The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

My ROA factory cylinders don't have uniform chambers. If you mike yours, you may find the same thing. Re-boring the chambers to the diameter of the largest one may be the only solution short of a ClassicBallistx cylinder.
 
I have heard other people mention this. I had a lot of fun with this gun the last seven days. because of the pure lead and not alloy,I cast and lubed them as they dropped. I also remember reading some thing about "chamfering/beveling the edge of the cylinder? at this point I am very happy with the way my ROA shot with the RBs. Like rifle reloading,if the bullet does not seat true (my main problem) accuracy suffers. I was shooting 30grs and it seemed to perfect load for the 220s naked and the RBs with wonder wads. all being said,I do not believe she will stay at home when I go to camp. Tons of fun,I had to explain to the newbies that loading C&b revolvers are part of the fun It did not take long before reloading it was done quickly (my inline capper needs some modifications,the lips are too long and dont quite reach the nipple) all in all,she pleased a bunch of people (still talking about the ROA,LOL)
 
I took my 5 1/2" along today, while shooting a new LC9S. It had been loaded for months and it still put all 6 in the bull from 25 yards.:)
 
I see on the baliistx website they give a discount on their cylinders to THR Old Army club members.
Anyone know how much the discount is?
 
I bought one from them and they did give a discount but I don't remember how much.
I had to fill out a form first to assure I got the discount. I believe all the info is on their website.
Call or e-mail 'Wisent' if you can't find it.
 
ROA Trigger

I am considering getting an Old Army, I've read quite a bit about them here but I'm curious about the trigger. Clean, crisp pull? Should I expect to have to do any work to it? I started BP with a T/C Renegade and have since had 3 rifles from TVM. I also shoot a Dan Wesson 15-2 and a Feinwerkbau air pistol, so triggers are important to me. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Same trigger as an older 3 screw blackhawk. Better than a new blackhawk/vaquero. 4 lbs or so with not much overtravel.
 
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Here are my two ROA.
I have a 3rd that is also a 5.5 fixed sight but I'm selling that one. I use slix-shot nipples and beltmountin quick change cylender conversions.
 
Most mercury compounds are toxic.
When I was a kid, we used to rub mercury on dimes and get them shiny. They always tarnished real bad in a short while. (Dimes were still made of silver when I was a kid.)
 
Patocazador said:
Most mercury compounds are toxic.
When I was a kid, we used to rub mercury on dimes and get them shiny. They always tarnished real bad in a short while. (Dimes were still made of silver when I was a kid.)
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When I was a kid we'd go over to my grandpas house and make silver rings and such. He had a side job for the BLM going onto the Indian reservations and teaching Indians how to make silver and turquoise jewelry. Turns out they arent born knowing how to do that stuff. Who knew? Anyway after we made the rings we'd dunk them in mercury to get them all shined up. Like you said it doesn't last long. Grandpa only live to 64 but man he looked older. Always thought it was the drinking but you never know. Might have been a little heavy metal poisoning in there too.
 
This was perhaps because I worked a lot with mercury, I Was clockmaker and jeweler.

Mercury is essential to work on some very old gold watches and jewelry: mercury gilding by electrolysis is not possible and we must work like 250 years ago with mercury, gold and flame of alcohol lamp ...

I did it all my life and I'm not sick, now I'm retired long ago but I still have two small bottles of mercury at the good the size to clean a barrel when I need...

If you do it right you need to do it is no more dangerous than bullets melt and perhaps less: you will watch what you do and you take care more than lead bullets casting... ;)
 
Mercury poisoning :

It is only toxic and poisonous if you ingest it, it gets into a cut into your bloodstream or you inhale the fumes when you cook it. Just like lead, you have to use your head and common sense with it. Dentists would mix it with fillings of silver and stick it in your mouth years ago. They still do in Asia, the Middle East and many parts of Africa. If it were that BAD, the World Health Organization [WHO] would clamp down on it worldwide. Heck, mercurochrome, a liquid solution for cuts is still available in those countries. We have the 'silly' stuff over here. The 'non allergic' politically correct stuff. It takes days for a cut to heal. Used correctly within reason, a poison can be beneficial. Heart patients to this day, take low doses of 'rat poison' to keep their hearts beating well. It has been a life saver. Go figure....................
 
A Pair

My two stainless ROA's. Pic taken on bedsheet with cell phone. Got 30 lbs of keel lead, a Lee mould. Am working on making urine based black powder. Am stumped on making the primer compound. URL referals to such appreciated.
Thanks, Doug
 

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making urine based black powder -- making the primer compound:

In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine "Foxfire" in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This content was published in a set of "Foxfire Books" numbered 1 - 5.
I had a Set of these Books, which were lost in a Fire. I am not able to recall which of the 5 books it was, but I do remember one of them having the recipe for Urine Based Black Powder and I believe Primer Compound. These Books can still be found on places like eBay and Amazon.
 
The Foxfire collection is a treasure. It includes a long description of Hacker Martin and his rifle making process. Definitely a series of books for those interested in pioneer living and gun making history.
 
Am working on making urine based black powder
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Did you know that in Europe and particularly in France (mainly during the Napoleonic Wars) it was one of the important source nitrate (KNO³) for the manufacture of BP during the 18th and a large part of 19th century...

In much homes (outside the cities) the urine was treated in each home to obtain the nitrate and this nitrate was for the army: the army gave money for urine of the people during a long time...

Funny, no ? ;)
 
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