Recent content by poihths

I picked up a can of the #10 Remingtons and they seemt to fit the nipples on the Pietta 1858 just fine. I haven't yet actually fired the guns with them, but they stick tight when I thump the gun around or spin the cylinder vigorously. So I think I've solved my problem. Lots of good stuff...

I'm presently using CCI 11's on a Pietta 1858 44. They're really loose. Pinching them helps, and I'm kinda-sorta getting the hang of it after my first 22 shots, but I think smaller caps would be helpful. Several people recommended 10.5's, but nobody knows where to buy them. I think maybe some of...

I'm trying to find a source for #10.5 percussion caps for a cap-and-ball revolver. I did some googling but without much luck. Anybody happen to know a source for these?

Thanks, everybody! Lots to think about and tinker with. Gotta love it!

I have a CVA Accura 50 caliber that shoots 295 grain conicals (actually Powerbelts) very well with White Hots. I thought I'd like to shoot something cheaper, so I picked up some Hornady .490 round ball and some Cabela's .010 patches. I tried them with the White Hots and the gun spews them all...

Thanks for the pointer to that data. It looks as though I can get more out of Varget than I thought.

Hi! I have a rifle that, as I have recently discovered, shoots very decently with Federal Gold Medal (aka Premium) ammunition, which uses a 69 grain bullet. This is in .223 Remington with a 16 inch barrel, 1:8 twist (yes, 1:8, not 1:9.) I get a median velocity of 2578 fps from this...

I think the answer may lie in more than one place. 1. The cylinder gaps may be different, as mentioned by others. 2. The difference in barrel length is 12.5%, which is not trivial. 3. If you are weighing charges in a truncating scale that reads to 0.1 grain, the scale will read 5.0 grains...

Then Sinclair is doing something strange. Their price for the shells with the VP code is $9.99 for a box of 25 - not a box of 100 - and the price for the WINAA1275 is $7.99 for a box of 25. No mention of anything like a 100-cartridge value pack.

Sinclair lists two Winchester shotshell types that seem to have identical specs: 12 gauge, 2-3/4 inch, 2-3/4 dram, 1-1/8 oz 7.5 shot, 1140 fps. Product codes are WINAA127VP and WINAA1275. One costs $2 more than the other per box of 25. What's the difference?

I've gone over this sort of question in my mind, envisioning various scenarios or in response to situations I read about, and I always come to the same conclusion: it's barely conceivable that I might decide to use lethal force in defense of someone other than myself or someone I love, but the...

I have a hobby of following self-defense cases that show up in the media. The vast majority of the cases I've seen that went to trial were what I calll "bad-blood" cases--cases where an existing conflict between people who had decided to be enemies escalated over time until one of them tried to...

I know the thread's a bit long in the tooth, but I did want to throw this in: some of the people who shoot at my club report that if they use rifled slugs in a rifled barrel, they get lots of lead buildup. Since that's a chore to remove, they avoid the practice. They don't feel they get improved...

Interesting, but not it Really interesting article but it doesn't address the key thing I'm looking for - under stress, do people pop both eyes wide open, and if so, is that response controllable? Re the recommendation to try Google Scholar - I've been trying that, but if the material is out...

I'm hunting for scientific papers in refereed journals that describe how the eyes behave in situations of severe stress, such as trigger an intense fight-or-flight reaction. My understanding is that any human being, on become aware of a deadly threat, focuses both eyes on the threat with the...