Getting Hammered, Old West Style 

i prefer the AA-12

Have fun and thanks!

Never thought to run minis! That'd be a blast. I imagine reloads could be a bit tricky, but that may be a great way to get recoil sensitive shooters to the cowboy range. 🤠

@@triplefshooting Yup, what do you think about that new Henry revolver?

@yeahsure5956 I'd like to get my hands on one. I really like the older styling. Call me crazy but not a huge fan of the overly shiny grip frame and trigger guard but that's just me. That's my only gripe, but it goes along nicely with their "brass" styling on the big boy lever guns.

I dont blame him. The only thing that helped me with the cz was that it wasn't an automatic reset on the safety.

I wish I had some made up! I forgot to mention that the barrels get real hot with that small fore end. I bet the BP loads would make you want a glove after a bit!

I was unaware pietta was making a coach gun. I need to check that out! The hammers on my CZ are pretty stiff, but obviously not overly so. I've never had the thing apart to see what it looks like inside, but I imagine the springs could be cut and stretched a bit to take some of the pressure off. I wouldn't do it myself until I had some backups though! I seem to be good at overdoing, then waiting around for the replacement. Odd that your pietta has 2 different spring tensions between the hammers.

@@triplefshooting They use a long flat spring that is folded on half into an V shape to make two separate springs. The bottom half is for driving the hammer forward and the top half is for the hammer rebound. There is a small pin at the base of the V that serves to help hold the spring in place and to serve as a pivot point for the spring(s). The pin fits into a hole in the side plate. As far as the Pietta goes, I think the spring tension difference is just due to bad tolerances in manufacturing the springs. They just get slapped in at the factory and as long as they cock and fire, everything's OK. I've been thinking of ordering some springs but I haven't found any listed for the Pietta. The Pietta looks to be the same size springs as the CZ but I'll have to open both of them up and do some measuring and see if they will swap.

@@weldonwilson thanks for the info and good luck with the springs!

I am jealous. Those doc holiday guns gorgeous. I didn't realize they also used huglu parts, but it sounds like it's very well built. Congrats on an awesome piece

It does loosen up with time. It's beautiful but not the most competitive choice by any stretch. As far as the wife goes, I got awful lucky. I don't know many women that buy their husband guns!

I always had much more fun when taking that attitude. I purchased the guns I use because they all sort of fit the same time period rather than the most competitive offerings. I don't think you can have much more fun shooting than with cowboy action.

@@triplefshooting My first Rossi gun, I bought in 1993 for $350. They are hard to find, now. Bought my current one last Dec at a live/on line auction for much more, plus the premium, but it is what I wanted. At the huge Phoenix gun show, last Dec, I saw one SXS "1878" gun with a $1200 price tag. I have a Henry and a Spencer as well as a couple of Richards conversions and Remington conversions, so about 1872 and before is the time period I like to stay in.

@jason60chev we share similar tastes! I have a couple 1851 conversions, an 1866, and the hammer coach for my setup. The conversions are some of my favorite revolvers because of the "make it work with what we have" design. That and they are some of my favorite looking guns.

That's a good point. I don't know of any off the top of my head

@@triplefshooting Not even Big Jake, which takes place in 1909.

@@jason60chev I wonder why it wasn't more popular. It's certainly an iconic enough gun. Come to think of it, I can't even think of many modern movies that it's featured in

@@triplefshooting Usually see them in period cop movies......used much in The Untouchables. Think both cops and gangsters liked how you could slam fire the '97.....and the Win Model 12;prob a number of shotguns had that feature.

Two GREAT movies that feature the model 97 prominently: "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang” (1932) and "Bullitt" (1968).

That would be awesome to run BP full brass rounds for a match!