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    Cowboy Movie Guns

    As I recall, the Cody Museum has some Colts from the Bonanza show. Then, there is the "Have Gun Will Travel" Paladin Colt and holster. There are more, but I don't recall those. Ron
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    The THR 1851/1860 Club

    That is a beautiful revolver, Piotr! And the photography is excellent! Ron
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    The THR 1851/1860 Club

    My collection includes a pair of Pietta 1851 Navy revolvers in 36 cal. This 3rd 1851 supposedly is a replica of Wild Bill Hickok's: And the standard Piettas: 1851, 1860 and an 1858 Remington: Ron
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    Break Free CLP?

    I agree with Frontiergander. Breakfree CLP performs at or near the top of all the corrosion protection tests. I have had good success using it to protect both black powder and smokeless powder guns during storage. For cleaning, though, I use water or a water dish detergent mix. Ron
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    lets talk about flintlock guns!

    I find that commercial patches greased with Wonderlube or Bore Butter cause rapid buildup of fouling in my barrels. After 5-6 shots, I really have to shove a ball and patch down using a lot of pressure. So, I no longer use them. With patches I cut and lube the day of shooting with Hoppes #9...
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    Bore light...to illuminate the bore

    I have several different type of bore lights for my closed breech muzzleloaders. One is a SupeRay LED light that I picked up at O'Reilly's Autoparts. It is about 1/4 inch in diameter or less and drops down easily in all my muzzleloaders. If anything, it is too bright, so I put a little...
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    Flinter question

    "Love black powder and the gun that use itEXCEPT for the flintlocks. There is a reason percussion caps were invented." Caps will lead to cartridges and both are just a passing fad. They'll never catch on.:D Ron
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    Flinter question

    Mr. Cannonman, Most people use a piece of thin leather around the flint. You can crank that screw down on the leather and it will hold firmly without breaking the flint. There are some folks who use a thin sheet of lead around the flint. Either way, the flint needs to be covered by a material...
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    Wake up call

    Did you have felt wads behind the ball? Thanks, Ron
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    Triple 7 FFFg vs Pyrodex P vs GOEX black powder

    Pyrodex and 777 light up just fine in my percussion rifles and single shot pistols, but fail miserably in my flintlocks. They flat out don't work in the flintlocks. So, although I have some Pyrodex and 777 around, I try to stay consistent and use my Goex. I may use up the Pyrodex and 777 in...
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    Uberti 1858 shoots low

    When you file, take it slowly please. I am impatient. My wife says I have the attention span of a schizophrenic hummingbird. So, my inclination would be to rush and file like mad. This time, I filed just a little and shot again: filed a little more and shot again. It worked. Ron
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    Uberti 1858 shoots low

    When I shot my 1858 for the first time, no groundhog was safe. The first shots at 50 yards weren't even on the paper. All very significantly low. I was using 30 grains and a 451 ball. I did bring several files and a bluing pen to the range. Shot several rounds, did some careful filing after...
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    Surprising rust on the barrel of a Pietta 1851

    Very interesting! That is a process I hadn't considered. I washed the nylon "holster" that hangs by Velcro on the door of the safe and then washed with 91% alcohol to try to remove volatile chemicals that may have been transferred from the nylon to the barrel. But your suggestion is equally...
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    Surprising rust on the barrel of a Pietta 1851

    That is something to look at, J-Bar. Thanks, I have a banjo that I put in a new case and left it there for several weeks. The plasticizers in the interior fabric destroyed the finish where it contacted the neck. Ron
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    Surprising rust on the barrel of a Pietta 1851

    It was a real eye-opener for me, as well, PainlessWolf! If I wasn't so compulsive about cleaning and protecting my guns, I wouldn't have been so surprised. I've studied the reports found on the net on lubricants and preservatives and only use the ones that tested the best: EezOx and Breakfree...
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    Surprising rust on the barrel of a Pietta 1851

    Grabbed one of my 1851 Colt by Pietta and there was rust on 3 flats of the barrel, about 1" from where the barrel meets the frame. The rust was significant and I could feel the slight pitting after using very fine steel wool and oil to remove the rust. Why is it surprising? First, I live in...
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    Which Cap & Ball revolver is better

    1. 1860 Army 2. It fits my hands much better than the Remington 3. I own both, Piettas That said, I really like the way the Remington looks! But, given a choice of which to shoot, my selection is the 1860 Army. Thank you for working on this article! Ron
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    James Butler Hickok

    "I have never seen that photo before, thanks for posting it. It appears there was a strong wind that day..." That sent me scurrying to look at the original, full photo! There really must have been a strong wind or Wild Bill just passed gas. And another photo, 1863, where you can just...
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    James Butler Hickok

    From Kansapedia, just the left side of a Photo taken at Ft. Harker in 1867 with WI\ild Bill on the far left: Ron
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    Lyman plains pistol

    I had a very similar experience a few weeks ago, zimmerstutzen. There was a used Plains Pistol at a local gun shop. It looked like it never had been shot. Of course I didn't NEED another percussion pistol.:D But, the price was very reasonable. The trigger feel is nice. Not the hair trigger of...
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