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The new Marlin 1894 Cowboy in .45 Colt that I bought a year or so ago was really well finished with nice wood and screw slots, straight sights, and no flaws that I could see. It functions well, and feeds and ejects very well. However it did have a trigger pull heavier than the carbine, and in...

The original TC Maxi-Ball bullet molds (I own .50 and .54 TC molds) dropped dead soft lead bullets that could be inserted into the bore with slight finger pressure as far as the first driving band, which was larger. A slight tap with your short starter rifling-engraved this last band and ramming...

I would go with a .54 for round ball shooting, with a 1:66 inch twist, which is the most appropriate. TC Hawken seems to have adopted the 1:48 twist as a compromise twist with maxi-balls in mind way back when. Other makers followed suit. But, it isn't the best for RB shooting.

Also, hunting stories grow in the telling. A novice hunter who manages to kill a deer at 50 yards with his iron-sighted 94 Winchester .30-30 will tell you that the distance was 200 yards, at least.

I don't know about elephants or dinosaurs, but I would think that a 430 grain hard cast bullet at that velocity would pass completely through hogs, elk, black bear and moose without expanding at all. While it no doubt imparts some more shock than a 425 grain / 1350 FPS round, most of its energy...

To each his own. :)

That's true enough. A.45-70 going 1350 FPS with a 405 grain bullet at 1350 FPS that is zeroed for 100 yards will strike about 2" high at 50 yards and 3" low at 125 yards. After that it plunges. But it retains a large portion of its' energy and velocity. If you were contemplating 200 yard...

Well, in my defense, I was filling up the camp stove and the cat shouldn't have been pestering me. But, I should not have been smoking either, obviously....

140 years ago, hunters were happily dropping moose, elk, and bear with this load, using black powder cartridges. With a bullet this heavy, a high muzzle velocity is not needed. I recall an account by a hunter who used an original Sharps cavalry carbine chambered for .50-70 to kill a deer at 50...

It seems to me that a stock 10-22 is just a rimfire rifle like any other. With a properly rifled barrel (not hard to accomplish), it should shoot as well as any other semi-auto, pump, or lever action .22. I do know that you need to check and torque the screws that tighten the wedge that holds...

The only oil that should be used on a gunstock is boiled linseed oil with dryers, or a similar product. Common sense dictates that a wood finish is used that will actually dry, harden, and protect the wood, and not fill the pores with anything that will cause it to become soft and punky. I'm...

I never gave it much thought, but now that you mention it it does seem odd that you don't see at least a few production rifles available here.

I wonder how large a bullet diameter can be used, loaded into a case? Are the chambers generous in size or do you need to use a nearly pure lead bullet that obturates?

Today I slugged a new Marlin Cowboy 1895CB 26" inch .45-70. I used a .490" dead soft round lead ball that I use in muzzle loaders. I have an excellent Starrett dial caliper that sees light use that I trust. The 6 groove barrel measures .4565"-.457" according to the slug driven from the chamber...

Any good book on gun care or gunsmithing written in the last century will confirm that petroleum based oils soaking into stocks is to be avoided. Though it should be obvious. But if you wish to do it, knock yourself out.

The only oil that should be used on any gun stock is boiled linseed oil with dryers, obtained from the home center. Tru-Oil or Linspeed can also be used if you don't mind a half-varnish finish. Motor oil or gun oil will soften and damage the wood as many owners have discovered when they...

Caps on a C&B revolver split, flatten, and shred, and often fall off the nipple when the hammer is cocked for the next shot. In my experience with a Remington however, this usually only results in the cap remaining confined inside the clearance area around the nipple in the cylinder, thanks to...

Yup, "duelist1954" videos are among the best sources of C&B info out there.

With Piettas it's kind of a crap shoot that depends on when they were made and other factors. My Pietta Remington only required that the mainspring be thinned a bit to get the hammer draw down. Otherwise it's great. The sights are close enough for twenty yard point of aim shooting, timing is...

Thanks everyone. I think that I will keep that 3rd slot open.