Anyone like/use the Remington 1875 clones?

[Dapper Dave]

Just out of curiosity - I briefly had one in 44-40 and the grip fit my hand very well indeed. I have been contemplating buying one in either 357 or 45 Colt, but the 5 inch 357 version is apparently discontinued. Bummer. 
Do you use one in CAS and how do you like it? Thank you for your replies. 

[T.K.]

I always wanted one in stainless steel / .44 magnum.

[El Sobrante Kid]

I use the 7-1/2" model in 44-40. I have big(ish) hands and none of the guns we use for CAS fit my hands  very well. I have considered getting a pair of the grips with an additional 1/4" at the bottom, but have not pulled the trigger yet. The 1875 Outlaw has never failed me and I enjoy shooting something that is different from what most other people shoot. My other revolver is a 5" Schofield, also in 44-40. Oops, almost forgot... I did have one failure with my 1875; the firing pin fell out on the last stage at a match. It was likely caused by a poorly done replacement by the previous owner. I have had no other issues with the gun.  The long barrel does make for a bit of a long draw, maybe look for the shorter barrel on the used market.

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

None of the Remingtons or S&W's fit my smaller hands, but the '75's are cool guns.  Cimarron lists the 5 1/2" .38/.357 - doesn't mean they have it in stock, but that's a good sign: https://www.cimarron-firearms.com/1875-outlaw-357-mag-38-sp-5-1-2-in.html

[The Rainmaker, SASS #11631]

I used a pair of '75s for years as a Duelist and loved em. I have two 7 1/2", one blued/case hardened and one nickeled and one 5 1/2" blue/case hardened and one 1890 in 5 1/2" that I "converted" to a '75 (I like the sail). All of mine are in .45 Colt and they are great guns but... they don't like to be over-ran and they HATE running black powder. I have done all the action jobs myself and did not set them up as racers or as BP guns. Like the Rems so much I got a couple '58s with conversion cylinders!

[Dapper Dave]

That's what I have right now, an 1858 with Howell conversion cylinder, works great.

 

[The Rainmaker, SASS #11631]

Kenny Howell came up with a great design; I opted for the Kirst 5-rounders. Mine work great as well.

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

I have a 75 Remington, and 4 or 5 converted 58's.    The Remington is 7.5" .45 Colt.   I think it's a nifty gun and enjoy shooting it from time to time.  Doesn't fit my hand as well as a Colt, but I have found that while shooting, that doesn't bother me all that much.

 

Below is my factory conversed 58.   Same grips, or very nearly the same feel, as the 75.

 

[Blackwater 53393]

I’ve shot my first pair of ‘75s for almost twenty years!  They fit my hands better than any other single action revolver!

 

Those first two have been thoroughly worked over by a top gunsmith and are super reliable. In twenty years, I’ve had one minor gun failure. I broke a pawl spring on one and had to borrow another gun for one stage. I fixed the problem between stages and finished the match with my own guns!

 

I have a second pair that are 5.5” barrels. These have had the hammer spurs lowered and widened.

 

All of mine are .45 Colt caliber and I have shot, probably, a hundred pounds of Black Powder through them.  They occasionally need the face of the cylinders wiped off between stages and a squirt of Ballistol now and then, but I’ve taken my share of plaques and buckles home with ‘em.

 

 

Edited August 28 by Blackwater 53393

[Mister Badly]

Shooting my 7-1/2" Outlaws

 

 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

I have a 1875 Uberti Remington in 44/40 .

I really like it alot .

I was not sure if I would like it when I first bought it.

But it has grown on me .

And it has a excellent trigger in it .

What a fine shooter .

Rooster 

[JJ “Reb” Wainwright 110206]

I shoot a pair of 5.5” .357 Remington 1890s (same gun without the web on the unloading lever). I love them - fit me better than Colt clones or NMVs. I heard rumors of weak hand springs in them so I bought 4 replacement springs when I got the guns. Four years later, I’m still using the original springs. . .

 

I shoot at a pretty big club and I’m the only one with Remmies, so I get lots of style points at each match to make up for my misses. . .

 

Have fun!

 

JJ

[WOODFOX , sass#34179]

I have 3 of them in 45colt

Woodfox

[Dapper Dave]

Nice, indeed. Something to save up for, I see. 

[Lucky R. K.]

I have a pair of Pietta's with Kirst convertors in 45 Colt that I like very much. Loaded with 45 Cowboy Special brass and a 160 grain Big Lube bullet they are fun to shoot.

Lucky 

[Cibola Al]

I like mine, an older Stoeger and a more recent Cimarron. Minor differences, the only one I find distracting is the grip shade difference. I’ll deal with that one of these days. I don’t shoot them as quickly as my tuned Bisley Vaqueros, but they are nice revolvers and if I shot them more often, I suspect that the gap would shrink.

 

 

[The Blarney Kid]

I had an 1875 for a while. It was nice to shoot and had no issuses with fit. My only problem was it didn't like black powder. I had to clean off the cylinder face after a couple of stages.

[Diamond Curly SASS#57086]

I shot  Outlaws in 45 Colt and 7 1/2 barrels for a few years and they worked fine. I decided on Colt clone Open Top revolvers because they matched well with mt 60 Army C&B. I like the grips better than  my 58 Remies but they were a little heavier than my Colt clones. 

[ORNERY OAF]

I had 2 outlaws, sold them, they shoot nice just not my cup of tea....they do however has a shorter cylinder than a ruger or open top. I was looking at rn bullets(45 colt) and loaded a few. They had to be seated deeper than in the ruger or opentop...measured with caliper, sure enough, couple hundredth shorter.

[Dapper Dave]

Hmm, interesting, didn't know that.

[watab kid]

i have one with conversion that i shoot often - just not for SASS , just for fun because i really enjoy shooting it , it i thought id have fun with it at a match id get another and set up leather to use them but i like my 73s too much to do that  

[Gorgo]

I bought mine years ago, was inspired to get one after read an article in the 1973 Guns and Ammo Annual on Frederick Russell Burnham-his was in 44-40 with a cut down Indian Head cent for a front sight. Mine came with the post front sight, had to have a gunsmith make a higher custom one as the original shot way too low for me.

[Dapper Dave]

In 1973 I was shooting squirt guns...and a beautiful Colt Single Action Army chambered in roll caps.  I'll bet that looked pretty awesome with the copper penny front sight!