A cartridge-converted Colt Navy M1861, known as the Ranger is the second most powerful pistol in both Call of Juarez and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. In Call of Juarez: Gunslinger , it is the most powerful handgun in the game.
Mechanics[]
The Colt Navy M1861 a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporated the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but had a barrel one half inch shorter, at 7.5 inches. The Colt 1861 Navy typically was used with paper cartridges, that is, with a cartridge consisting of nitrated paper, a pre-measured black powder charge, and a bullet that was either a lead round ball or a lead conical bullet. The nitrated paper of the cartridge was completely consumed upon use, and the use of paper cartridges enabled faster re-loading. Alternatively, it was always possible to load with measured powder charges and lead round balls.
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood[]
Ray McCall starts out Chapter I with two regular rangers in his inventory (Superb conditions with an unlock code). This weapon can be found in later
episodes in Prime and Superb condition at weapon shops, and can be purchased with money acquired during story or side quests. In multiplayer it's used by three classes: the Officer, the Trapper, and the Miner.
Specifications:[]
Power 6/10
Reload 8/10
Rate 7/10
Call of Juarez[]
Juan Mendoza’s underlings used this model commonly fighting against Ray McCall and later Billy Mendoza. One free piece is in chapter VI, next to the first soldier you meet.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger[]
The ranger comes back based on the Colt 1851 Navy (Cartridge Conversion), along a upgraded version called the "Engraved Ranger". Which becomes golden excluding the loading gate and extractor rod, with a pearl handle that has a bull head on it.
Trivia[]
- The cylinders of the Navy 1851 and 1861 Navy Colt revolvers are engraved with a scene of the victory of the Second Texas Navy at the Battle of Campeche on May 16, 1843. The engraving was provided by Waterman Ormsby.
- The Bound in Blood version of the ranger is modeled after the Remington 1861 Army Revolver. Like the original Colt Walker, the 1861 Army is a cap and ball percussion revolver. However, the in-game pistols are cartridge conversions that utilize bullets.
- In Gunslinger, the ranger is now modeled after a Colt 1851 Navy, as noted by the octagon-shaped barrel and smaller profile. The shape of the trigger guard however is more akin to a Walker.