Jim Taylor
The 1862 Police Model .36 caliber
Friday, August 18, 2023, 16:24

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The 1862 Colt Police is what I consider the epitome of the Colt percussion pistols. Small enough to be a "Pocket Pistol" yet holding 5 shots of the .375" diameter ball and shooting hard enough to be a decent man-stopper. It was adopted by the New York Metropolitan Police Force.

It is a little handful.
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And despite very rudimentary sights, it can be pretty accurate. This was the .375" ball over 12.0 gr. of Pyrodex P at 50 feet. I was sitting down, resting my elbows on the table, holding the gun in two hands.

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