armoredman
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I really like this Pietta 1851 Reb revolver. Yeah. it's the cheapest you can get but it was a gift, and it's just plain fun.
I also had to try out some new toys in the picture, a plastic powder flask and a brass powder measure. Last time it was me loading with a plastic Lee dipper - took forever...this took less time. Still took a while.
So you will notice that today I was using #10 caps. Why? I had them and I wanted to see how they would work...the answer is TERRIBLE. I could not force them all the way on and in just 11 rounds I had MANY misfires, that fired the second time. The caps are just way too tight. However, I was also watching my son learn to shoot next to me, with a professional teaching him, so I didn't shoot all that much....obligatory photo, professional face blacked out as I don't have, and never WILL have permission to post his face. Son had a BLAST - hooked! SCORE!
Second target at ten yards actually didn't look too bad, as I was more concerned with getting the dadgum thing to FIRE than be slow fire accurate. Go figure. I also lowered the powder charge to 15 grains of the Holy Black, Goex FFFG.
Even though it was only 11 rounds, I still cleaned the ever lovin' daylights outa this thing. I will go back again with the #11s and see how it goes. I really, really, really want an 1858 now...but in the meantime this is my Biden proof revolver.
I also had to try out some new toys in the picture, a plastic powder flask and a brass powder measure. Last time it was me loading with a plastic Lee dipper - took forever...this took less time. Still took a while.
So you will notice that today I was using #10 caps. Why? I had them and I wanted to see how they would work...the answer is TERRIBLE. I could not force them all the way on and in just 11 rounds I had MANY misfires, that fired the second time. The caps are just way too tight. However, I was also watching my son learn to shoot next to me, with a professional teaching him, so I didn't shoot all that much....obligatory photo, professional face blacked out as I don't have, and never WILL have permission to post his face. Son had a BLAST - hooked! SCORE!
Second target at ten yards actually didn't look too bad, as I was more concerned with getting the dadgum thing to FIRE than be slow fire accurate. Go figure. I also lowered the powder charge to 15 grains of the Holy Black, Goex FFFG.
Even though it was only 11 rounds, I still cleaned the ever lovin' daylights outa this thing. I will go back again with the #11s and see how it goes. I really, really, really want an 1858 now...but in the meantime this is my Biden proof revolver.