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    What AR ammo do you "stockpile"?

    Milspec 55 grain. Wolf Gold or the IMI version are both good.
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    Remington 1858 questions

    Yes, the gun will foul up after a few cylinders. Just carry some baby wipes with you in your BP bag. When the cylinder starts to drag, pull it, wipe the face down with a babywipe, wipe the forcing cone too, reassemble. Adds half a minute to that reload, but not that much. You'll be spending...
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    Bunch o' 1858s in Hell on Wheels "Life's a Mystery" episode

    Yeah the brass framed 1860 Army they were using for Bohannan's pistol in the first season was pretty bad. For that matter there are just way too many brass-framed revolvers in the series. Some of the Union carpet baggers in the current season were carrying them which makes no sense.
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    1911 feed issue. Tight chamber?

    I had this sort of problem with an RIA. It was caused by extractor clocking because of an undersized firing pin stop. I fit a new firing pin stop and I haven't had a problem with it since.
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    Sword and Pistol in Previous Conflicts

    In most cavalry systems, the left hand is the reins hand and the right hand is the weapon hand. This is also why the Colt SAA is designed to be held in the left hand with cartridges ejected and reloaded with the right.
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    Heritage .22lr/Mag

    I own a 3.5" birdshead with both cylinders and iron sights. It's not a good gun. The trigger is ok and the grip is comfy. Pretty much everything else is bad. It shoots high because the front sight is too short. It basically patterns. This might be because the barrel is sized for .22 mag...
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    Taurus and Beretta Single Actions

    Both the Beretta and the Taurus have pretty bad reputations for reliability. Taurus discontinued the Gaucho because of it. The Beretta is better, but their transfer bar design is still fragile and they break a lot in cowboy action competition. If you want a good cheap case-hardened SAA then...
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    Heritage Arms Rough Riders... Any good?

    Steel has infinite fatigue life. ZAMAK does not. So the frame will eventually crack and fail. Also ZAMAK has a low enough melting point that it could creep at room temperature. More importantly steel is hard. ZAMAK is not. This why after only a few hundred rounds of .22 lr, my rough...
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    was single action widely preferred in the 19th century?

    In the US they were. I don't think anyone has mentioned cartridge conversions yet, either. I'd wager that the most common revolvers in the Old West were actually cap-and-ball revolvers or cartridge conversions of the same. Large numbers of C&B revolvers were available after the Civil War...
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    Range review - Charter Arms Pathfinder in .22 LR

    Charters do not have side plates. But yes you have to punch at least one pin to drop the grip frame and trigger guard off the gun. There are instructions on youtube. If I were you, I'd pull the grips and then flush the internals with CLP.
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    Stupid pancake holster question. Simple yet complex

    I also run my pancakes this way. I find it makes things more secure and stable. I understand running the belt on the outside to add tension, etc. Seems like it would work. My only concern is that on some holsters that tension may also cause the holster mouth and body to collapse after the...
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    Best Value in a Stainless M1911?

    The RIA guns are made by Armscor in the Philippines. Not sure if there are RIA marked guns in SS, but there are certainly Armscor and Charles Daly marked guns made at the same plant.
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    3" bbl Heritage .22WMR?

    I own one of the revolvers the OP is asking about. Don't do it OP. Leaving out the discussion of SA revolver and caliber, the Heritage is not a good gun. The $200 version is a zinc-alloy casting. The frame is soft and mine has been chewed up by the cylinder star. This creates cylinder...
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    Now I can pretend I'm Cullen Bohannon

    As Fingers says, if you have a proper Griswold & Gunnison, then you're one step ahead of Cullen Bohannon. Nice looking gun though.
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    Samurai swords don't run out of bullets...

    Except this isn't actually true. The katana evolved from the tachi during the Warring States Period. The only major difference between early katana and tachi were how they were mounted and carried. Edge up is katana. Edge down is tachi. It isn't uncommon for early blades to be remounted...
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    Quality modern samurai sword

    I have a $80 musashi bamboo warrior katana. Handling is amazing, build quality is decent especially for the price. But it's a light cutter meaning don't try to actually cut green bamboo with it. Tatami, bottles, and pool noodles only. Honestly the standard setter on inexpensive katana is...
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    Heritage Rough Rider 22

    I have one and am not impressed: Longevity: I've shot a few hundred rounds of .22lr through mine and already have cylinder shake. This is because the sharp steel cylinder star is chewing up the soft alloy frame. This will probably stop once the divots are deep enough, but that doesn't mean I...
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    Heritage big bore revolvers?

    I have their .22 rough rider and wouldn't buy another. I'm really not impressed with the construction and engineering that went into the little gun. Keep in mind that the .32 is built on the steel version of their zinc .22 frame not on the big bore Pietta frame. The big bore still interests...
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    Novel revolver safety

    Remington New Model Armies also work that way. The Hammer nose slides into a safety notch in the cylinder between two percussion caps. At least some of the Howell conversion cylinders for the NMA retain this capability. I believe you can park the firing pin between cartridge rims on Single...
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    Taurus Judge For The Wife to use??

    If your wife stinks with a handgun, then don't give her a handgun for self defense. It's really that simple. My wife is in the same boat in terms of proficiency. You need to either improve her proficiency with pistols or go with something else like a longarm. Also the Judge is kind of an...
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