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    Shooting Black Powder in Cartridge Guns

    A nice, comprehensive installment which I hope will encourage others to experience the pleasures of blackpowder cartridge loading. It all seems very simple and straight-forward now(which it is with the right info), but when I first started about 20 years ago there wasn't much information...
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    Tips, hints to keep caps on?

    I tried the aquarium tubing and it did work to a large extant. I had to be careful which brand I bought because my pet store carried two different brands and one was too thick. When I used the thicker one I had trouble fitting the cap/tube combination into the nipple recess in some cylinders...
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    Taylor's Italian Inline Capper

    The straight line cappers are more prone to "fumble fingers" when trying to load them with caps, but I find them easier to use to cap the pistol. Drawback is they don't hold very many when compared to the Cash snail capper. When loading the inlines, I have more luck placing a cap (open end up)...
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    Slix shot

    One of the most annoying things about OEM cones is their (sometimes)lack of consistency in length. I've had brand new guns not fire on one particular cone until I backed it out slightly, then it would fire fine. This is one problem you WON'T find with the Slix. They are very consistent in size...
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    Reducing / Eliminating Cap Jams in Open Top Colt replicas

    My first go around with C&B pistols was about 30 years ago with Colt type reproductions. No Cowboy Action at the time so I wasn't shooting very quickly, but I don't recall the number of cap sucking/jams that I seem to experience today with the same type guns. All my current ones have aftermarket...
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    Density of felt for grease cookies

    If you are using a wool wad, the composition of the lube they are soaked in can be a determing factor. If I use straight Bore Butter the wads tend to be very soft and pliable. Using a lube with a larger amount of beeswax/parrafin stiffens the wad considerably. Some feel the stiffer wads act like...
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    Colt square back trigger guard

    One thing to consider is that the squareback trigger guard(as regards the 51 Navy Colt) has a little less room between the back of the trigger guard and the frontstrap when compared to the rounded one. I own a pair of both types made by Uberti and there is a noticable difference in "feel". The...
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    Slow Motion Video of Rogers & Spencer

    Couldn't quite tell from the video, but was that a blued finish or the London Gray model? :scrutiny: Either way, the Rogers & Spencer is one of my favorites!
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    in love with the 1851 colt navy :)

    For an afternoon of relaxed, pleasurable shooting few guns can match a Colt Navy. Beautiful balance, points great, looks great, shoots great--what's not to like. The big decision is whether to shoot the 51s' or 61s'.
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    Stronger spring?

    Just to satisify curiosity, take a real close inspection of the stock Uberti nipples. I just bought a new 2nd model Dragoon last year and one of the nipples was shorter than the others and would not set off a cap. Several years ago I ordered a set of new stock Uberti nipples and I swear no two...
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    Black Powder loads and accuracy

    Start out with about 24-25 grs. of FFF and start experimenting. That's part of the fun. You won't get too much more than 30 grs or so as max, depending on the type of wad, etc. you use. In the Dragoons and Walkers, trying to shove in as much powder as those big cylinders will hold, with extended...
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    Walker test firing with new caps and primer compound

    Washbuster, why did you use the curling papers? I've used cigarette papers in the past like Blackpowdershooter44 showed in his video. However, while ignition was instantaneous, there was a bit too much ash left in the chambers after firing. Are the curling papers consumed upon ignition or are...
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    Walker test firing with new caps and primer compound

    Washbuster, have you described(in another post?) the materials used for the paper cartridges?
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    Setting B/C gap on Open Top Colt

    45 Dragoon, yes, I have been "filling the arbor hole". When done, the arbor and barrel are locked as one solid piece and the wedge is fitted to a slight friction fit where a light tap is required to seat it. The wedge spring just barely protrudes from the right side of the barrel--enough for the...
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    Setting B/C gap on Open Top Colt

    Enjoyed the recent post on arbor shimming. My question is how are you setting the b/c gap if the arbor is now bottomed out in the barrel? You must be removing metal from somewhere(barrel lug?) to close the gap to .002 as 45 Dragoon suggests. Of course, I assume this is done prior to any...
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    Best 1851 Navy video ever

    Saw it this afternoon and really enjoyed it, although he should't ask if the world needs another 1851 video;). Thanks, J-BAR!!
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    Arbor Shimming

    Funny you should mention this. Just finished--10 minutes ago--using a 5mm flat washer on a Uberti 1860 Army. In my case, I used it to fill the arbor hole in the barrel. Bought a bunch of these washers and it appears each manufacturer washers are a slightly different thickness. That is great as I...
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    Loving the '51 Navy!

    Trying to recover hand strength after an operation, I think the best way is with a gun in each hand. Had a 51 Navy in one(right hand)and a 60 Army in the other. I was struck by how the Navy seemed to acquire a target a little faster. Switching guns to the other hand(Navy now in the left hand)...
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    Aquarium tubing for caps

    One advantage of thicker caps and/or using the tubing would be apparent to those who shoot Walkers, Dragoons or Colt pockets. There is no relief cut in the upper right frame on the big revolvers(like there is in a 51 Navy for instance). I've had a number of spent caps wedge between the cylinder...
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    Pietta shooting too high? Easy fix.

    Thanks LoneGoose and BCRider for the detailed explanation on how to replace that front sight. I finally have the bugs worked out on a pair of Uberti Dragoons that have similar sights which also shoot high. As I want to occasionally use them at SASS matches, I prefer the point of aim to be closer...
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