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cap jams ? Getting the right cap/nipple combo is the trickiest part of shooting a C&B revolver. I replace the factory nipples with stainless TRM versions from Thunder Ridge Muzzloading. Combined with Remington #11 caps jams now are very rare. Others have had good luck with Treso alloy...

five beans and a dollar bill? Howdy Folks, Gotta play "Mythbusters" on this one... I tried using a greasy piece of paper currency as a "placeholder" in the empty chamber of a Colt SAA clone in .45 Colt firing BP handloads. Five dollar bill to reflect effect of inflation.:rolleyes...

Capping rules-thanks for the input folks ! Just got a chance to look at this forum to see some of the responses to my post. You can always count on some interesting and (usually) intelligent discussion around here ! Thought I would jump back in... Firstly...Mykeal, don't regret joining the...

I have one of the "Dick Dastardly" cylinder loaders and always load and then cap my C&B revolvers' cylinders at the bench then assemble or insert the cylinders at the firing table. I use a soft wood dowel to seat the caps with the cylinders on a rag facing down on the loading bench. This works...

Man, that's pretty ! Good show ! That is a thing of beauty. Don't you just love handling a fine rifle like that ? And she shoots good to !:cool: I just bought a Uberti 1866 just last month. It has some really pretty wood. Paid too much for it but I don't care. I like to use .45 Colt...

T-bolt I know what you're saying, lot of hatefull stuff regards the thunderbolt. Mine works fine and shoots really well. No problems with factory loads but lots of misfires with my handloads. No big deal; just put a shim under the hammer spring close to where it screws into the frame. The...

I remember a post about a guy who loaded up a couple hundred rounds of .45 ACP and fired 'em off out of a Thompson submachine gun with a fifty round drum. Lottsa smoke, sparks and noise but no real functional problems. Clean-up was a real b*tch however. He had left the petroleum based lube in...

Custer's Revolvers I'm gonna have to agree on the English revolvers claim. I'll have to look it up when I get home but in the big 'ole coffee table book "Peacemakers" I got last X-mas but Custer had a really fancy pair of engraved English revolvers given to him. I'm pretty sure they were...

Howdy, I've looked at those Le Mats at Dixie's booth at Friendship. They are indeed mighy fine looking. These are part of Pietta's "premium" line of pistolas. I think they repesent a higher level of fit and finish than the "bargin basement" Traditions branded revolvers intended to be sold for...

Jeez...lighten up, it a COMEDY show ! "I don't believe that kind of power should be in the hands of feeling human beings.....maybe robots or something" and Jon Stewart replied something to the effect of... "Yea, like that RoboCop thing, er, that worked out really well...":rolleyes...

Pyrodex in Italia... Howdy, Pyrodex is pretty much interchangable with real black powder insofar as loading procedures. The .45 Colt is easy to load with BP or subs. It's when you try to "down-load" that things get dicey. What you want to avoid is a big "air-gap" between powder and...

R&D cylinder Howdy, The R&D cylinder is a great deal. It's really an update of a English patent (Adams/Deane/Tranter) two piece conversion cylinder which was used in Remington and other brand revolvers back in the 19th century. Works fine except for use in Colt system sixguns you have to...

Hello Folks, Once upon a time, being a Felon meant you were a really bad guy; kidnapper, murderer, armed robber, thug, etc. But we just continued making laws, many of which are next to impossible to really enforce so, hey let's give these laws some "teeth" and impose ever stiffer penalties...

Non-Colt & Remington revolvers... Howdy, I'd love to see a repro Adams. They were used during the Civil War and were manufactured here under liscense in the US during the conflict. ( By Manhattan I believe) The Adams/Deane/Tranter family of firearms also offered a conversion cylinder very...

Bobin' yer barrel Howdy, Like to recomend you spend about 30-40 bucks for a Wheeler Engineering dovetail cutting kit. Has a hardened clamp-on cutting jig and a blind side triangle file. I think I got mine from Midway or Brownells. Follow the directions and you'll be cutting dovetail slots in...

Grip frame swaping I'm betting they'll swap OK. I've got both Pietta and Uberti Colt clones. Like I mentioned, I put a 1860 grip assembly on an Uberti Cattleman SAA so I have a Uberti SSA grip in my parts box. I'll try it on one of my Pietta Colt clones when I get home... Slim

Birds head grip Howdy, Percussion and SAA grips are interchangeable. I put a longer 1860 "Army" grip on my Uberti Cattleman to fit my long digits better. I'f y'all like the birds head style grip but don't want to do any cuttin' bending or grinding you could just order a "Lightning" style...

Adding a Patina of age... I had a Pietta "Old Silver" 1851 Navy. Real pretty polished shiny silver steel. Bought a big 'ol Plano 777 tackle box to make into a blackpowder range box. Top compartment was big enough for two pistolas. Lined the top with pieces of foam cut to hold the Remmie and...

Load for 1860 Howdy, I've got two spouts, one nominal 30 Gr. the other 35 Gr. When I measure 'em to see what actually gets "thrown" it comes out to 28 Gr. and 30-31 Gr. See, the skin of your finger pushes into the spout a little ways and takes up some space. So a 30 Gr. spout actually...

Colt vs. Remmie Howdy, I've got both so here's my take on it... (1) strength and consistency...Remington. Solid frame is more like a "modern" revolver. Grips can be interchanged since the frame shape is consistent shape/size. Every Colt grip is a little diffferent and has to be fitted to...