Load both types of ammo into the back or base of each cartridge. The BB cartridges say 4.5mm on their base (which is wrong, but we won’t complain) and the Crosman name. The pellet cartridges have a small profile of a diabolo wadcutter on their base next to the Crosman name. You get different cartridges for each type of round. Pellets and BBsįortunately for airgunners, this air pistol has a smooth bore that allows both standard BBs and pellets.

Even the Remington 1890 revolver that came later wasn’t chambered for it. To the best of my knowledge the 1875 was the only firearm ever chambered for the. 44 Winchester Centerfire or WCF, but Remington would never call it that!) later in the run. Even Remington realized their mistake and started chambering the 1875 in. Most gun owners do not reload, so making a true replica firearm that copies everything exactly is a recipe for disaster. 44 Remington! Find a fresh box of those today! The replica guns are being chambered in. The second problem with the firearm was its caliber. That’s good for us because it means we won’t suffer the same problems that Remington firearm owners had.44 Remington cartridge I can see that an extra screw has been added at the front of the frame, so this action is not exactly like the Remington firearm. This 1875 BB/pellet gun, in sharp contrast, is just as smooth as a Colt. I owned a well-worn Remington 1875 firearm and found its action to be troublesome. Remember, I am just talking about the firearm now - not the pellet/BB gun. That single screw made the Remington action a little stiffer and more prone to jam than the Colt. This is a genuine Remington 1875 revolver and you can see the single screw (arrow) that both the trigger and bolt pivot on. In the firearms, that made a big difference! Remington has just one to serve both parts. The Colt has two screws through the frame - one for the bolt and the other for trigger to pivot on. And, because they based theirs on earlier Remington designs, there is a significant difference between the Colt and them. Remington followed suit in 1875 with their first revolver.

When the S&W patent expired, other firearms manufacturers piled on fast. That allowed the convenient use of cartridges, but had been blocked for years by Smith & Wesson, who made the first cartridge revolver in 1856 (the S&W website says 1857, but I have always heard 1856). They know you’re going to shoot both anyway, so why not do it right? The start of single action cartridge revolversĬolt came to market in 1873 with their Peacemaker, which was the first time they could legally make a firearm with a bored-through cylinder. It is a smoothbore, but has 6 cartridges for shooting BBs and a second group of 6 cartridges for shooting pellets. Today I begin a review of the 1875 Remington revolver from Crosman.

The start of single action cartridge revolvers.

Remington 1875 vs colt saa