Colt 1877 Revolver

[HKUriah]

I have one of these with a 3" barrel, and it is a sweet shooter.

Okay, let me say up front I've never shot an NCOWS match, my only experience with Cowboy Shooting is SASS.  That being said, I like looking at the discussion boards for all permutations of what could be, even with a stretch, classified as CAS for interesting topics, and this is one!

The Colt Lightning is a great gun.  It points well, it's DA trigger is not bad, and in spite of its smaller frame, it's more of a "DA Peacemaker" than the 1878 is, in my opinion.

I use my 3" one as a pocket pistol at SASS sidematches, and no one has ever tried to tell me that I can't.  (In spite of some online arguments about its suitability for that role)   I have also shot an entire match with it.  This was at what was called an "Iron Cowboy" match where you needed 4 pistols and 2 rifles.    I fired it, and my 1878, SA mode and didn't have even the slightest glitch.  Accuracy was... not the best, but I did okay.

I know of another one at a local shop with a 5.5" barrel, that has had all of its springs replaced with modern ones.   I am very seriously consideining purchasing it to go with my factgory conversion '58 Remmingon that is also a .38.

And yes, I have use low power smokelss loads in the gun to no ill effects.  In fact, my loading with smokeless is noticalby less stout than black powder ones.

[Thumper]

I posted this on another thread but can't find it now. I can fix these 1877's along with most any other pre 1898 revolver. If interested please send me a PM.

[Guns Garrett]

"Mingo" -
I think "mingo" in the Muskogean languages (Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Alabama, and others) refers to a "head man" or chief?  Most times I see it spelled "minko".

Tsalagi/Cherokee is more closely related to Iroqouian, which shares little with Muskogean.