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    THR Remington 1858 Club

    New Roster: #1 Shoot The Moon, #2 TomADC, #3 fogg64, #4 mykeal, #5 romel, #6 kwhi43, #7rdstrain49, #8 junkman_01, #9 AaronE, #10 jtscuba02, #11 Prairie Dawg, #12 Nalioth, #13 Mizar, #14 BHP FAN, #15 napp, #16 jaymo, #17 theotherwaldo, #18 berkley, #19 Oyeboten, #20 messerist, #21 missuramoss...
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    Starr revolvers?

    Two points: 1) I own a PIetta Starr SA. In a word, it's a POS. Well, ok, that's 3 words. The gun is unwieldy at best - the bore centerline is high relative to the grip making follow through difficult. It's difficult to point if you're used to the Colt grips. The gun is a top break design...
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    Working up loads. Powder increments increase amounts?

    "Eyeballing" the 5 grain mark is easily good enough. Even if the error is as much as 2 grains that small amount of powder is not going to be significant for everything except perhaps match target shooting.
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    The THR Walker Club

    How about, "...the conical design allowing for a smaller drag coefficient..." Yes, the conical front doesn't by itself guarantee a significantly better drag environment, but it does allow the designer to do better with judicious choice of aft end shapes.
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    Black vs smokless .38specials?

    Deleted. Apologies for hijacking the thread. I'll shut up now.
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    Still feel stupid about "black powder equivalent" weights

    Yeah, this has really gotten silly.:banghead: Yes, we poor uneducated black powder shooters use the word 'grain' to describe a volume measurement, something the world's governments do not endorse (which some folks would consider sufficient reason by itself:scrutiny:). I suppose it will lead...
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    The THR Walker Club

    Umm, I think spherical and conical bullets of the same caliber have the same frontal cross sectional area...
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    Still feel stupid about "black powder equivalent" weights

    Interesting stuff. But... Nobody establishes the accuracy of their equipment, which, after all, is of utmost importance. Was the volume measure used to create the Cutrich.com conversion chart accurate to 4 decimal places as suggested by his data? We don't even know if it was accurate to 2...
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    Black vs smokless .38specials?

    Yes, they do. The fact is that black powder is not 'unstable' with respect to impact, friction and static electricity. The physics just don't support such nonsense. An MSDS is not a scientific document; it's a legal document, intended to cover someone's butt from attack by ambulance chasers...
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    Black vs smokless .38specials?

    The MSDS for black powder from Goex, under Hazardous Reactivity - Instability, contains the following statement: "Keep away from heat, sparks and open flames. Avoid impact, friction and static electricity". Perhaps that's the source. Having said that, I personally believe the admonition...
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    Still feel stupid about "black powder equivalent" weights

    Decide what volume by grains of fffg real black powder you wish to shoot. Multiply that number by 0.85. That is the volume by grains of fffg 777 you should load. Completely ignore the weights. That's all there is to it. For instance, if you want to shoot the fffg 777 equivalent of 35 grains by...
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    keep a Ruger Old Army for spare parts as time goes by?

    No. I buy guns to use. I don't have 'safe queens' (well, except maybe for that POS Starr SA...) nor do I keep non-functioning piles of parts. Now, some don't get used very often as I do have favorites, but they're all available and working.
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    Powder equivalent charts?

    Seems reasonable to me. Since physical properties are never perfectly exact, even from lot to lot of the same powder... What sort of error term would you require for 'equivalent'?
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    The THR Walker Club

    Walkers only came in .44 cal. It's a special gun; very large and heavy, capable of firing rifle loads. In general I would not recommend it as a first cap and ball revolver. The 1851 Navy, 1860 Army or 1858 Remington New Army would be a better first choice. In used black powder revolvers...
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    Spiller and Burr opinions?

    Palmetto may have also made Spiller & Burr replicas; mine has no manufacturer's mark on the frame, but the cylinder is clearly marked with the Palmetto logo. The barrel is marked Richland Arms and both it and the grip frame are stamped with the number 46; on the other hand, the cylinder has the...
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    Uberti Colt 1862 Police

    Hmm. My 1997 vintage Uberti 1862 Pocket Police is slightly different. The chamber size is the same (0.372") but the groove-to-groove dimension is tighter: 0.366".
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    Need a heavy duty range rod. Where to get?

    October Country used to sell solid brass rods in 48" lengths, but I don't see any in their current site listing. They do sell a 48" Delrin rod in several thicknesses and with various threaded ends (including 10/32). Don't know how well Delrin will work as a range rod (too flexible?). They also...
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    Need a heavy duty range rod. Where to get?

    How long does it need to be? Material? Are you looking for something authentic or do you just need a good working range rod?
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    Photos of my new-to-me pinch frame Ruger Old Army pkg

    Beautiful. Just plain freaking beautiful. Congratulations. Please post that photo in the THR ROA thread.
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