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I own a pro-chrono chronograph I bought from Cabelas several years ago. Recently its been acting screwy. Its been giving me the wierdest velocities. Black powder pistols that I know should be launching balls at velocities between 400 to 600 feet per second are getting measurments if 150 fps or...

Triple 7 is a black powder substitute and like most substitutes it ignites at a higher temperature. With black powder rifles sometimes the flash from the cap has to go through a sharp bend or turn which can cause ignition problems. If magnum caps are not lighting your main charge reliably then...

I had posted on another thread results of my chronographing of two of my .36 revolvers. One was a Remington Navy the other was an 1851 Navy. I used the same load in both; 22 grains Pyrodex P a 130 grain lee conical and crisco over the bullet. They both clocked over 900 fps for a muzzle energy...

With the right outer garment and a shoulder holster you can conceal even the full size belt revolvers. The biggest issue with them is printing from the standard grip. A birds head grip works better for concealment. The sheriff models conceal ok on the belt but still require a good size coat to...

Thats my understanding also. Don

Arctic, I was using the 125 grain for .36 cal. They sucked and I melted them to make .50 cal round ball. Perhaps I'll give the 190 grain ones a chance as I now own an Old Army. Don

Just got back from the range with my 1851 Navy. Ran the same load I used in the Remington,22gr Pyro P 130 grain Lee conical crisco over bullet, and got very similar performance. Velocities were slightly lower but average velocities were between 850fps to just over 900fps with muzzle energies...

I had lousy luck with the Buffalo bullets. Couldn't get them to load straight and they were all over the place when shot. The base isn't recessed as they claim and probably why they don't load straight. I have Lee molds for .36 and .44 and have had much better luck with them. Don

ZVP Recoil was mild but with noticable muzzle flip. Kind of like shooting a .44 with a 25 to 30 grain load under a round ball. Don

Yeah, guess I'll save my money for the Spiller and Burr. Don

Hawkeye, I've heard bad things about the Starr too. Duelist1954 has a video on youtube on the Starr and he admits he's had nothing but trouble with the double action but his single action Starr has faired well. The single action has its issues as well but they seem more manageable. The Starr...

Those are nice little revolvers and you got a great deal on it. Only down side is the cartridge. Expensive and some times hard to find. Also, because there are so many old breaktop revolvers chambered for the .38S&W the factory loads are wimpy. The original loading was no barn burner but decent...

I don't know how recently but Colt did make a signature series Colt Dragoon. Well, they didn't make it Uberti in Italy made them Colt did all the finish work and then sold them for 4 times the price of the Italian replicas. Don

I am sure of one thing, had it not been for that first inexpensive brass framed revolver I wouldn't have the 10 revolvers I own now. Many are steel including a ROA I recently picked up. I load my steel ones hot when I feel the need but I still shoot my brassers and carry them on the occasional...

There are two cap and ball revolvers I'd like to get. One is the Starr single action and the other is the Spiller and Burr. The S&B has a very hefty brass frame that should hold up better than most brassers. I still don't plan on feeding it full loads but I'll baby it less than the brassers I...

I have the same revolver,Pietta made. The Remingtons can hold a bit more powder than the Colts. With roundball you can load up to 28 grains of 3f or Pyrodex P. I just recently loaded mine with 22 grains of Pyrodex P and a 130 grain Lee conical bullet. Average velocity was 921 feet per second...

All but one of my ML rifles have open sights. I have one with a scope initially because I broke the front sight and didn't want to hassle with getting a new front sight. I had the scope laying around so I put it on that rifle. I also have bifocals and shots much beyond 50 to 70 yards are...

I bought a set of those from e-bay. Seem like they work well at sealing cylinder. Plan on using them when carrying a loaded spare cylinder which I do very infrequently. Don

I like my brass framed guns too. I load them down a bit but not a lot. In my .44 brassers I load 25 grains of Pyrodex P. Some still think thats too much but it hasn't damaged them yet. The only brasser I have that I'm careful about is an 1861 Pony Express colt in .36. I was loading 20 grains of...

Looks like an interesting show. Now if I can get the wife to watch it too. I already torment her with my large collection of westerns on DVD.:evil: Don