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Are balloon head cartridges safe to reload?

Wanted to share this ASM pocket project to save someone a similar project with out fair warning.

I usually just say "I love my '62 Police" ! I got it new In 2016, here is "The rest of the story" I got this Uberti '62 Pocket Police because it is the correct size (Pietta is on the Navy frame). When I opened the box and admired it's beauty (this is a 2015 build) things appeared to need...

Lower priced replica with 2 piece stock and fake barrel band latches. 1993 date code and that R in front of the serial number (in second picture)

Local gun shop was asked " can you make my grandfather's gun shoot again". I was asked to help with it's problems, about .028 barrel/cylinder gap, so much the cylinder slop wouldn't set off caps. Other issues,no rifling (a .454 ball slides down the barrel),. modified ram (flat ended brass...

A friend has this basket case,(all parts there except the grips) 1860 Colt, thinks it may be an original. The refiling is very good, it is counter clockwise, left hand, and it is progressive. Don't remember the exact size of the chambers.but they are about .003 larger than my Uberti. It has the...

Do any of you real black powder shooters use 4fg in pocket pistols? Today I loaded a '62 Police with 2 chambers of FFF and 3 with FFFF , I could tell the FFFF had a little more recoil. I had max-loaded the chambers and greased over. There did not seem to be any noticeable difference compared to...

I wanted 5 1/2" (sheriff's) 1861 Navy barrel to be able to change with the Pietta '51 Navy, that was one of my earlier project guns. It is one of my favorite shooters, with all of the mods and the grip corrected. I found a new barrel assembly (less wedge) on ebay , listed as a '62 Police (but...

Does any one know about this gun maker,or own one of his guns?

Pocket pistol people, Question what is the difference in frame size between the 1848 Baby Dragoon 1849 Pocket 1862 Pocket Police, and the 1862 Pocket Navy? I know .31 & .36 rebated frame? I am thinking I need something smaller than my Navy !

As mentioned in "World Championships underway" Capandball has some very good videos of black powder shooting. I especially like his comparison and shooting of original and modern clones. these 150 year old guns look good getting out for exercise. Check out some of these at...

Mentioned to a friend I was low on bp, as my local dealer hasn't gotten his shipment yet. The friend said "I will bring you some". He gave me a pound of DuPont FFF with a price of $2 written on it. Got to be pre 1976 at $2 likely the '60s.

Need help identifying this old "brasser", it's a Griswold and Gunnison in .44. Think it started as a kit or some parts thrown together, the bolt was not shaped a all, the iron finish shows machining marks, the grips are proud of the frame. So far I have removed the cylinder impression from the...

After watching Brushhippie's YouTube "Testing One Foots Homemade Percussion caps" and seeing his chain fire. Wondered how many shooters have actually had a (or more) chain fires and what was it like and cause.

A Months ago a friend mentioned he had this pistol kit that his father-in law and not finished, before he died, and he wanted me to have it. Recently, when he gave it to me I started cleaning it up and assessing the damage I realized the lock is the same size that is on another CVA of mine...

Got a .50 Connecticut Valley Arms Hawken barrel marked Spain. I don't think $50 was to bad. Two, non-bp shooting friends, passed this down to me. each one selling it for less than they had paid for it. It has the 28 inch barrel, would that be1:48 twist? I shot it last year both with a...

I acquired this gun from some one on this sight (can this be repaired?) It has been an on going fun project. Repaired pins, closed cylinder gap, shimmed arbor and adjusted wedge. The bolt was dropping too early due to short or damaged spring end, fit a new bolt (ain't just a drop in part}. I...

What do you think about Pietta's hole in the water table as compared to Colt's? I had to add a little to the bolt to keep it from popping up too high when the cylinder is out.

This is a .50 smooth bore that has been the family "for ever". The screws have that hand made look to them, the locks plates are "handmade" also. No proof marks that I can find but slight traces of inlay on barrel. I will put it back to gather, now that it is cleaned again. If I remember...

I had posted about trying to fit my 45 year old Ubirti made 1860 with improved nipples that address the “cap sucking” ,( You know if I could still buy those brass caps that did not split all to shreds this wouldn’t even come up!) . This gun uses the 6 x.75 mm. thread where current Ubirti’s use...