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What great contributions Dave made! I learned a lot! And I must apologize to most of you for having scrolled past your posts while looking for those written by Dave McCracken. I could get right to the point that way, always knowing that I would find good solid information that I could...

Thanks Sundance, I ordered a Thompson fly and it fit perfectly and worked great. Thanks for the info. WCO

I was given a rifle but need to find a part for it, so I figured I needed to know exactly what I had first. Sorry, no photos. You'll have to make a mental image. It's a 45 cal percussion sidelock. 28 inch octogon barrel with half stock. Double set triggers with brass trigger guard. Brass patch...

What diameter should a lube pill be for a .44 and does it matter? If it's undersized, won't it just compress and expand to size once the ball is loaded on top of it? WCO

powder charge Thanks for all the info and advice. I chose the Pietta 1858 New Army from Cabela's. I have already received it and am sure I going to really like it, especially once I get it to the range. Here's another question though. The Pietta instruction manual recommends a powder charge...

Thanks Thanks for the welcome and all of the good advice. This info, as well as the great stuff in the "black powder essentials" thread and the rest of the forum should help in my search and research. Thanks again.

I'm considering my first black powder revolver. Which would you recommend as a good starting point? I do go to the range fairly regularly but have little black powder experience. I have done some muzzle loading rifle shooting in the past but infrequently. Thanks