Brass Remington "Sheriff" from Cabelas

[Indian Outlaw]

I am really thinking of ordering one of these. They are too cute, and I can take $30 off if I order by the 17th.

Yeah, I know ... light loads.

[Pettifogger]

The Remington brass frames with their solid frame are a heck of a lot stronger than a Colt brass frame.  I wouldn't worry about light charges.  It will hold up just fine.

[bedbugbilly]

Indian Outlaw - Hey, I think it's a neat looking piece as well and it looks like it would be fun to shoot - I like the shorter barrel length.  Your comment on the light loads brings up a question I've been wondering about in regards to the brass frames.  I know that continued use of heavy loads in a brass frame can hammer on the recoil shield, etc. etc.  My question is this.  For normal BP shooting using basic lighter loads (i.e. non cylinder conversions, just powder and ball), is this as big an issue with a Remington style revolver which has a wrap around frame and the cylincder pin which goes through the front of the cylinder as compared with a Colt style where the cylinder pin is secured in the recoil shield and continued use can loosen  the cylinder pin as well as the cylinder hammering on the recoil shield?  This is just a "curious" question on my part and hopefully someone out there who has had experience with the brass frames can answer it.

If you get the pistol, I hope you'll write a little review on here about it.  The quality looks very nice and I'd love to hear what you think of it once you have a chance to shoot and play around with it.  It sure is a pretty one!  But then it is a "Remington" so what else could you expect?  Thanks!

[Wolfgang]

There is a recent thread about brass frames and reports on it of lots of shooting full loads in brass frame Remingtons that have held up just fine.

Here's mine . . ( home made   )     www.drburkholter.com/cf4.html

[Angel_Eyes]

I see you give the retailers name there, but who manufactured it, Pietta or Uberti???
Is it .36 or .44 'cos I've been looking for a pair of that barrel length in .36?
The brass framed ones over here are known as the 'Texas', so that must be a Texas Sheriff!!

AE

[Pettifogger]

Most of Cabellas stuff, including this one, is Pietta.  You can see it here.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod.jsp;jsessionid=YZ3SFGRWXRV5JLAQBBICCONMCAEFCIWE?id=0072632&navCount=1&parentId=cat20817&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=MainCatcat20712-cat20817&parentType=index&indexId=cat20817&rid=

One thing, pay ABSOLUTELY no attention to Cabellas alleged history of their various C&B guns.  They have no basis in fact and a lot of the Pietta guns never actually existed.

[Raider2000]

Actually those lil .31 caliber 63' pocket Remingtons can handle up to 15gr. FFFG Goex & a .320 ball quite well with no ill effect, it's when you get into the .44 caliber Remington & Colt designed revolvers with Brass Frames is when you should keep the loads relatively light due to the higher pressures causing them to damage the frames over time.

I used to have one of those jewels back in the late 80's & wish I still had mine from FIE.

Sorry, I just read that it is the .44 caliber one similar to my NMA w/ 5.5" barrel, yeah I'd keep the loads at no more than 24gr. FFFG Goex to make it last for years.

[Indian Outlaw]

I almost bought it, but then decided to get a Euroarms Rem Navy model.