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D Buck Thanks for that! I didnt realise it was for the blued, feeling a bit stupid now! I have bought it, should be here in a couple of weeks as I bought it from Germany and I am in Spain so LOTS of paperwork. I paid $450 for it and its new so I think I got a good deal. Shipping and paperwork...

Thanks D Buck. I looked at the Ruger site http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory/RE-OABP.html and they have production listed as starting in 1972 with the serial number 140-00001. This gun does not have the 140-00 it just has the 3 numbers 352! The seller is a gun dealer and they...

By the way its SS and has target sights.

Hi everybody I have a question for you. I have just bought (I think, the seller hasnt replied yet but its the weekend!) a ROA, but there is something a bit weird - it has a totally different serial number than any of the ones on here and its not listed on the Ruger site. The serial number is...

Speaking as a Brit i would have to disagree, at least about the UK. You can only shoot black powder muzzle loading short guns in the UK. Even the British Olympic team cant practice, they have to go to another country to practice. it actually took an Act of Parliament (special dispensation) to...

Thanks for the info! The odd thing is that I have only fired 20 rounds with it and it came new with those marks. I put a bit of marker pen on each of the divots and cycled the cylinder a couple of times and the ink hadnt been touched, so it doesnt seem to be a problem now. I am wondering if my...

The dealer has told me to try shooting and cleaning it again but not to soak it and clean it under running water insted. He said that either the soap could be the problem or (ridiculous) that the small amount og powder residue formed an acid solution while it was soaking which caused the damage...

Thanks for the support! I am hoping the dealer will do a replacement as he has a good reputation.

The divots seem to have been caused by running the cutting bit too close so the shaft touched the cylinder.

Its not blued. It has a brushed nickel plate finish which looks like a grey stainless steel. The cylinder is brighter than the rest of the gun, but the rest of the gun was cleaned with olive oil so if the dealer is correct and the soap caused the problem it would only have affected the cylinder...

I shot my new Rogers and Spencer London Grey finish (which is a nickel plate) BP for the first time this weekend. When I got home I put the cylinder in a cup of hot water with a little dish washing soap (the normal stuff for hand washing) for 30 minutes then cleaned it and rinsed it. When it was...

Yes I am sure. It is as if something ate into the finish. I tried scratching it off with my nails and a hard plastic tool. I looked at it under a 10x and 20x jewelers loupe and can see that there is damage to the finish. Also I used some solvent which would have taken of led or residue.

I shot my new Rogers and Spencer BP for the first time this weekend. When I got home I put the cylinder in a cup of hot water with a little dish washing soap (the normal stuff for hand washing) for 30 minutes then cleaned it and rinsed it. When it was dry I found the plating was badly damaged. I...

Its the Euro Arms rogers and Spencer. Tried it this weekend and great fun, also very accurate. Used 20% wax 80% pork lard and cleaned up with olive oil. Only took a couple of patches and it sparkled!

I used a mix of 20% wax and 80% lard as its an outdoor range. It worked great! Cleaned the gun with olive oil afterwards and it only took a couple of patches to get it sparkling! I will use more wax when it gets hotter.

Thanks dagger. A friend of mine´s family have a butchers shop and he got me some pre-rendered with no additives so I am going to mix some up for shooting this weekend.

Thanks again! Ok I think I will try rendering some lard and make a few different batches with both olive oil as I have loads and with the lard. I can get pure lard at the supermarket, its 100% but with anti-oxidants and stabilizers so I think I will make my own. I havent seen bore butter here...

Thanks allot for the great advice! I think I will try coconut oil and beeswax first. The lard sounds like it will go off with the heat here (45C in the summer) and get rancid! Plus I can probably use it on my scalp ; )

I cant get crisco here in Spain (or anywhere in Europe for that matter) and the Spanish appear to just use pork fat to make pastry as there are no alternative brands of veg shortening in the shops. I was wondering if either cocoa butter or shea butter would work. I will be mixing it with a...

Guys I am so grateful for all the advice, it is great to be able to draw on the knowledge and experience of so many "brothers in arms"! I have decided I will get a pack of each of .451 (recommended by the manufacturer but no one else!) .454 and .457 balls as suggested and try them to see...