04/01/2026
I have two classic inbound ready for a new home.
If you’ve ever wanted to try it, percussion revolvers are economical and fun to shoot. If you’re bored with dumping mags and the cost of it, of nothing new under the sun, just the same s**t in a different finish, if you’re wanting to add a historical, but new to you dimension to your shooting, give this a try.
1851 Navy .36 Caliber 7.5” - The OG gunfighters handgun. The first really practical belt carry pistol with enough power and reliability to do the job. It is without a doubt, my favorite handgun to shoot for pure shooting joy. Sam C**t’s masterpiece. Survived well into the cartridge era due to safely being able to hold 6 rounds due to a safety stop on the cylinder, as opposed to the usual 5 in a SAA and other cartridge guns. You cant reload fast enough to make up for being dead. Nothing points and shoots like a Navy C**t. Absolutely natural and balanced. Super low recoil, sips powder and lead. Just an absolute dream to own and shoot. The human body has not evolved past being susceptible to it, even to this day. Think big, well balanced .38 spl and you’ll be in the neighborhood.
1860Army .44 Caliber 8” - Born for want of a bigger gun and more power. It still balances well and does offer both those things. Many people like the slightly larger than Navy / SAA grip frame. Also very mellow to shoot, even with the extra power. Civil War surplus made this gun an unsung workhorse of westward migration. John Wesley Hardin, Porter Rockwell and countless others swore by the 1860 .44 and used them to deadly effect.
Think about it….
Much of what you hear about the post civil war period and westward migration took place prior to the mass introduction and adoption of cartridge guns. These revolvers did the work while other guns get the credit from hollywood. Lots of s**t happened in the old west before 1873….
These guns were there.
Affordable to buy, economical to shoot. The fundamentals are all the same. If you are so inclined, these guns also offer a level of user supportability in terms of components to shoot them, that modern guns simply cannot touch. It is entirely possible, affordable and easy enough for the average handloader to make your own bullets, powder and percussion caps. How can they stop you then?
A Navy C**t with a conical bullet, black powder made from fertilizer and toilet paper, and primers made of Red bull cans will seem pretty fu***ng awesome when the average normie cant get small pistol primers or whatever latte mocha Vihtavuori powder doesn’t make his STI dirty.
Get into it with me.
Inventory is on the way, and they are posted to the site.