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I just picked up a recent Euroarms P1853 Enfield. The ramrod just kinda slides in and out of the channel, there's no indication that it engages the spring. I pulled the barrel and there's nothing obviously amiss, but I'm not sure how it's supposed to work: the ramrod 'bumps' the spring...

Took my ML10 to the range yesterday evening for the first time. About 8PM (plenty of daylight here until well after 9PM), great weather (no wind, about 75 degrees, sunny), had the place to myself. I took IMR 4759 and AA5744, and a pack of Hornady SST 250-grain bullets (red three-petal...

...how much effort do they take to load? I've never fired a ML rifle...but it seems like the Minie was developed to address the issue of rifles requiring a lot of effort to load (makes sense). I realize that rate-of-fire isn't the issue with inlines that it was with rifle-muskets (I...

After about a year of C&B revolvers, I've taken the plunge into rifles - have a Miroku 1863 Springfield on the way. I'll need minies, and musket caps I reckon. Is 2F powder mandatory, or will 3F do?

Some of you might be aware that, for whatever reason, Uberti no longer makes these with the correct 'plain' cylinder - they're using the same 'scenic' cylinder as the rest of the 1851s. And they don't offer it as a piece part either. I spent the week in Jackson, TN and drove up to Dixie Gun...

In looking at these pieces on Uberti's site, it seems that they use a hybrid grip arrangement. The parts lists seem to indicate that they use an 1851/61 Navy triggerguard, but an 1860 Army backstrap. The pictures tend to corroborate that...I know Colt went back to the 1851 grips on the SAA...

Does anyone have a picture of both a New Model Pocket (Pietta, I guess, is the only maker) and a Uberti or Colt pocket Navy/Police side-by-side? I'm trying to get an idea of the size differential. Thanks, in advance.

...anybody have one? Moreover, anyone know where to get one? Cimarron doesn't handle them, Taylors doesn't list them, nor do any of the bigger (Midway, et al) mail-order houses.

I just ordered one (civilian version) from Buffalo. They don't have it in stock, so I haven't "seen" it, and I'm wondering about something. The pictures on Cimarron's page show all four Dragoon versions using the vertical (early style) loading lever catch. Uberti's website also shows the...

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While cleaning and reassembling (after its first range trip), I noticed that the hammer on my Uberti/Cimarron Remington isn't quite centered in the frame cutout. The left side of the hammer nose actually contacts the frame side as it enters the notch; it's wearing a little groove in the softer...

Anyone used these? Seems like a neat idea, maybe a bit pricey... http://www.trackofthewolf.com/(S(bx31nhzjtpe3x045z0ny142m))/categories/partDetail.aspx?catId=12&subId=83&styleId=295&partNum=OX-REV-44-SEAL

Is it normal for the loading levers on 1860 Colts to have a lot of play, when latched? I handled one today that latched properly, but it seemed as though the lever needed to be about 1/16 (maybe a little more) longer - it rattled like crazy when the pistol was moved with anything kind of rigor...

The UPS truck dropped off a box from Midway this afternoon - containing a Walker and a Remington New Army. Both very nice cosmetically - the Remington's barrel is a degree or two off-square to the frame (you have to look for it, the only way to notice is to carefully gauge the barrel side...

I've decided I want an Uberti 1860 Army. Preferably the civilian version, not cut for the stock. Problem is, nobody has them. Well, almost nobody - I did find one, but it's the brass-backstrap version. I'd prefer steel. I could buy that, and swap the backstraps...except nobody has the...

I took the first step in my BP conversion over the weekend, visiting the Bass Pro in Cincinnati (the only place within 60 miles that has any BP revolvers, at least as far as I know). They had a modest assortment, a half-dozen or so, including examples of the two frontrunners in my mind - a...

Hello, I've been lurking here for a few weeks, doing some research. I'm interested in BP revolvers, have been a shooter since I was six but haven't picked up (or owned a gun, for that matter) for about ten years. Back then, I was really into pistols, had a ton and was an FFL holder for a...