Outlaw Kid upgraded 1851 to the range again!

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Glad to hear we have another good cap&ball gunsmith.

I dislike lube over the ball so much that I'll do just about anything to avoid it. I have found that .36 caliber cartridges with a bullet (rather than a ball) dip lubed in tallow and beeswax will usually go at least a hundred rounds, depending on the weather.

For my money, assuming a reliable gun, the single most effective modification is decent sights. Trying to figure out which pebble to hold on with a tiny little brass cone reflecting light into your eyes is not conducive to accuracy! I now install a dovetail front blade on any gun I really want to hit with, and file a square notch in the hammer as well. Then I file and drift the front sight until it hits where I want. The majority of the time this results in a gun with accuracy to match a typical modern centerfire revolver - which seems to surprise the daylights out of the average range officer!
 
Not trying to brag. Well...yes I am a little bit. But for sure, the cap-n-ball revolvers are as capable of fine accuracy as any other revolver. Now maybe a center fire target revolver, shooting wad-cutters will do better, but in the field and shooting off-hand I don't think one would be superior.

On the top target with the 1860, that hole in the top of the target was the first shot, and I was aiming at the center of the circle, and I had the front sight held a little bit high. The subsequent shots I held the front sight as low as possible, and was aiming at the bottom of the plate. Since I don't use it for small game, the higher POI gives me a little more range.
 
Man that little 1862 is a great shooter, The Out Law Kid just finished tuning mine. Can't wait to get it back! What great little revolvers those 1862's are.
 
I'm getting to like mine more and more. I've carried mine in the mountains now, so we have "bonded". !!!! And again, can't argue with the accuracy. Did you get Slixshot cones for yours? I think they are almost a must, but I wouldn't be surprised if it works perfectly after the Kid does his magic. They reduced hammer blow-back quite a bit on mine.
 
Yes, I did buy the new SlixShot nipples for the 1862. I included them when I sent the gun to The Kid and he put them on. I sent my 1862 Police to him unfired and new in the box so I can't comment on the gun's performance yet. But if The Kid worked on it I am expecting GREAT things! The other 1862's I have read about all provided their owners with exceptional accuracy and stellar handling characteristics. They are simply great little guns.
 
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