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    Has anyone tried Triple 7 in handguns?

    I am getting to like the 777 in my ROAs. I use a 25gr flask and .015 thin wad and a bullet sized to .454. Recoil not bad at all. Smoke factor is up there and I think more than Swiss or Goex. Good results with CAS as the wheelweight cast bullets ding on steel and spotters can actually hear the...
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    die for cutting felt/paper wads

    I have had some luck with a cheap Harbor Freight punch mounted in the chuck of my drill press. I like to make felt wads from old hats I buy at Goodwill stores. It works well with material on a pine board. Plus it gets those Blues Bros hats off the streets. :cool: The only time consuming effort...
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    What NRA Comp. Rank are you?

    Sharpshooter so far.
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    THR Remington 1858 Club

    Opps, I have a picture of ROAs on the other thread. Well, if they start a '51 thread, a 44-40 thread, a derringer thread, then I will just have to cover all bases. :)
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    The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

    I owe you a picture or two. One of my SS 5 1/2s" with Kirst installed and one of my blued 8" pair. Strictly utility as they see hard use.
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    THR Remington 1858 Club

    Here is a picture of my 2 Pietta '58s. I took the bluing off to antique them and then treated the metal.
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    THR Remington 1858 Club

    Shoot The Moon, that Euroarms is a really nice 58. Do they all have the trigger return like that? I think that is the first one I have observed. I have a pair of Pietta 58's blued, 8" barrels and some spare cylinders. I'll get a picture of them to post, but in the meantime, how about this one...
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    The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

    Yes, the Belt Mt pins are great but not for quick cylinder removals. Like you I never turn my screw to lock the cylinder pin. With a Belt Mt, I would need to. I found the spring on the end of the lever is enough and I have yet to have a lever drop on me. I like Belt Mt and use their pins in my...
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    The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

    That would be the ticket, since you have a Kirst. I would be surprised if the firing pin on the Kirst would be damaged by dry firing. It only takes a second to switch cylinders after all. That gives you the weight too, versus the no cylinder at all. However dryfiring one of my revolvers has...
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    The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

    I have shot those two Rowdy Yates Shilen barreled 12" buntlines. Filthy let me shoot them and I did with 5 rounds from each one. I was surprised that they were not muzzle heavy at all. Since I know Filthy and I know Rowdy, I have to tell you that there was much more invested in the pair...
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    ROA Bisley Hammers may become reality!!!!

    +1 Not legal to shoot SASS sanctioned events is true. I know as a frontiersman myself, I would not like to see you show up with hammer modifications in my class, however you could shoot a couple other classes with a modified C&B revolver, just not frontiersman. It is not an unknown fact that...
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    The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

    My loading stand. Next to it you can see my 5 1/2 stainless ROA. Loading stand? What for? Ok, I will come clean. I shoot Cowboy Action Shooting with a pair of ROAs, a '73 rifle and a SXS shotgun. There is a class for the likes of me and it is called Frontiersman. It is one of the blackpowder...
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    ruger old army

    Accuracy to what? 25yards? I like 30gr of 3F Goex a card wad and a Speer .457 ball and over the ball lube. Crisco works fine. Good accuracy to 25 yards.
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    Gunsmith needed

    Look up VTI gun parts. They carry a line of replacement parts for those. I am guessing you have an issue with the hand, probably not the bolt, since I have many spare cylinders and they all lock up tight and on time with a good hand. Sometimes you have to do a small amount of file work on the...
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    newbie question

    When I got started I got some books by Sam Fadala. I found them very good for starting out and loading and shooting BP was a breeze after reading them. You can probably find them on Amazon, if not in a gun shop.:)
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    Chainfire

    I have been pretty fortunate in that I have only had one chainfire so far and I shoot a lot of C&B as I shoot about 30 rounds from each of two each weekend for CAS. However, I did have one and I was shooting a 58 Remmie repro. It was from the nipple end. I had a cap fall off and the flash of the...
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    Good Prices For a New Ruger Old Army

    That is a good price. I got 2 of the 71/2 blued for $400 each and thought no one would be in that ballpark. I got mine from BroDave a texas dealer. Around my neck of the woods the dealers want $450 and up on blued and over $500 on stainless. I have six ROAs now. Sometimes ROAs will have an...
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    cheap Double barrel for CAS

    Stoeger would probably be a good choice for a start for a brand new SXS. Lot's of folks shoot Stevens and Savage too, but they are prone to wear. The Stoeger will eventually have firing pin issue after a lot of use. My preferrence is the Baikal SXS, but it needs work to function quickly for...
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    What BP substitue would have the greatest shelf life?

    777 I would think. Definately not APP, it clumps up in a hurry. Probably Pyrodex would be second longest lasting, then Pinnacle made by APP.
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    American Pioneer Powder ??

    APP sells for $21 a ound around here in the toy stores. On the other hand there is a new powder from Goex called Pinnacle that is made by APP for Goex. My experience with that so far is that it does not clump and meters better with less fines than APP. Shooting is the same as APP however and...
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