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We've had quite a few rainy days here recently in Houston, Texas which has forced me to seek indoor activities. So, I built a wooden storage case for three of my torque wrenches and then I built a wall cabinet that holds ten sets of steel-point darts and also serves as a beverage shelf...

Hi all, I have a Beretta 92FS that seems to have some anomalies: First, it has a scuff mark on the barrel near the muzzle, predominately toward the left side; see pic. Is this normal and if so why scuffing just on the left side? Secondly, the gun seems to shoot consistently left, despite the...

Calling on the collective brain here: Can I fix an 1858 Remington by Armi San Paolo that has a cylinder indexing problem? The cylinder over rotates slightly such that I can see a sliver of the cylinder when looking down the barrel with a flash light. Any ideas on how I can fix this problem...

My Uberti Colt Walker had the ubiquitous deep-hole syndrome, meaning the frame would make contact with the barrel before the arbor made contact with the bottom of the arbor hole in the barrel. I read Pettiffogger's article on correcting the problem using a Dillon Locator Button and a drill...

Well I've been away for a year or so and have only just recently logged back into THR. It appears that Makos Goods is no longer posting on this forum. If that's the case, it's too bad because he had considerable knowledge about many aspects of black powder shooting and great drawings of black...

What are people using to silver solder bits to their guns? Specifically, what are people using for a heat source? I've tried propane, map gas, and butane but none seem to get hot enough. I've been trying to solder a small "button", approx. 0.050" thick, on the end of the arbor on my Colt...

I shot my Dragoon today at American Shooting Center here in Houston. Notably I was the only person shooting a black powder revolver. In fact there was no one besides me shooting a black powder anything. I've come to realize that most shooters at ASC could give a hoot about black powder...

Uberti Walkers are still on sale at Midway for $354.99, which is a pretty fair deal in my opinion. Dixie has the same gun listed at a relatively agressive price of $375, so there's some $20 to be saved by purchasing from Midway right now. So what are you waiting for?

Does anyone know of any black powder shooting organizations in the Houston, Texas area? Thanks, Jason

Well, my shooting range is shut down due to nearby grass fires, so I headed out to the country to shoot my new Dragoon. I've shot an original Colt Army, a pattern Colt Army and a pattern 1858 Remington and I must say that this Dragoon is more fun to shoot than any of them. I think it has...

Well I was cleaning my new Dragoon this afternoon and discovered that the cylinder-to-barrel-gap was too tight < 0.006”. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that the arbor does not bottom out in its corresponding hole in the barrel. So, no shooting for me this weekend until I get the gap...

I got my new Dragoon today, exciting! Following are a couple of quick point-and-shoot-camera pics. All I can say so far is: Wow, this thing is huge; I can only imagine what it would be like to handle the Dragoon's big brother - Walker!

Well we've compared and contrasted the Walker and the Dragoon, what about the Dragoon and the 1860 Army? Does the Dragoon have a longer cylinder than the Army? And what about the barrel lengths, are they the same between the two weapons? Thanks, Jason

Well I've seen several pictures on this forum of what a feed and barrel ramp job is not supposed look like on a 1911. And I've read numerous posts about bubbas/hackers/dremel dummys/etc. making hideous modifications, but I have yet to see a picture of a properly executed barrel and feed ramp...

I purchased an OMC 380 in the mid 70s and at that time it was touted as the smallest, most powerful backup weapon available. Since then I’ve purchased a Keltec P 3AT, which is nearly the same size as the OMC. I’ve shot hundreds of rounds through the OMC and it has never failed, while the P 3AT...

Hey all - I need to split my antique gun collection with my brother; however, we don't know what they're worth. So, does anyone know of a reputable antique gun appraiser that could help us out? Thanks and regards, Jason

Hey all -- I've got a replica 1858 Remington that I'm trying to identify. It was purchased as a crude kit back in about 1981. It has what appears to be a serial number on the bottom of the grip strap: 071577 and the following marks on the cylinder: "PN" and a shield-looking mark with crossed...

I feel like this subject has been discussed many times over but I couldn’t find much when I used the search function on this site. Perhaps I didn’t use the correct key words, so I apologize if I’ve overlooked it. Anyway, my experience with Pyrodex P recently is that it’s way more corrosive...

I’ve got a 12-gauge Beretta O/U that I bought new in 1980 for about $800, if I remember correctly. It’s their field grade and I think it’s called a Pigeon 626, or something like that. Well at a skeet shoot recently I noticed an inexpensive Yildiz O/U in the rack next to my Beretta and so I...

I often wondered about the force being generated between the barrel and frame and arbor by that goofy "wedge" on my Colt Army pistol. So I decided to take a crack at calculating an estimate of it. I guessed at the wedge angle, 1.5 degrees per side, and added 1-degree for friction. Then, assuming...