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Picked this up a while back Reproduction of '58 Remington, modern click-adjustable target sights, but in .36 caliber. I've seen plenty of factory-made Remington copies with target sights, and they're still sold today, but always in .44 caliber. Never seen a .36! Top of barrel marking: NAVY ARMS...

At a gun show in Spokane in the early 1980s, I encountered a reproduction 1849 for sale with a 5" barrel. The man selling it said it balanced better than the 4 or 6" barrel models. And I believe he was right. I've regretted not getting it since that encounter. I've never seen another one, and...

I use a 5/16 hole/wad punch for .31 caliber revolvers. Made to cut holes in do-it-yourself automotive gaskets. 3/8" inch hole/wad punch for .36 caliber. Made for automotive gaskets. Find it online. 7/16" hole/wad punch for .44/40. 44 Magnum, .45-caliber muzzleloading rifle or single-shot pistol...

Decades ago I began using lubricated felt wads between the powder and ball in my cap and ball revolvers. This has prevented me from seating a ball without powder. Through the years, I've forgotten a few times to add powder before seating the lubricated wad. No big deal; the wad can be tipped...

Black powder fouling is, and always has been, nearly 100 percent soluble in water. It is not soluble in oil or grease. I trust the old timers knew this, and used primarily water to clean their black powder arms. Sperm Whale Oil was readily available in the 19th century. It's a very good...

Anytime a reloader says that a little extra effort is required to seat a cartridge, I immediately suspect a lack of case trimming. Are you trimming your cases regularly? You don't even mention case trimming. Years ago, a co-worker complained that his .308 Winchester cartridges were difficult...

I bought a Harrington & Richardson Little Bighorn commemorative 1873 Springfield Carbine .45-70 in 1977. Still looks nearly new. I've put about 300 rounds through it, many of them black powder. When I first got it, I didn't know a thing about "Carbine" loads. I ordered a 500 gr. Lee bullet...

As fake as Pamela Lee's . . . <notices moderator scrutinizing him> um ... library card. :D

I wouldn't hunt any deer with a cap and ball revolver. Hunting ethics demand that you use a gun with ample power for a quick kill. Cap and ball revolvers lack enough powder capacity to generate the kind of velocity you need to ensure enough energy for a humane kill. Yes, I know about the...

Get .454" balls and you won't have to wonder how much of a lead ring you should create by seating the ball. Seating a .454 ball doesn't offer much more resistance over a .451 ball, but it does create a better seal. The best container I've found for cap and ball sixgun necessities is a plastic...

If you get that kind of accuracy from those bullets made for smokeless powder, keep using them. But your experience isn't typical. Since the 1970s, I have tried using a variety of lead .45 ACP bullets in my .44-caliber cap and ball sixguns. I also tried the Lyman 37583 bullet, an old design...

I've seen and responded to questions like yours since the 1970s. 1. The lead inside jacketed bullets is generally very soft or pure lead. If you melt the cores out of the fired jacket, the lead is almost always suitable for black powder use. Copper jackets that fully enclose the bullet won't...

Odd. Folks have been taking game up to the size of deer with the Lee conical bullets for decades. Did deer and coyotes suddenly grow armor plating? The fact is -- accuracy is more important than conical bullet design. Being able to place the conical bullet exactly where it should be is what...

Been using soapy water for cleaning black powder guns for well over 40 years. No problems, no rust. It's not any more complicated to clean with soapy water than with anything else. Read the directions for "Black Powder Wunder Cleaner" solvents sold commercially, and they're identical to using...

Be VERY careful with any .32 Winchester Special cartridge made from .30-30 brass, lest it find its way into a .30-30. Plenty of the older .30-30s have chambers worn enough to accept the case with a .321" bullet in the case mouth. The consequences of sending a .32-caliber bullet down a...

I gotta get new glasses ... I thought the thread said, "Antiquing a pair of brassieres!" :uhoh:

Yeah! Avoid lead for an anchor! Go Green with an inflatable anchor made of recycled plastic! The same company sells inflatable sandbags. Much easier to use, and none of that backbreaking work! I think they sell these items on late night TV ... heh.

LOL! I like www.speculation.com! It's where I go to find out about treatment for gout, the dangers of vaccinating children, how to find a fortune in gold, the best device to raise my gas mileage to 60 mpg, the real about the Sept. 11 attack, what's in the hangars at Area 51 and a host of...

It was probably a poor idea to advertise the presence of 3,000 pounds of black powder, and further identify its storage site on a hill. There are domestic and international terrorists out there who would consider it a good target. Criminals could also use the explosion as a good distraction to...

Not tried it. I have scads of canning paraffin, and it works well in the recipe named after me: Gatofeo No. 1 Lubricant. Never saw a need to change. I've experimented with different tallows, but mutton tallow has proven -- by far -- to be the best I've found. I tried wax from old candles...