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My Rogers and Spencer misfire on every brand of #10&11 caps but it will goes boom with second strike . I did replaced a main spring with a thin one because the original is very thick making cocking the hammer very difficult. Would this be the case of light hammer strike? How can I remedy this...

I need some advice on my Pietta Navy 51. It is 15 years old and I just notice that the cylinder is very difficult to remove or put it back on. I have to twist and pull the cylinder hard to get it off the arbor and do the same thing to get it back on . It gets very difficult where the thread...

I want to experiment using wad over powder loading for my Uberti Dragoon. Wads will cut from sterofoam package that super market use to pack meat. I will put my homemade mixed (beeswax and Crisco ) over each chamber. In theory, the wad will keep powder compress and even which are good for safety...

I am just curious to know how this two PRB rifle stack up against each other?

At a risk of open yet another can of worms I would like some opinion on this carbine . Here the list of what like about it. 1. .243 is kick a heck lot less in this carbine (my shoulder hurt merely look at 30-06 version) 2. It is brand new and very cute. 3. It is Mauser family . 4. Reloading...

Is this die a one size fit most or specific to caliber? I have Lyman true line Jr 6.5 Japanese sizing and bullet seater die and would like to get the 310 tong tool to load ammo.

What cause the Minie ball to keyholeing at 50 yards? I shoot Armi Sport 3 band Enfield P53 using 50 grains of Pyrodex RS and Goex 2F .I replace the nipple so I can use #11 cap and no hang fire occurred. The Minie ball is Lyman thick skirt .577 and 611 grains(according to the seller/caster). The...

Does Ruger P85,P85 MkII,and P89 interchangeable between the frame? I know that P85 was recalled in 1988 but anyone know they did some change on the P85MKII and P 89 frame?

How much modification involve to fit Zouave barrel in to this MFC stock. It look to me that I have to remove front and rear sight off the Zouave and solder/dove tail shorter and smaller sight on,may be remove bayonet log too but how about the stock?

Who makes the best Zouave rifle ever?is the Zoli is an oldie but goodies ? Pedosoli looms prettiest and priciest as well but those Chiappa made price is not too far behind. How about Armisport and Euroarms? Thank everyone in advance for input.

I read a spec on Mississippi rifle model 1841 and it stated twist rate at 1:72. Is this slow twist rate make it accurate with patch round ball and shoot poorly with Mini ball? How this rifle actually perform at 50 and 100 yards? From the look of its sight system I don't believe it will be equal...

My Hawken hang fire and misfire at the range today and I clean and lube the bore three time every three shot and it still not go boom. What can cause this ? I has two nipples with me (store in the patch box ) and they are not working. Is this a simple cure by high performance nipple like the...

The question came about because there is no #11 cap in my area but plenty of musket cap .Moreover, they charge the same price so I suppose since musket cap gives out more spark I get more bang for my buck. I just curious that beside the spark what is different between this two types of cap. Does...

I just pick up decent condition CVA mountain rifle with barrel marked made in USA. The drum clean out screw is bust up pretty bad. My question is can I leave this alone ? what is other function of this part beside drain the water and cleaning solution off the drum . Is it sufficient to just...

What is the best rifle to bring to Alaska for short term stay (like a few years ) Most likely it will be use for target shooting with occasionally for hunting . I am thinking 30-30 rifle ? I prefer to load my own ammo but I want to be able to pick up some factory ammo from stores as well .

I have trouble with this conversion . I annealed the 30-06 cases, then trim the case to 54 mm using Lee cutter and lock stud then full lenght sizing the case with Lee die and remeasure , trim and chamfer the cases. The problem is that after all this the new converted case would not chamber in my...

Why cordite powder come in stick that look like spargetti ? Can I cut them in to small pieces like modern extruded powder such as H 4895? It is such time consuming to pack this into the case but I do not want to waste the componet and it is quite accurate on Enfield rifle . Do we have any...

Why brass frame revolver is not as good as steel frame ? I have read that it will stretch over time but how many rounds does it take to stretch the frame ? what is the danger sign and symptom of such frame stretch ?

How can I talk to my coworker about not getting the .45 ACP for his first handgun? The ammunition is very expensive in my area and he only has $500 budget so most likely he will get Glock , Springfield XD or Springfield Mil-spec 1911. I am going to take him to the range with my reload .45 and...

Yesterday I had 3 cases rupture at the range while shooting Rossi Puma model 92 .357 Magnum lever action carbine. At first I thought it just typical blowby that sometime happen with .357 case but I examined the last case that rupture on me and find that it is not side way veritcal body split...