Uberti 1848 Baby Dragoon .31 Blackpowder

The Baby Dragoon is a neat little 5 shot cap lock. If you Have never seen a .31 cal round ball, it's smaller than a pea. A lot of lead per pound and you only need 5 grains of powder to make this one go boom, though I usually squeeze 10 in. It's a lot of fun to shoot but I'm not skilled or adventurous enough to have tried it on anything but a few uppity tin cans. Accuracy is just fine for a cap lock. It's main downfall as a cap lock is that it has no loading lever. Instead they ship it with a rod that has a large flat disk on one end for you to hit with some sort of implement, maybe your hand. I found it to be easier to load with the cylinder out and liked to use a small brass tap hammer to seat the rounds. Again the rear sight notch is cut into the top of the hammer so you will have to cock it back to pick up the sights. Anyway you cut it a neat little gun. If this is your first time buying cap lock revolver I’d advise you seek out more information since there are additional safety rules and considerations than cartridge weapons.

By Erro from New Mexico