Many Paterson lovers out there?

Started by TennHillyBill, March 26, 2011, 06:14:45 PM

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TennHillyBill

Guess we all have our favorites.  These are mine   The little guy is .31  cal and takes 3 whole grains of BP!  Want to make some 'scabbard' for the No. 5's

Montana Slim

Sure the baby only holds 3 grains?....I suspect I can get more in a .22 LR case.
Guessing you dropped a one & the number is 13 grains....I can get that in my baby Remington & a wee bit more in my 1849 Colt.
The Colt definitely hits harder than my Remmy since the bore & groove are correctly macthed on the 1849.

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Bishop Creek

I have always wanted a Paterson. The scabbard looks good. Like a real 19th Century holster should look.

cheatin charlie

I don't know if I am a lover or not but I aquired 2 within the last week.  One is a Uberti 7.5" charcoal
blue and the other is Pietta 9" barrel.  I took the Pietta apart to clean it and see how it worked.  I
need to do some adjustments before I can shoot it.  Both were unfired.  I had been wanting to add
a Paterson to my collection for a while but never could find any at a reasonable price until now.

Drayton Calhoun

Kind of a love/hate relationship with mine. It's a Uberti, well made and beautiful, but, loading, shooting and cleaning, well...
The first step of becoming a good shooter is knowing which end the bullet comes out of and being on the other end.

TennHillyBill

Yea, but imagine you had to do it facing..what was it.....80 or so charging Commanches.   Save the last dance...or was it bullet for me!

Hangtown Frye

I love the old Patersons!  I've gone through several, starting with the old Navy Arms version.  Now I have a "pair" of the Uberti's, and couldn't be happier with them .  (I say "pair" because one has the loading lever, and the other doesn't.)  They're accurate and reliable to shoot.  I wouldn't call them powerful though, but probably on par with a .38 S&W cartridge, which has killed a lot of people over the years!

They're not nearly as delicate as folks would have you believe, being no worse really than a Break-top Smith (and actually somewhat simpler when you get down to it).  I don't think I've ever had a part break in one, of any make.  They're just nice, reliable little revolvers.

I REALLY wish that someone would bring out a 1839 Colt Revolving Carbine to go with it though.  I'd even settle for one in a smaller caliber than the original .52!  They were not only even simpler and more reliable than the revolving pistols (and definitely more so than the rifles!), but were actually adopted by both the Republic of Texas Navy and the US Navy, and heavily used in the Mexican War of 1845-48.  I've always thought it would be really cool to show up to a CAS match with my pair of Paterson's and a Revolving Carbine, dressed for about 1845 or so.  That would be the coolest kit of all IMHO.

Anyway, they're great little guns, and I actually prefer mine over a Navy.  On the other hand, if someone was shooting at me, and I needed to shoot back, I'd take the Walker over one ANY DAY!  3X the range & power, though perhaps not as handy for carrying around.    ;)

BTW, it's the one revolver out there that you can pack spare cylinders for and feel Historically Righteous (TM) about it, since many of them came with a fitted spare.  Heck, I even won a match one time using my old Paterson!  Hard to beat that!  8)

Cheers!

Gordon   

Hangtown Frye

Quote from: TennHillyBill on March 26, 2011, 06:14:45 PM
Guess we all have our favorites.  These are mine   The little guy is .31  cal and takes 3 whole grains of BP!  Want to make some 'scabbard' for the No. 5's

Hey wait a minute! That No. 3 Paterson is an original!   :o  Holy Smokes!  SWEET!

I had a chance to get a Paterson Revolving Shotgun about 10 years ago, but got talked out of it by one of the Big Colt Collectors (Dennis LeVett).  It was in pretty poor shape, and he said he could find me a better one at not much a higher price tag.  Still, I wish I had gone ahead, as I had the cash right then, and never did get around to picking one up later.  C'est la vie!  :(

Cheers!

Gordon

TennHillyBill

Notice the glove?  Haven't seen any Baby repro's............?  Bill

Hangtown Frye

Quote from: TennHillyBill on April 02, 2011, 01:51:38 PM
Notice the glove?  Haven't seen any Baby repro's............?  Bill

the glove is what clued me in  ;).  Lord Almighty... is it a .28" then?  Probably DOESN'T take more than a few grains of powder! 

What a sweet little piece!  My first glance was it was one of those ones that a fellow was shortening and boxing up and advertised as a "Belt Model", even though it was in .36".  Then I noticed the glove...  :o  Woo Hoo!  I congratulate you, Sir, on your wonderful acquisition, no mater when you made it!

Dang, now you're going to make me go out and open the safe so I can fondle my Uberti's... Too bad Colt didn't do a re-issue!

Cheers!

Gordon

TennHillyBill

Thanks, it's now about a .30......there's no rifling...left?  The rolled engraving is barely visable.  I tried to put a little talc on it to make it visable.  The mainspring was repaired once(?), apparently no trigger spring (left).  I don't handle it much, just take it out and hold it, put a litlle oil on her, and put it away.  Kind of visualize some 'dandy' having one stuck in his vest pocket.  I believe it holds only 3 grains, as I recall.  Did shoot it once.  Could barely get the ball on it.  I imagine a .22 short is about as powerful!  Of course, this would have been the Ehlers model, I guess, after Colt folded, due to the loading lever.  Almost think they were a novelty gun...even back then.  Indeed, glad to hear of other Paterson guys.  I've always thought their lines made them among the most attractive pistols.  Saw my one and only Baby in the Smithsonian, a 'lifetime' ago.  My others are Navy Arms.

Hangtown Frye

Thanks for posting those photo's Bill!  Love those little guns...!  ;D

Take good care of her!   ;)

Cheers!

Gordon

Drayton Calhoun

Ya gotta admit, 'back in the day' they were potent medicine. They do say both Kit Carson and Jim Bridger carried them towards the end of the fur trade era.
The first step of becoming a good shooter is knowing which end the bullet comes out of and being on the other end.

Drayton Calhoun

If you caught the Spring 2011 issue of Guns of the Old West mag, America Remembers has a special model, cased, engraved with all accessories and with a 4inch and  a12 inch barrel. Pricey, but still beautiful.
The first step of becoming a good shooter is knowing which end the bullet comes out of and being on the other end.

rebsr52339

Had this cased set since GOD was a corporal, in the 70s I think. It is unfired and will probably stay that way. A really nice gun.  ;D
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