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@Father Kit Cool Gun Garth I too was stationed at Eglin AFB (mid 90’s) as a crash fire rescue man. We used to support missions out at the original flight line where Dollitle’s men learned to take off within the length of the then standard carrier. The outline of a CV was still visible on the flight line at the time. Google Earth shows the plant is now gone but the flight line still retains the CV shape.

@Dusty Morningwood I’ve got a box of 20+ brass you sent me I can make available for this one. I had mine reamed to 50-95.

Thanks @Yul Lose!

I see you have a set of 58’s with short barrels for sale. Maybe interested in a package deal if I can swing it

Well I suppose I could always buy him another 1858… or put a 5” barrel on the one he has. If you want to part with your setup, let me know?

Yes sir

Appreciated but the Colts are pretty narrow compared to the Remington. I very much appreciate your kind offer though.

Well, with wind like that the snow may fall in Wyoming but it’ll land in South Dakota!

Bump before we look for new stuff

Like the ad states. My son is looking for a holster and belt for his newly acquired 58’ remmy conversion, 8” barrel. Anyone have one laying about? He’s a size 30 waist but will keep growing so nearly anything will work.

Lovely! I’ve got one myself but it’s been circulated. What other years/mints have you got?

And yet another update! New sights going on shortly (original marbles tang and a hooded front) and then some new furniture to wrap things up. Should make a nice elk hammer when done.

.577 Howdah pistols allowed or no? They’d make power and smoke factor at least.

Glad you found some. I shoot a ruger guide gun in 375R as my main hunting rifle and it’s a hammer.

the problem with using HP to compare steam locomotives is you need to measure the ability to transfer that HP to the rails through tractive effort. In this case, the PRR kinda comes short in their claims. Q2 tractive effort = 100,816 lbf (without booster) / 115,816 lbf (with booster) UP Big Boy tractive effort = 135,375 lbf (602.18 kN) C&O Allegheny tractive effort = 110,211 lbf (490.24 kN) N&W Y6b tractive effort = Simple: 166,000 lbf (738.4 kN)) (Compound: 126,838 lbf (564.2 kN)) (as built 152,206 lbf (677.0 kN)) The Northern Pacific fielded the Yellowstone class 2-8-8-4’s (B&O called them EM-1’s) and had a tractive effort of 115,000 lbf (510 kN). that said, the Q’s were beasts for sure!