educational, to say the least.
I like the video! Greetings from Germany!
Gatofeo here:
Very well done. No B.S. carried over from dubious sources.
I use .457 balls, ensuring a tight seal. The larger balls also, upon seating, create a wider bearing band for the rifling to grip. Better interaction. In some guns, and you won’t know until you try it, this improves accuracy.
On the Internet, see my postings in a variety of message boards: “So you want a cap and ball revolver?” and “Care and loading of cap and ball revolvers” and “Original loads for cap and ball revolvers.”
Titles may differ slightly, but add Gatofeo to search words and you’ll find them.
Very much enjoyed your alterations with Dremel. Will have to apply it to my Uberti Remingtons.
Enjoyed your video. Good job!
Great vid Mike, I like all your vids, but this is the first I’ve seen of your REM’s. Take care, Tom KC3QAC
Great video! I enjoy shooting my NMA a lot with round balls. I'm too cheap to get conicals.
The uberti 's are very popular in UK. Ths stainless version is really nice.
Hey mike I know you have been on CZcams longer than me and maybe you don’t need my input but the trolls and naysayers piss me off as well I just wanted to say to heck with em I love your vids and obviously you have a lot of support from your audience keep going and never give up or in. Just a little tip that I’ve done with naysayers is if they comment it actually helps your vids in CZcams as that counts as engagement. Hopefully that makes you feel better about negative comments
I have the same Uberti 1858 except it's the case hardened frame version along with a Howell's .45 Colt conversion cylinder. I've never shot the Cap and Ball cylinder. But after picking up a .44 cal '51 Navy to go with my .36 cal '51 Navy I think I'm gonna give it a try.
I really enjoy your videos. You hats are as impressive as your shooting skill. I think if I lived in the old West, I would have preferred the Remington over the Colt
I have an original navy model. I ordered a high torque nipple wrench on ebay. Mine are welded on there. nearly 200 years old.
Sporter Remington. I dig it!
Just purchased an Uberti New Model Army from Dixie and the quality is outstanding. Fit and finish is about perfect and tight. May buy another....
AWESOME
Nice! Would like to get into black powder rifles at some point. Need to learn as much as I can before that happens though. Interesting revolver, thanks for that info!
Hey Mike, I'd be interested in you doing a walker kit in your custom flair sometime. I enjoy all your build videos.
Yes you can load paper cartridges to rem.1858 Uberti or Pietta without removing drum.
Unless your cartridges are to broad to sink fully
Greetings from France !
I order one now !
I dearly love my Remington New Model Army. I have had it to the range several times in the past few weeks and it is a joy to shoot. I am going to have to try it with number 11 caps though. No matter what I do, I cannot get the number 10 caps on easily. It takes 2 strikes of the hammer to set them off, but that 2nd strike always sets them off. Also, with 30 grains of fffg and a lubed wad the round ball still sits a bit low in the cylinder, so I top each cylinder off with a bit of lard. Of course I am the belt and suspenders kind of guy, so the overkill is not a problem for me.
Had the same on my uberti no.11 cci caps work great!
I generally find that the German-made caps fit better, and ignite the first time.
When that revolver was sitting on the table with the loading lever in the down position, away from the rest of the gun, the gun very closely resembles the legendary Ruger single action hunting revolvers. We can see where Ruger gets a lot of the inspiration for their guns from.
What fun! Once again, let me note that many shooters are exposed to the correct and safe way to handle and shoot these guns thanks to your wonderful example.
Fixing to get my pietta 1860 army this week! If only I could find caps and powder
belle demonstration comme tousjour
I don't care what anybody says for an obsolete propellant this gun sure packs a punch straight out of hell
I wanted to see the cylinders interchange just like Clint Eastwood did in "Pale Rider". Seemed like a 'fast' way to load a revolver, but I was discouraged to discover that there were not metallic cartridges for it!
I have an Ruger Old Army Revolver, and it has Never Miss Fired on me. I have it in a presenter case. that has a lock and Key.
Great video. I think I need to order a new gun...
Thank you again for your videos. It has given us a break from all the other stuff going on and a new hobby. I was wondering have you found a side arm that's shoots true or do they all very by low 3-6 inches. Or do you have advice to bring them more true. Powder, Ball,
I've got a Colt 1851 brass framed 5 inch barrel and a Remington new model army, brass framed! Both are Piettas and I like both, don't really have a favorite!
They should serve you well!
Be careful not to load more than 17 grains on brass 51's if you want it to last without stretching, unsure about "58-63" (sry Mike, if you're reading this, but it's easier and quicker to say 58 than New Model Army) Remington's because of the added strength due to the top strap.
You load 5 on Colt 6 shot cylinders, to protect from their design shortcoming. Part of the genius of the Remington design was the built in safe carry system, allowing for 20% more capacity in the same size revolver. I know... you can "pin" your Colt cylinders, but that you have to, just proves my point.
I recently bought a NMA by Pietta, and love it. I'm not a fan of uberti, I bought a new 1849 from them, and had to spend a lot of time, and effort to get it right.
You've gotten good at loading on camera.
I have an Uberti Remington and have been shooting it 15 years, It is totally reliable and I shoot 40 rounds in 30 minutes each Sunday at the range. All it requires is a clean afterward. I have a Pietta 1851 Colt. Great gun also but not as reliable as the Remington. If I was in a battle and shooting lots of rounds it would be the Reminton every time.
As you observe ,these are very well made revolvers, the cap ports of course are made exactly as the originals in size and shape, that must have been a problem back then as well, I wonder what method they used to cap up in a hurry, the only thing that really spoils this is the very small grip size, "modern" man can only just get 3 fingers on the grip, which makes it needlessly uncomfortable to shoot, at least the Colt has a decent size grip to hold, (except the 1851 and 1873) but these can easily be changed for the longer Colt 1860 grips to make a much better size grip.
The grip size is just about fitting each individual better. The advantage that the Colt has in this respect is that you can switch grips back and forth between the 1851 and the 1860 and people did do just that in the past as they do now.
How about grooving the cylinder pin? I've seen this mod and think I'm going to do this on my Uberti NMA. Thanks for posting this vid.
I got my uberti Remington 5 years ago on sale at Midway for 250. It's the best cb pistol never a jam. My loading lever did break once from .454 paper ball cartridges so be careful with that. It's the weak link. I have an rd cylinder but haven't found any cartridges for it yet. I don't know why they don't make the da navy.