Customer Reviews for Traditions FR18511 1851 Colt Navy Break Open 44 Cal #11 Percussion 7.37" 6rd Brass Frame Blued Barrel & Cylinder Walnut Grip

This gun is crap. It literally takes pliers to get the loading lever to work. I’ve tried several times with generous amounts of lube and it’s still terrible.

I have yet to shoot this firearm, but looks and functions as described. Very pleased.

This pistol is one of my favorites to shoot. Cleaning it sucks but it’s so much fun, I don’t mind.

Really cool gun. Everyone loves it

beautifull craftsmanship, looks better in my hands, always wanted blackpowder THANKS BUDS!!

Great guns for what they are. However you may want to buy a trigger spring. Had them break on me twice.

Fun to shoot,easy to clean it's worth the purchase

Great weapon. I personally chose the octagonal barrel because of its look. I use the weapon for American Civil War reenacting and it’s easy to clean, maintain and shoot. Love it.

I purchased the Traditions 1851 44 cal. Pistol few years ago and have enjoyed every minute with it at the range. High quality and affordable price. Bud's has been my go to shop for everything I need since.

Bought this gun for my boyfriend, however it is super fun to shoot!!

I didn’t realize that this gun is not period accurate. The 44 caliber who is not assistance at this time. That said, It’s a nice looking gun that I have not fired yet. I had a problem that was resolved quickly. The hammer would not cock back and three of the six cylinders. A little phone tag got me in touch with a very knowledgeable gentleman, Charlie, that was able to help. Nothing that a nylon hammer can’t fix.

Well for starters when you buy a new gun you expected to be new not fired especially a black powder pistol and whoever fired it was so lazy he couldn't clean the nipples out so I had to clean nipples as for Chambers out before I could even fired a gun in enjoy it but now that you're clean is the nice weapon and I really do enjoy it

I'm very happy with the pistol. Shipping was great and everything arrived on time and complete. I've purchased quite a few firearms from buds and will purchase more in the future.

I knew this revolver was going to look good but I was blown away by its appearance in my hands. Almost a work of art! Could not find any external flaws on the gun, and it came well-oiled. Locks up nice and tight, and the trigger pull is perfect for me! For the life of me cannot find .454 lead balls or number 10 caps, so I'm going to have to supplement this review when I can take it out to shoot.

You know I expected the shipping to be faster and wanted to carry this on a Muzzleloader Arizona elk hunt just kind of backup to play with it do the Cove in and the postal service with mail-in ballots the shipping took a little longer but I love the pistol my wife has taken it over so I've got to order me another one but we've had a lot of fun shooting it the only thing I've been told about is order the still frame instead of the brass frame but I see no problem with the brass frame that all I would recommend this for entry-level Muzzleloader to medium shooter unexperienced cap and ball shooter is going to buy this still frame but this is a perfect gift for an entry-level or mid-grade shooter and I highly recommend buds

Goes boom just like it should I load 40gr in it shoots a bit high so I filled the sight a bit but great gun

Very pleased and well worth the money! Shouts great and shorts pretty accurate! Thanks Buds!

The pistol seems very well made. Shipment was quick as usual. I have not shot it yet.

bought 2 of them. Excellent in everyway. The sound of the 3-click action is superb. I play with it while on the phone. I don't shoot it. As a conversation piece it's perfect!

Beautiful revolver! I can't wait to shoot it!

Great gun, lots of power and accurate! Great way to get into black powder shooting! Great reasonable price! Would recommend to anyone!

perfect,,just like i expected and the shipping was fast,,,i will be buying again soon.

Decent time shipping guns a blast to shoot and affordable nice to shoot for fun or to hunt with very surprised with its accuracy

Really excellent quality and well made 1851 Navy Colt .44 caliber black powder revolver. Overall, pleased with Buds service and fast turnaround. Will purchase from again.

I am absolutely amazed at the quality of this revolver. It's a bit complicated the clean and grease, but once everything is figured out it becomes a bit easier with time. In case you didn't know, this is an Italian made Pietta firearm, boxed and sold under the Traditions name. There is an engraving on the cylinder that is the Naval Battle of Campeche, May 16 1843; very nice detail. Make sure to be careful when removing screws, they are a soft metal. Get the right size screwdriver. The frame is brass, which can tend to get worn over time but I'm not too worried about it right now. The barrel has a slight twist to the rifling, not sure of ratio of the twist though. According to Traditions' site this is a Yankee revolver, although there are a couple websites like Cabelas that list it as a 'Rebel' Confederate revolver. All of the Rebel revolvers I have seen do not have any engravings on them at all. In all accuracy... this revolver was used on both fronts of the Civil War, and long after during Western expansion. The original models that Samuel Colt made were .36caliber, and not .44caliber like this replica. Good accessories for first-time BP revolver buyers: 1) Buy some Wonder Wads, usually found $10 per 100. They are 0.45 diameter lubricated wads to seal the chamber over powder and under ball. Also to help minimize fouling 2) Buy FFFG Triple Se7en, Pyrodex P, or Goex black powder, usually around $28 per 1lb. container. 777 doesn't have much an odor at all and cleans super easy with water and then oiled. 3) Buy #11 percussion caps ~$5 4) Buy a black powder flask that measures out ~25grains of powder (volume not weight), got mine for $38 5) Buy a powder flask funnel to go with the flask, it will save a lot of time and headaches, $15 6) Buy some pre-swagged lead balls for starters, I got a bag of Hornady .451caliber balls for $15 7) Buy a nice brass cleaning brush and a cloth holder for .44 pistols, hopefully you have a cleaning rod already, was around $5 for both items 8) Buy some sort of #11 capper for percussion caps if you plan on doing this for very long... 9) Be patient! And enjoy ;) Overall, good first BP revolver for myself and many others. Hope this helped you make a decision! Buds has the best price I have seen, if a decent FFL dealer can be found. Only real downside was that as a MI resident, I had 10 days (including purchase/shipping) to get the gun with a pistol-purchase license.