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Another media representation: Many years ago, I was in a hotel in Tulsa, flipping channels and came on an Australian "western" series set in the 1870s or so. The two "troopers" (lawmen) carried Colt Navies and Spencer carbines. In a shootout with some bad guys, they took cover behind some...

Is it just camera angle, or do the position of the hammer and the nipple recesses in the original photo suggest that the hammer is resting between the nipples? Did the Dragoons (of whichever model) have the safety pins, whatever they are properly called? Regards, Joel

powder granulatuion "Life Saving" is for line-throwing guns. It looks like your best option is the slowest brand of Fg powder you can find, or some FA or 2FA blasting powder, if you can find it. Regards, Joel ____________________________________________________________________________...

For good patterns, buckshot need to be loaded in flat layers. 20ga is a fairly small bore for using buckshot, at least the larger sizes. At least part of your problem is that the .32 buck shot are too large to sit in a flat layer, and they are being badly deformed on firing by being jammed...

Have you mic'd the chamber mouths and the groove diameter of the barrel? It's not unknown for the chambers to be smaller than the bore and one might not get enough bump-up to obturate the bore. Regards, Joel

"I might just buy some pewter. It's useful for pouring nosecaps." Garage sale & thrift store pewter mugs are an often-inexpensive source. Regards, Joel

I have just acquired several unopened cans of Hodgdon BP, and cannot find any indication of manufacturer or date/lot#/etc. I'm hoping to get some more information on who actually manufactured it & when, quality, etc. They are in steel cans with white plastic rip-strip-sealed lids centered on the...