Ugly Sauce
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most of them should work pretty well fresh out the box.
I think this sums up the modification and tuning issue/debate pretty well. If something that works "pretty well" is satisfactory, then that's okay. And, that is okay. But a good tuning with some mods will take it from "pretty well fresh out of the box" to "NIB Smith and Wesson made in 1950 fresh out of the box". And probably equal to a fresh out of the box Colt pistol back in the day, in 1860. If not superior. !!
On ring-shaving, if the ball is a tight fit in the chamber, has a slight chamfer, or a taper to the chamber you might not see the ring-0-lead. None of my revolvers shave lead, but all take a good amount of force to chamber a ball or slug. I've only had one chain fire in my life, and that was the first and last time I tried 777. Blew the front sight and loading lever latch-stud off the barrel too! I was very much a believer in wads, but lately I've been shooting without them. Anyhow, the ring-shaving thing is debatable, but by all means, if in doubt, shave the ball!!
Good luck and enjoy. The 1860 packs a punch, and sure is a nice handling pistol.
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