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I have a cheap .32 with a synthetic stock and a drum nipple. It's light and kinda short. I can't remember right now if it's a Traditions or a CVA. Anyway, I shoot shotgun Buckshot in it as a patched round ball. It works very well and is a hoot to shoot. Cheap too. As a 54 caliber enthusiast, I...

I have carried a Pietta Navy Marshal 44. It's been totally reliable, and has instinctive point accuracy (for me). Those are the two most important things you can ask. What good is an unreliable high capacity 'wonder nine' that can't hit anything? Mossad Ayoob, the handgun encounter guru said...

I know you said you are cash limited, but I gotta remind you, the original purchase price only hurts once. The best Firepole you can get feels good FOREVER. I have a 10 gauge Pedersoli. It is so nice. I have a T/C New Englander w/ interchangable .54 rifle and a 12 Gauge barrels. Much less...

Zimmerstutzen; Thanks for the link. Is there an English page for us savages?

I've been considering a 4 bore (about 1" for a 1/4 lb lead ball) blunderbuss barrel, these are offered frequently on gunbroker, in 14" and 18" lengths. It would be up to you to decide what kind of furniture to build onto it. I've been considering an underhammer w/ shotgun stock....but a Hand...

About 20 years ago I met a seller at the Washington State Mountain Man Rendezvous & trade show who had scaled from photos, then built a 4 bore blunderbuss. He brought a plywood panel that patterned the (iirc) 14 ea, 30 cal balls dispatched from the Beast. A one shot deck clearing device! I've...

I've been watching 14" & 18" 4 bore Blunderbuss barrels on the Gunbrokers auction site. The flintlock and big wood have been a problem for me...Then I saw the underhammer offering of the old blue grouse http://www.underhammers.com/ site, page 2 picture of an underhammer blunderbuss. Slender...

Thanks for the reminisce. 'Way back then I got the H&R Shekari 45-70. Still have it, but always wondered about the Huntsman 58. Those things are sure easy to carry, light & handy. But they exact a price for that when you pull the trigger. ;)

So, I'm wondering about how long a charge can be kept in a C&B revolver? Concealed Carry must have been the primary purpose for the civilian owned Pocket Colts, so how long was considered practical? What circumstances warranted reloading, cleaning, lubricating or other service? "Back in the...

Deleted; dumb question, should have read previous posts more carefully.

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Take the cylinder off the frame, clean the arbor and the cylinder where they run together. Paint the arbor with machinist blue (or a felt pen). Reassemble the cylinder onto the arbor, then remove it and check for worn spots in the blue, indicating the tight fit area. Gently file/stone down the...

Maybe someone in the conversion cylinder business should make a Cap-n-Ball cylinder for the Ruger Redhawk? ;)

When you receive your snub nose thunder gripped 1860, post a picture over on the Avenging Angel forum and join! Then go shoot it and report back. Tell us how you like it, how it it handles, what loads you tried, and the accouterments you used. Pictures always welcomed.

I strongly recommend starting with a Colt 1851, but the 1860, Dragoon or Pocket models are fine too. I prefer the 44, but the 36 was Wild Bill Hickok's favorite, so it has merit. These are inexpensive, handle great, very accurate, and will get you started. I would avoid a brass frame model...