Reeder Custom Guns - Shooting the 1862 Police Pistol

I got to the range early this morning before the ground started boiling and was able to run the little 1862 Police pistol for awhile.

I fired a few shots just to see where it was hitting. I figured it would shoot high with that little bitty brass front sight. It hit about a foot high at 50 feet.

The sun was behind me and I could see the sight pretty well. I know people complain about the rear sight being a notch in the hammer but if you can see it, it will do the job.

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The loads I shot today were fairly light. I fired some full power loads but this was more about me getting acquainted with the pistol. And if I held it still they went pretty much where I wanted them.

It is an easy gun to shoot .. at least for me. I am tickled with it. I will use heavier charges later and try some 3Fg black powder also.

A side note: The caps I am using I purchased back in the 1980's. The same with the powder. Nearly 40 years and still working!

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I GOT THAT BEAT BY DOUBLE AND THEN SOME (THANK YOU LORD!)

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I had one back in the day that the the fouling would accumulate in the bottom of the cylinder cutout and bind up the cylinder after a couple cylinder fulls, do any that ya'll have exhibit this problem?

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Pieces of the caps jamming between the cylinder and the hammer cutout of the frame has slowed things down a bit with the Slix-shot cones (nipples). I’ll switch to Treso cones in the future, the Treso cones have a smaller hole in the chamber side of the cones.
I use lard over the loaded chamber mouth to keep the fouling soft on the first cylinder loading, but i don’t re-apply lard when reloading in “the field”. I also don’t use the substitute black powder, just 3f.

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I have the 6&1/2” version and haven’t shot anything except about 22~23 grains (as much as fits easily) of 3f Goex or Olde Eynsford. Mine doesn’t shoot but about half that high, which works well for rabbits.

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I liked this load because it was accurate .. and it was the only powder dipper I had brought with me!

Still getting the shooting bag together for it!

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Exceptional workmanship,several pockets, and large enough to hold all you need for a day at the range, or in the field.

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With Pyrodex. It and Tripple7. It lost power pretty quickly. I haven’t used Pyrodex since the mid 80’s or Tripple Seven since 2009.
I must not have stored it right. I was living in Texas (Freeport area) when the Pyrodex loaded 1862 (5&1/2” i believe) bounced round balls back at me off of half inch plywood. The Tripple 7 was shot over a chronograph and the velocity was about half of what the chronograph said 6 months earlier. The Walker had been left loaded as an experiment to see if it would shoot after being loaded that long.
Wow, i got long winded with that! Apologies to all that read this far.

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Shooting the 1862 Police Pistol

40 YEARS OLD AND STILL WORKING? HEY

62 Police

I have not had any problem like that.

I’ve not had that problem either

Looks like it shoots pretty good!

Heavier loads will lower the point of impact ...

Possibles bag? Just got #105 Woodland from the Leatherman.-

I just looked those up, very nice!

That is amazing, i haven’t had luck like that