Colt vs. Uberti: 1849 Pocket Model

[@GunsOfTheWest]

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[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Dusty Britches, I have Samuel Colt's iPhone!! What are you tryin' to pull?? Way to go, Nate! You kicked butt. Great comparison, fellers.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Ok something fishy's going on here.. Because I have Samuel Colts Android I was told he didn't like iPhones

[@jefferydavis5990]

Hey, this is Nate, thanks Santee!

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@@jefferydavis5990 great job as well Nate!! How did you like the colt.

[@jefferydavis5990]

@@snappers_antique_firearms It was my very first time holding an original. I was impressed on how similar the two were. Thanks for giving Dustin and I the chance to admire your Colt in person!

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@@jefferydavis5990 no problem seeing what he has done with it so far has made me very glade i did. I hope you got to or get to shoot it. Thats if your dad allows you to of course. Your dad is welcome to Shoot it was well. Or any other member of your family who is in to these antique cap and ball guns. Its nice to see younger Generations into this Hobby. Good job again Nate!!

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Wow great job sharing this with the younger generation. Its so amazing seeing them into these guns. I wish i could get my son more into these. But it is nice to know there will be a younger generation that will care for these when we're gone. Great job Nate!! Hopefully Nate got to shoot the Colt as well.. Cheers

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Dustin dont worry about the barrel pins. They are not supposed to come out. When I bought this pistol they were both broken. So I bought some Replacements and as you can see they don't fit very well. So if you loose any dont worry about it.

[@SmallCaliberArmsReview]

I sure would like to get my hands on my very own original Colt some day. Nice job on the video guys!

[@patdeinert3068]

Thank you for this video. I think Nate has a lot of knowledge and what a great addition to have him add his knowledge. Love to see the positive feel of adding a young man that has interest and a experience and knows what he is doing. THANKS!!!

[@jefferydavis5990]

Hey, this is Nate, thank you for giving me the chance to be in a video with you to compare 2 beautiful revolvers. The horse pistols and big .44 revolvers are fun, but the 1849 pocket, in my opinion, is the most fun to shoot.

[@cowboy915100]

Great job Nate!

[@classicgunstoday1972]

Good job co-hosting, Nate! I wouldn’t mind having one of these pistols in a shoulder holster like Josey Wales. Great screen name choice too! Named for a great pioneer, Mexican War veteran, US Senator, Secretary of War and American President that modernized and improved the US Army to tame the West and saw the value in the belt carry Navy sized revolver.

[@GunsOfTheWest]

It was fun, Nate! We should do it again sometime!

[@freakindawgen]

I went crazy a couple of months ago and bought my first BP pistol. Pietta 1861 Navy. Within the month I got two Uberti Fluted 1860 Army's and just recently an Uberti 1849 Pocket. Hard to just pic a favorite but the small size of the 1849 is just right.

[@bennyhonda6056]

I just received my Walker Colt paper cartridges kit! Thank you for the amazing customer service and fast shipping. I can’t wait to make some cartridges and break in my black powder revolvers. Thanks Dustin. Keep up the good work.

[@Real11BangBang]

Great job Nate

[@russpeck1320]

Nate is obviously very bright, and serious about guns. His eye for the differences is very impressive. Lastly, he's so lucky to have a friend like you, Dustin!

[@davegoodridge8352]

Good job comparing them

[@mikewhite8490]

Wish that I could give Nate a Thumbs Up as he did a great job on this Video

[@AtomHeartMother68]

I've got the uberti with a 32s&w conversion cylinder... great fun !

[@AldoSchmedack]

Who makes the conversion!? Wished I had one in 32. I got a .22lr one though.

[@AtomHeartMother68]

@@AldoSchmedack can't remember if it's a howell or R&D... I got it thru Taylors&Co.

[@AldoSchmedack]

​@@AtomHeartMother68Many thanks!

[@Roosterdad50]

That's a smart boy, you're learnin him right.

[@MichaelStroup]

1849 cap n' ball is best colt cap n' ball! I just wish uberti would make other barrel lengths for the 49 pocket like they do for the other pocket models. I think the 49 looks and handles best with the 5.5 inch barrel.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Sorry to keep commenting so much. If you want to see my favorite part on the gun with a human connection. Take the grip off, you can see the sn# written in pencil. On the inside of the grip. This was done on all colts with wood grips. most of the time there still visible. To me its such a connection to the past. Getting to see someones hand writing from over 160 years ago.

[@stevebarzee7340]

Well done comparing the two. Including the young folks is just excellent.

[@bunkstagner298]

those small differences are the difference between a copy and a fake. I think the rifling turns in a different directions. Two really great guns thanks,guys.

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

i wouldnt mind having one of those myself..that looks like a fun little pistol,even if just for plinking soda cans in the backyard

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

They are great fun. The 22lr of the cap and ball.

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

@@snappers_antique_firearms now I definitely want one, I've already got 4 .22's not like I need another one

[@KevinSmith-os5yz]

I have one , my son loves it. However before getting one , you should watch Blackie Thomas on it, they do have an issue with the hole in the nipple being too large and causing cap jams nearly every shot. It can be cured but I think they tried to make the hokes larger to have it fire more realiably, but just went too far. Also the biggest difference I see between these two is the price:)

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

@@KevinSmith-os5yz I wonder if you could change out the nipples for new ones that would solve that issue? I know of a company that makes something called slick shot nipples ,another channel I watch swears by them but that could be just because they work on what he has

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@@KevinSmith-os5yz hi blackies video was on a uberti 62 pocket navy in 36. Not the 49 pocket in 31cal. Have you tried the aftermarket nipples. I dont own a replica 49 pocket only a original. But i have worked on several and didn't notice the nipples being too big. only on the pocket Navy's like blackies because they used the stock 51 navy nipples. The hammer spring tho on the replicas is very weak and even with aftermarket nipples. It will blow back. The biggest difference between the replicas and The Originals is gain rifling on the originals. Meaning the rifling starts out straight and then slowly starts to twist and then speeds up really fast at the end this keeps the lead from stripping on the rifling making for better accuracy. the replicas use regular rifling. The original 49 pocket you see in this video. I have made shots up to 80 yards with shooting cans. With replicas I can barely hit anything past 30 yards

[@thearrowheadwoodsman3811]

Very good. Nice job getting the youth involved. Cheers !!

[@Beamos12]

Awesome video Dustin! I've got an Uberti walker in the mail and this one is next on my list! Keep the great videos coming!

[@rezlogan4787]

Fantastic work! It’s good to keep the sport popular among younger fans too!

[@masterofmanythings1]

Love the fact that you're teaching the youth. Kudos!

[@douglasmaccullagh7865]

Great comparison. My thanks to you both!

[@jason60chev]

Great to include Nate in this review. With all the scardie-cat hoopla about kids and guns, Nate demonstrates thoughtful, responsible handling of his revolver. Pretty soon, he'll have his own channel. Maybe move up to larger models and have him cast some J&D conicals and make up some paper cartridges.

[@ladnar2a182]

It looks like one is right hand twist and the other is left hand. Great video guys, I really enjoyed it. Keep em comin.

[@Blackpowderdad]

Good job Nate!

[@classicgunstoday1972]

Good job to both of you. I may need to pick one of these up as a BUG to my Pietta Navy. Somehow, because of the way Nate has his large black hat cocked towards the back, I’m thinking I may need one if I find myself hiking through a cornfield. You never know who or what “walks behind the rows”. ;) (Dustin may get that reference more than Nate)

[@tommcqueen3145]

Now have to get one 🙂

[@drmachinewerke1]

They need to sell the Root revolver

[@daleparker4207]

Good job.

[@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJV]

A well presented overview and test! Both the Uberti Pocket Colt Pocket models and the Pietta 1863 Pocket Remington in 31 caliber are well made products. However some tweaking is needed to make them "Well Regulated". I am in the process of developing a solid stepped, healed Wadcutter for the Pietta Pocket Remington and the Uberti Pocket 31 caliber Colts. Which will offer the responsibile user the ultimate power factors in the 31 caliber especially for Trappers. Custom made molds will be available in the coming months.

[@doranmaxwell1755]

I have the Uberti Not exactly the most accurate gun but it does function.

[@Squib1911]

iPhone wedge removal tool??? I guess there's an app for everything.

[@doranmaxwell1755]

#0 buckshot.... cheap and works. With 10 grains of BP and #0 buck? we are talking a few cents a round.

[@crumply5959]

I feel less guilty now. I thought i was the only one that used my phone to take out the wedge in a pinch.

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Awesome!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

[@anoldmaninthewoods2548]

Hey Dustin, love your videos and your products! You mentioned something about leather in the spring, could you elaborate on that please? Thanks.

[@jefflang6271]

The Uberti forcing cone is thinned at the bottom.

[@war2030]

Cool.i love guns

[@jackpitw]

Did the rifling on the Colt go in a different direction than the Uberti? I've also read that original Colt may have used progressive twist rifling where the replicas use a constant twist ratio. Can you confirm?

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Yes it does have gain rifling. The pocket models just don't have it as aggressively as say a 51 Navy or other models.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@TiglathPileser3 look at the Colt closer you'll notice the end of the rifling is not in focus. I agree the photo does make it look like they're very similar. The gain rifling is very subtle until the very end of the rifling. The 49 is the least aggressive of all the Colts with its gain rifling.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@TiglathPileser3 sorry then i miss understood you.

[@robertbean8116]

Loved your video so much that i was inspired to get out my own original 1849 for comparison. Colt made about a quarter million of these little popguns over +- 25 years. And they made changes over time. Your sample has a serial # 14x,xxx mine is 24,xxx and dates to about 1853. The uberti replica is more like mine , the loading notch on my original is identical to the uberti, the sight notch on my hammer is tiny like your uberti, and the barrel pins are fixed solid on mine. So it seems the uberti replica is a very close copy of my early colt. My example is a non functioning relic but i think rather than restoring it , it would be more sensible to leave it as is and purchase a replica as a companion piece.

[@tommcqueen3145]

👍

[@chrisborona5063]

Nice job gents

[@historybuff2329]

The twist on the barrels are in the opposite direction.

[@dylanschulz2404]

On the original Colt, does the hammer actually contact the nipple like they do on the Italian clones? Thanks for the video!

[@jefferydavis5990]

Yes! There is actually nothing stopping the hammer but the nipple

[@Tammy-un3ql]

👍👍

[@RR-zq3mk]

On an original colt how do you know if the nipples need to be replaced?

[@bhoward9378]

At the risk of committing blasphemy, is there a cartridge conversion cylinder available for the Uberti?

[@jefferydavis5990]

Kirst makes a .22 conversion.

[@NemoVir]

Appreciate the video, but I can’t believe you didn’t compare the hammer nose.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

They are the same. The original has the pins on the back of the cylinder as well. And the slot on the hammer face. They look identical

[@tomallen6073]

On my short list. When I first got into the cap and balls I thought the pocket guns would never be of interest, guess it’s like a petite female, once on your mind it doesn’t go away.

[@63DW89A]

Great job on the comparison between the Colt and Uberti pocket .31 revolvers! Thank you Nate and Dustin! The little .31 revolvers, properly loaded, are quite potent little guns in reality (Mark Hubbs test of conical in Uberti .31 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJzRqXeKl9xnh6c ).

[@Lefteye1873]

Uberti machines a groove in the inside of the receiver for the finger to slide into. I don’t know why, the Colts never had this, according to Mike Beliveau (Duelist1954).

[@eulogio604]

hola un excelente revolver yo lo tengo del fabricante f.pietta saludos desde españa

[@davidgay2792]

twist on the rifling are reversed.

[@edmarmohr3611]

👏👏👏👍👍👍😁😁🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Pocket model? People must have had much Bigger Pockets back then.

[@douglasmaccullagh7865]

They did. Modern pockets are not nearly as spacious. And we need to think coat pocket, not pants pocket.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

They are small. it fits in my pants pocket. Videos dont do Justice to its size.

[@douglasmaccullagh7865]

@@snappers_antique_firearms they are small, but my Colt Wells Fargo version of the pocket revolver does not fit in my pants pockets. Well, not comfortably, anyway.

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@@douglasmaccullagh7865 yeah that is true. They were like you said. made for a jacket pocket.

[@joshuakisamore1773]

Samuel Colt wouldn't be caught dead with an apple product.

[@robertemery5267]

Colt rifling is left handed!!! Uberti is opposite!!!😮😮😮