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danielsand · 03-02-2014, 10:55 AM

I have two 1858 Army revolvers, in .44 percussion. I actually got married in Tombstone, AZ (whole wedding party in period clothing, guns, and horses, reception in Crystal Palace, ...the works) holstering one of them. (telling you this just to emphasize how much we like the period!).

They both have LOW serial numbers, but not consecutive. Bottom line,...I LOVE them both, and shoot them frequently. They are VERY accurate, and I am very confident in their performance.

I have only one Parabellum, and I acquired it recently (last X-mas), but my vote goes hands down to P08. I shot only 100 rounds through it so far, but I haven't experienced ANY reliability issues whatsoever. What I did experience was the accuracy on par with 1858 Army, ease (and speed) of reloading, deployment, and cleaning.

MUCH better choice.

I can draw both very fast, I can hit a watermelon at 15 yards dead on, EVERY time with both (P08 and .44 percussion), but with P08 I have 8 shots, can load 16 more VERY fast, and carry it with ease. Since I don't believe in "zombie appocalypse", facing ANY "real life" armed confrontation, ONE 9mm FMJ placed square in the "watermelon", would end that confrontation very effectively.

In case of the "meltdown".......different story! Black powder (and caps) are plentiful, wheel weights on every vehicle, bed sheets galore,.......and if the modern ammo is hard to get.....you get the picture. Unfortunatelly I don't own any black powder rifles (yet!), but I am looking into this as we speak.

03-02-2014, 10:55 AM	#10
danielsand User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 137 Thanks: 52 Thanked 100 Times in 43 Posts	I have two 1858 Army revolvers, in .44 percussion. I actually got married in Tombstone, AZ (whole wedding party in period clothing, guns, and horses, reception in Crystal Palace, ...the works) holstering one of them. (telling you this just to emphasize how much we like the period!). They both have LOW serial numbers, but not consecutive. Bottom line,...I LOVE them both, and shoot them frequently. They are VERY accurate, and I am very confident in their performance. I have only one Parabellum, and I acquired it recently (last X-mas), but my vote goes hands down to P08. I shot only 100 rounds through it so far, but I haven't experienced ANY reliability issues whatsoever. What I did experience was the accuracy on par with 1858 Army, ease (and speed) of reloading, deployment, and cleaning. MUCH better choice. I can draw both very fast, I can hit a watermelon at 15 yards dead on, EVERY time with both (P08 and .44 percussion), but with P08 I have 8 shots, can load 16 more VERY fast, and carry it with ease. Since I don't believe in "zombie appocalypse", facing ANY "real life" armed confrontation, ONE 9mm FMJ placed square in the "watermelon", would end that confrontation very effectively. In case of the "meltdown".......different story! Black powder (and caps) are plentiful, wheel weights on every vehicle, bed sheets galore,.......and if the modern ammo is hard to get.....you get the picture. Unfortunatelly I don't own any black powder rifles (yet!), but I am looking into this as we speak.