Open top Cimarron

[Anvil Dave]

I like to buy a pair Open top by Cimarron in .38 Special and I'll shoot b/p with them. I already have a pair Peacemakers in .45LC. I love the looks of the Open tops. Does anybody have the Open Tops? I like to know somthings about them.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Look in the Storm forum...............Buck

[Be-A-triss Bandit]

I have a pair in 44 Colt.  Very light hammer and trigger, smooth action with perfect timing.  Very accurate.  Beautiful pistols, too.  They're light and point well even with 5 1/2" barrels.  Recoil is quite manageable as they simply roll up and place you're thumb ready to cock again.
Don't know about .38.  The 72 came in 44.  I'd do 38 in a 51 or 61 conversion.
BB

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Mine are '51 Navy Richard Masons in .38   Love 'em.

[White Buffalo Chip]

  Howdy AD,
I've got 2 1872's in 7 1/2" .44spl
Love them....Love them...Just ordered 2 more, but with the 4 3/4"
barrels,same caliber. Now if I could just
find a 1873 short rifle in .44spl I'd be set.
My Vaq's are feeling muy neglected......
You'll love'em
WBC

[Hell-Er High Water]

WBC,

Check Cimarron.  The last time I checked, they were available and in stock.

HHW

[White Buffalo Chip]

Howdy HHW,
Thank you, I'll try them monday,
and see what they can do.
WBC

[Jubel]

Cousin, I have a pair of Cimarron 1872 opentops in 38 special and I truly love them.  They don't really need to be aimed,  just pointed like your finger and they do great that way for CAS. I like them so much I took a Pietta 1851 and  http://www.kirstkonverter.com/colt.html  and did this to it looks good and shoots good and is a one of a kind that I built. Makes me feel like one of the oldtimers when I shoot it!  Plus the pride of rolling my own revolver like my own ammo!

[Dusty Morningwood]

I have a pair in .44 Spl.  Love 'em.  As others have pointed out, they point so naturally you almost do not have to aim.  But I would agree with one post: if going .38, get the RM conversion.  More authentic that way IMHO.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Authenticity.  That's why I opted for the '51 RMs.

[Johnny McCrae]

I have a Taylors 1851 Richards-Mason Navy in .38 special. It handles and shoots great in addition to to looking good also.

[Baron von Haltomstadt]

I have a pair of Cimarron open tops in .44 spl and a pair of Cimmaron R-M conversions in .44 Colt. All 4 have the Army size grip and 8.5" barrels. I shoot .44 Colt in all 4.I REALLY like mine!

[Kidd Krystin]

I have three Army frame Open-Tops, 7-1/2" barrels, in .38 Spl. and reallly enjoy them.  You might also take a look at the postings under "Cimarron RM Conversion or 1872 Open Top."

[Anvil Dave]

I decided to go .45 Schofield for my Open Tops, because my reloading been set up for .45LC. I'm sure some of you pards have .45 Schofield Open Tops. Huh?

[Major 2]

yep !  one OT in 45 Sch.
also a 2nd gen. Colt 1860 w/ an R&D conversion, it shoots Black Hills 45 Sch.  POA at 7 yards and less than 1 " low at 50 feet.
and Type II in 45 on order ( it will see 45 Sch as a steady diet )

[Nine Toe Jim]

I have an 1872 OT & a RM conversion both in 45 Schofield. I like the round and have been shooting it out of my cattlemen also. I'm also set up for 45 colt which swayed my decision for the Schofield round.

[Michael 'Deadwood' Clemons]

I shot my new '72 OT army grip .44sp today and im in LOVE!
So much so, that im wanting to purchase my second gun either in '72OT or RM Army conversion.
These have so much old west ambience,,,,I love'm !

[The Avocado Kid]

I just made a purchase(today) of a "61" Navy RM conversion (Cimarron-Uberti) and I must say the gun is a real beauty,maybe the best looking handgun ever built. I can't wait to get to the range.

[Flint]

I have Opentops in 44Special and 44Colt (one each), and usually shoot 44 Russian cartridges in them.  The 44Russian is a perfect black powder round for CAS as the recoil is low and is already a light load, it doesn't require a filler or wad as would the 44Special or 44Colt.  It still makes lots of smoke and flame, and doesn't foul as much as a fully loaded 44Colt or Special.

I can shoot the Opentops with black powder cartridges through an entire match without fouling stoppages.  I attribute that to the cylinder's integral gas ring, which keeps the fouling away from the cylinder arbor.  I use Black Dawg bullets and about 18 gr of ffg.

[Dusty Morningwood]

The 44Russian is a perfect black powder round for CAS as the recoil is low and is already a light load, it doesn't require a filler or wad as would the 44Special or 44Colt. 

Yo can also get your 66 or Henry modified to shoot the .44 Russian.  Now you are just a c-hair [blond] away from the original FT Henry RF round.