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Without cylinder float on these cap and ball revolvers they would really be hard to maintain smooth reliable function due to crud buildup and binding of the cylinder and frame. It's not that easy of a task as it is, just ask the cowboy action shooters if they would like a tight fitting cylinder...

A while back I posted pictures of one I made with the 5mm socket. It works great. Mike

Tinker, Let me know how you make out with that Navy/Colt. Mike

Wow!!! Take off a few days and you miss all kinds of great info and fun stuff around here,Lol. Mec, tried to download that article but it's a real pain. It wont let me charge it to my card, in fact I can;'t even get that far before the site starts acting up. Maybe they are just having problems...

Manyirons, That's a good looking bullet! Is he going to be selling these any time soon? Let me know if he does. Thanks , Mike

The use of Windex type cleaner is something I will second. Also like the WD-40 or Mineral oil. Spray the windex right in the cylinders and in the nipple holes, let it sit a few minutes. Now use an old tooth brush and scrub the nipples and a pipe cleaner to clean the inside. Just slide it in and...

"whoever foisted the revolver on the nation in war time should have been strung up as a traitor." That tells me something!:uhoh: I'm going to do a little searching on this revolver and see what I can find out. If I find anything that may interest you I'll pass it on, Mike

Mec, Now that one looks like a challenge and something that would keep me awake at night until I got it to go Bang! every time. It has me wandering if they had problems with the originals also or is it just a Pietta screw up or the inherent problem from Star? The revolver is a good looking one...

The only time I really have recoil to be noticed is when I'm shooting 40gr. of Pyrodex P and a 200gr conical. Thats a serious load and not recommended for an open top like the Colt. With 25-30gr. and a ball they are a real pleasure to shoot and just enough "BANG" and recoil to make it fun.:)

Low Key, I'm not fond of shooting glasses when hunting but around the house or the range I wear a pair of safety glasses. To many times I have had blow back smack me in the face not just from BP guns but from my other revolvers and autos too. Glad you weren't hurt any worse than you were and...

Sundance, Good tip on the alcohol, that would do the trick for sure, Thanks, Mike

Ferret, To really get an idea of where your gun is shooting and to work up loads it's a good idea in my opinion to use a really good bench rest position and start out a 5 yards. Shoot at a target no larger than a quarter or better yet draw a cross on a piece of computer paper and go for the...

All great info above but I would like to make a suggestion on the caps to dry and clear the nipples.If you shoot two rounds of caps to clear and dry the nipples and then load another six when you are loaded and ready to fire then it takes 18 caps to fire one cylinder full !!! This would break...

Ferret, The way your doing the curing is fine and your test results are great ...but , it won't be conclusive unless unless you do the cure, clean the revolver but don't oil it and see what happens. If the grease is really in the metal from the curing process then it won't rust or I should say...

It would be a good idea to purchase a repair kit or an extra hand/spring , Bolt spring and loading lever screws. The springs on the Colt 51's, 60 and 61 seem to break easier and more often than on the Remington's. Mike

Mec, That is really something but I can't say that I'm to surprised at the results you experienced. Black powder is as old as dirt and yet as reliable as a good old gal. :) Mike

Remington .44 with a 200gr. conical and 40gr. of powder as my main go to gun and a 51 Navy/Colt .36 with a .380 ball and 26 gr. of powder as my back up.Then I want my wife standing beside me with a double barrel 10 gage loaded with nails.:evil:

Finlander, 30 g. is a good target load or hunting load for small game. Several of us on here use 40g of Goex3f or Pyrodex"P" and have had no problems at all. It makes a great load for Deer but be warned it is a potent load and addicting to shoot:)

Low Key has it pegged. Over the years I have hunted Deer, Moose , Bear, Elk and many smaller critters with gun and bow. At one time or another I have owned or shot everything from the .44 mag to the .22 and the 7 mm mag. to the .410 shotgun. I'm here to tell you one thing....The Remington .44...

:D Mine just shoots hot lead from a Remington .44 in the right hand and hot lead from a Colt .36 in the left. If the right one don't get ya, the left one will! One thing about all the lead that they were shooting in the Civil war and the wild west, they sure had to make sure the caps fired...