2 x Pietta Patersons shot Gunfighter style:

[Cap'n Redneck]

Last weekend I attended the "Blue Mountain Trail" CAS-shoot in Sundsvall, Sweden.
While Saturday left us pretty much soaked, and I played it safe with a brace of Dragoons, Sunday came with only overcast weather and I decided to compete with my two Pietta 1838 Texas Patersons.
Dressed in my best "ca. 1846 Jack Hays"-attire I went at it and, well...let's just say I finished 24th. of 24 overall. 
I did find that my technique of bracing the heel of the gungrip against my hipbone while cocking the hammer helped materially in the effort.  However, despite the Slix-Shot nipples I was plagued with cap-jams at each of the five stages.  The guns clearly need some more tinkering.
But fun was had by both the undersigned and the bewildered crowd...!
A local shooter, "Locksmith", gets credit for the photo.  He also made a video-clip of the entire stage, but it is to large to download onto the CAS-forum.
I might eventually get some computer-assistance and upload it to YouTube...

[Abilene]

Awesome. 

[Cap'n Redneck]

https://youtube.com/shorts/NsujpSf4QbY?feature=share

[Abilene]

Plenty of smoke! 

[Coffinmaker]

  Cap'n 

Way COOL!!  I would probably (no, I am) suggest Cap Rakes for your Pattersons.  I don't know what caps you have access to, but would also probably reduce the Main Springs a bit.

Play Safe Out There

[Cap'n Redneck]

The problem with a cap rake is that it gets in the way of capping the Paterson.
It does not have a capping-channel on the side of the recoil-shield as the later Colts have.
It needs to be capped in front of the hammer, while it is in half-cock.
(the only other option is to cap all five nipples before the gun is assembled...)
Also the Paterson has a smooth hammer-face and no safety pin at the rear of the cylinder to rest the hammer on between the nipples.
I ended up having a shallow "U"-shaped groove machined between two of the nipples.
That way I can safely load all five chambers and rest the hammer between two of them.

I use a Ted Cash-capper and Remington # 11 caps.
I also have access to RWS #1075 and CCI # 11.

Lightening the mainspring would sure make the gun easier to cock.  On the other hand the stiff mainspring is a safeguard against hammer-lift from the nipple-backblast, and it keeps caps from being blown off and falling into the mechanism.

[Tsalagidave]

Looks like you had a ton of fun.  Keep the videos coming whenever you shoot a match. The Pattersons are plainsman period and it is always good to see them shoot.

-Dave

[Cheyenne Logan]

Looks like it was fun.....lots of style points with the Pattersons!