That well worn Lightning worked perfectly, proving the soundness of the design. I have two Lightnings, a .22 Long and a .32-20, lovely old rifles.

Many Thanks my friend for the plug for my Colt Lightning parts. I guess you'll be wanting royalties.

The ingenuity of the old time gun designers and makers is very impressive.

That was some fast shooting for a slide action, also a beautiful gun, wonderful demonstration of how the safety action is, thank you for sharing

Just a super neat old Colt. Ive never seen a lightning ran fast like that, pretty impressive performance for an old 1880s rifle.

I love seeing the internals of a gun and how it works, now if I ever get a lightning, I’ll know how to fix it

Very informative video as usual. Thank you for your teaching skills. As close as I could time, you were shooting all 6 in 1.83 seconds.....Wow!

Fascinating inner workings on those old Lightnings. Thanks for giving us an inside look.

What a great video as usual and a great old Colt. Thanks for the video, keep em coming.

Prior to watching your videos I had never seen a Colt Lightening fired. I didn't even know that they were 44/40 caliber. I have learned a ton since joining your channel. Thank you. It's a bonus that you are an Oregonian.

Love how your wife has her favorite genre of firearms! Love the lightning!

Thank so much Mark for putting on some quality Colt Lightning content. I just bought a 44 Cal at auction here in Australia. My heart was in my mouth wondering if it was going to cycle and shoot, and thankfully it does. Having to source spare parts here Downunder would be a challenge to say the least. You are becoming the Go To Guy when it comes to Colt Lightnings on KZfaq, so many thanks for the technical breakdown. Keep em coming Mate!

Had one just like that in 32-20 years ago, sold it for part of my down payment for my first house. Mine had been broken through the pistolgrip as well. Thank you for sharing yours (the Misses anyway) with us!

What a shooter that lightning is!

One of My Favorite Rifles Mark For Sure Hope to Find One One Day 😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😊

Winchester made a special cartridge loading for these rifles. The head stamp says “44 C.L.M.R.” It stands for Colt Lighting Magazine Rifle.

This was a very interesting article Mark. I'd too like to have one of those rifles for sure. Thanks for sharing your wife's Colt Lightning Rifle with us. Stan in Idaho

Good to see you posting up again Mark!

I appreciate the great videos. Hope you and your family are doing well

the KOOL thing about these and the Whincher 97 is you can use the same skills in both! Man with some use you can be Fast and On target.

This is why the pyramids where not built by aliens humans are very ingenious even way back. We just think that we are smarter lol

Thanks for that video. I am starting to learn on that rifle. Eager to watch your coming vids on it. Keep going. And by the way what a lovely place you live in. Congrats.

What a lovely little rifle! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, I've been missing the Cinnabar for a bit and this got me my fix!! Man that is a cool rifle. Loved seeing it operate and the detail you went through on its operation. Thanks again.

Excellent video. Thank you. Saving a few more firearms (and their owners) from damage; whilst demonstrating the fun to be safely had with a fully functional Colt Lightning. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.

Wow, what an interesting video! I certainly did enjoy it very much. I do not have an original Colt Lightning, I have the Taurus Firearms copy called the Thunderbolt (due I assume to patent concerns). I have heard it is a very close copy of the original and from the parts breakdown diagram, it has all the parts you just detailed in your video. I love my copy despite it being a copy and Taurus has no shortage of people disliking the rifle on KZfaq. I have not had a problem with mine and it has been my go to rifle for cowboy action shooting for the last 5 or 6 years. At first, some of the guys were sort of waiting for me to have a problem with it, but that never happened and it runs just fine. I can shoot it much faster and more accurately than my 1873 Winchester replica because of the short stroke of my pump hand and less movement of the rifle. Mine unfortunately is in .45 Colt which is not historically accurate, however it is fun just the same. I will not use a short stroke kit in my 1873 Winchester because the 19th century cowboys had no such advantage available for their 1873s'. I do not begrudge however, the other shooters using them, because we are all having fun.

Excellent video Sir. I really like it when you go into some of the smaller details. Heck, I didn't even know you could slam fire one. I'm just a bit jealous of your blanket of snow, I miss having it around sometimes. Have a great week!

I missed your videos. Beautiful ranch scenery and some really great old guns. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Hey that rifle fired more than 1 round with a single function of the trigger😁 Very nice old rifle! Great to see you having fun.

I love these videos.

That was really fast, I think you could definitely give lever guns 50 a run for his money

The 2-in-1 safety mechanism is an elegant piece of engineering. I wonder if the overall rifle was too complex or delicate, and that led to its shaky reputation. Great video!

Yes to more videos on colt lightning rifles!!

Fantastic visuals!

Mark, that is an awesome rifle and the hat is really cool too.

Too bad these aren't legal in Cowboy Action .Seems like a faster action. Loved that mountain valley gun shot echo!😀

Glad to see that you can still own those in the People’s Republic of Oregon.

Thank you for the great video.

Good explanation on operations of this rifle thsnks.

The first Linghtning I remember seeing was when I was a boy watching the Rifleman TV show.

Thank you this was very interesting!

Thank you very much, that was very interesting.

Would love to be able to rapid fire my Pedersoli Lightning reproduction in 45 Colt, but it wasn't designed to do that. Oh well.

I really appreciate you taking the time to make these great informative videos. Would you be able to get ahold of A Marlin model 1891 .22 side loader and do a video on it and some production figures on it?

thank you sir

Lovely video, please could you do one on the pre 64 94 in 30/30, showing all the internals and how they interact. I think I know how they do but who knows!

Great video on a favorite rifle. If identical twins bought rifles in 1890, one a 73, the other a lightning, both in 44-40 and both did the exact amount of shooting, which design would you expect to give up first? Thanks Mark.

😁👍☕ Great video

I love those old calibers. Ever get anything other than 44 40 or 30 30?

That was a great video, I have a few of these colts and they could use some tune ups to make them run like that. I do have an AWA colt clone that has a feeding problem, would you like to tackle that one, I have tried to use it for Cowboy action, but it fails me every time.

It look like to me that may have been a 44-40 but I don't remember you saying what caliber it was. Anyway I have a Stevens Carnival type rifle 22 caliber, I can't remember what you call those types of rifles but they was used in the carnival. Anyway mine will shoot that fast also except that my spent shells go out the back and not out the top and every once in a while one will jam and not eject and I have to pull it out by hand and then continued but when it's working right you can rapid fire that little thing also and man are they fun to shoot. Thanks for the video and always remember to keep ye powder dry! PS I went through the transcript and didn't see where you said what caliber it was and I don't remember you saying it when you showed it the first time so maybe you'll let me know of course it doesn't really matter because I don't have one and I won't be shooting one. Thanks again for the video.

Thank you! Really enjoyed this video. Can u slam fire the uberti ??

Surprised at the apparent lack of recoil.

Neat old girl!

Nice

Hi, I am sure you have tons of things to do, but have you been able to find some time to progress on your video about how to disassemble, clean, lubricate and reassemble a Colt lightning rifle? It is indeed kind of a tricky and picky one.. 😄 Thx in advance. Keep going and take care.

I got a question for ya buddy how much do you think these ole colt lightings are worth I just put one in 22lr in layaway

I enjoy your videos except for one thing, which leads me to a question: Your Lightning is, as you said, chambered in 44-40, yet when you were firing it, it sounded like a 22LR. Is your recording microphone muffling the weapon's reports? If so, it would be one reason for me to NOT watch your videos...why watch shooting sports if there are no authentic reports? I'm sure you'll agree that the sound is a large part of the fun! Would you go to a NASCAR race if all of the cars had Cadillac mufflers on them??? Pete from Prescott

Wooooow

I just bought an original Colt Lightning Medium Frame in .44-40 made in 1884 (first year of production). I am having a couple of issues with mine. I learned from your video that my magazine gate has one leg broken off. My hammer will drop regardless of bolt position. Will the slide operate on a Lightning when the hammer is in the full cocked position? Mine does, but I don't think it should. Also, could you provide an email address for that fellow in Arkansas?

Tengo una carabina Colt 4440 en Argentina, con 107 años en mi familia😊.....😊

What does 45-85-285 on a Colt lightning mean?

Hey there inner Keith. Its me again I like your content, sitting here wishing I could be there having a discussion . Looks more like home than where I am now. Been conversing with a mutual friend. For I will refer to him as walk about Walker. Subject at hand for a true Winchester man is at the center. About an 87 dream of a 70 + 150 = ? Now I have to admit this one stumped me, as the #s don't exactly add up. This for me is in need of more than one great thinker. A meeting minds or the mindless if you will. What was JB big plan. Now some have said he wasn't evenvpresent, now the variable isn't 87, but 91? I think have contact to an ol mountain man's inquiry

is it just me, or does dude's hat get bigger every video?

A slamfire is a malfunction. It means the gun is firing out of battery. Please, don't say a properly functioning firearm is broken. Otherwise, great vudeo.