The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

Check out Clements site, he converts ROA's to 50 cal, not cheap but a grizzly killer or anything else in North America. As for ROA's for sale, check on Gunbroker, they're not cheap but not outrageous considering they're no longer made. I looked at the octo barrel for one of mine, quite pricey. I had one with a pitted area near the muzzle, previous owner had a squib load and left it too long, shot ok, but I'm anal about my guns, finally found a frame on Ebay and now have 2 pristine shooters. Look for Classicballistix cylinders for ROA, they hold about 46 grains, I lucked into a pair on Gunbroker a few yrs ago.
 
robhof said:
Check out Clements site, he converts ROA's to 50 cal, not cheap but a grizzly killer or anything else in North America. As for ROA's for sale, check on Gunbroker, they're not cheap but not outrageous considering they're no longer made. I looked at the octo barrel for one of mine, quite pricey. I had one with a pitted area near the muzzle, previous owner had a squib load and left it too long, shot ok, but I'm anal about my guns, finally found a frame on Ebay and now have 2 pristine shooters. Look for Classicballistix cylinders for ROA, they hold about 46 grains, I lucked into a pair on Gunbroker a few yrs ago.
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Man you were a preffela of good thought. Tanks a bunch. Do you do taxes?
 
Wouldn't it be more cost efficient to just deepen the already fitted cylinder, or is there another reason you suggested the other one.
What do you think about wanting to use a wonder wad over the large charge of powder? In your experienced oponion, do you think deepening or buying the suggested cylinder, would accomplish seating a 250 gr bullet, wad and powder. I've got some T7, and I've herd it doesn't like being compressed tightly. I don't want to smear bore butter all over the cylinder face.
TIA
 
45 Dragoon said:
Iburgau,

My sentiments exactly!! That's why you need to get you a nice ROA and get ready for what you're looking for. How about a gated 6 shot conversion able to shoot "Ruger onlys" and a 5 shot . . . . . 454 Casull!!!

Mike
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Nah, I'm not going to get exotic, if I do I'll never stop. I'm just going to get a good shooter. If I can get 1 1/2" groups at 50 yards I'll be tickled pink. I don't really hunt anymore. I go sit in a buddy's shoot stand and bang away when they eating on their mind. I was thinking about a scope, but I'm pretty good with open sights. I have a .22 with a scope and I find it difficult to line up the sight picture.
 
Saw a blue one for sale at the local gun how last week - $490 felt a bit much for a used one. I need to look around more auction sites.
 
This is an believe it or not, that's actually a pretty good price I'm assuming it was a blue one. There is something to be said about being able to physically hold the gun in your hand checked the lock work in expectable or before you put your money down. That's way better than a pig in a poke. I get a kick out of these guys that don't want to give an inspection. Like I'm just going to throw away $600 and hope that your human nature is an honest one. If they don't accept a credit card or if they only accept money orders I don't do business with them, if they don't give an inspection. I don't do business with them.
 
I have 10 of the ROA revolvers. They were rather cheap at gun shows. I paid under $300 for most of these. I bought a pair of fixed sighted 7.5" unfired with one .45 conv. in the boxes for $800. That was in Feb. of 2016. For some reason most of the ROAs were picked up in Arizona?
 
Ok, I'll look a little more closely next time! Saw two at different vendors - $490 for a blued one, $550 for a stainless. Couldn't be more descriptive than that in terms of barrel length, sights or other variances, but I think they were both 7.5" barrels, and in decent condition.

I'd love an unturned SS one to put away as an investment, but I'm looking for shooters right now. Please don't tell me I walked away from a bargain on the SS.
 
The fixed sight guns are much more expensive than the adjustable sight guns.
I've seen fixed sight stainless guns go for $900.
A pair of 5.5" barrel fixed sight stainless guns went for $2100 a few months back.
 
As for the wonder wad, you don't need it with a bullet, as long as it has a lube groove, the wad is over kill, best saved for the ball, they don't have a lube groove. When looking at auction sites for ROA's also check b/p pistols. I picked up one of my stainless ROAs there, owner was selling late father's gun and didn't know what it was so it wasn't on the ROA site, I got it for $275. shipped, had to PM the seller who wanted it to go through a FFL, sent him a copy of the ATF reg. on b/p guns, came to me by USPS.
 
I think the "Chain Fire" fear is greatly exaggerated. First, chain fire is caused by the parabolic gas effect passing over an open or loosely capped nippile. The ignition does not occur on the front of the chamber. The parabolic effect is what fires a flintlock. It is a result of the first and hottest gas wave from an explosion.

The use of lubes in chamber mouths only create a mess. If you read the original Colt loading instructions it was not mentioned. When the chamber fires out of index it amounts to nothing more than a pop and the balls goes 10 feet. If the ball is proper it will shave and hold friction tight in the chamber.

As for the ROA revolvers I prefer the SS. My preference has nothing to do with corrosion. The ROA SS differs from the blued models having a removable sight blade. I shoot heavy loads of T-7 and 255 grs. .454 bullets in the ROA. This requires a taller front sight. :)
 
Yes, Check Fingers Mcgee. He shoots many round balls in competition. I read one of his post. He does not use grease on round balls. I never do and no problems.
 
I just picked up an Pietta Model 1858 New Army .44 Caliber Black Powder Revolver, Remington sheriff's model, for $199. They also have the full length barrel version for the same price. That's $100 cheeper than the auction sights used. Now I gotta bite the bullet, no pun intended, and get the conversion cylinder. I've read somewhere there are 6 and 5 shot conversions, give me the scoop on that issue if you have it. Tanks.
 
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I make my own universal lube known as Gatofeo's #1 lube named after the guy (Gatofeo) who found the recipe in a very old gun magazine from around the 1940's IIRC. This lube was made for the late 1880's outside lubricated bullets of the day. It consists (by weight):

1 part mutton tallow
1 part paraffin wax (Gulf Wax)
1/2 part beeswax

This is made in a double boiler. I use a wide mouth quart mason jar inside of a pot of boiling water. As it melts mix it well and pour into a container with punches felt wads (I buy from Durofelt and make my own wads). The leftover was poured into a soap mold and cut into 6 squares each which I use to hand lubricate (colored on like a crayon) my pistol bullets and Lee REAL conicals for my rifle. I'm told it also works great as a patch lube for patched balls, which I'll try.

Lubed wads under the ball do indeed help soften powder fouling.
 
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