So.......you likin' them open tops, then.....? 
I always have, and I'm sure this won't be my last. 
Yep, you're gonna toss all those nasty Remingtons in the garbage before long.
Hi Hawg, the longer sight radius of the 1860 gives it a potential accuracy advantage over the 1858 Remington. However, if my life depended on it, I would always select the 1858 over the 1860. The 1858 never fails to fire, even with a reduced power spring. The 1860 is sometime problematic. However, there has never been a handgun as beautiful and natural pointing as the 1860.
Regards,
Richard
So much to say about this that doesn't need to be said, but I'm going to say it anyway...
Yes, the longer sight radius on a Colt, about 1-1/2 inches on an 8 inch barrel. Yes, the sight picture disappears when you drop the hammer. Yes, the same thing happens on a Remington when you drop the hammer in case you haven't noticed.
When you are sighting down the barrel of an open top Colt, you are LOOKING down the barrel. You don't really need sights. The thing points like the Finger Of God at the owlhoot you are about to send into the fourth dimension.
With a Remington, god bless em, you are looking at the rear sight and the front sight, and hope you have them calibrated and adjusted, because you can't really see where the barrel is pointing.
