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I have an 1851 Pietta that I converted to .38 long colt. It came out very nice. I want to remove the loading lever lug at the front of the barrel. I don't know if there is a directionality issue with the direction of drift out....left to right, or right to left...it seems like it should matter...

I was wondering if there are any dies for the 550b that could be used for shotshell reloading. It looks like I would need to buy the Dillon press for that and they are around 900.00. I have the Lee load all but my crimps do not stay closed. Anyone able to use their 550 for this?

I don't know if I read it in a thread here or on an Internet article but the article promoted filling in the notch on the hammer (1851 Colt, 1858 Remington) to enhance performance. I experimented with that strategy on one of my 1851 Piettas. The results were just terrible. Three of of six caps...

I was showing my Ruger Security Six to one of my friends and it fell (ok, I dropped it) while putting it back into the safe. The front site was bent and it would no longer cycle in double action. I took it apart and could not see anything broken. I bought this revolver new in 1973. I had since...

I am having a hard time finding a tang peep sight for my winchester 1984AE (post 1960). The tang safety is right under where the tang site should be mounted. I have tried talking to Marbles and Lyman and they keep trying to sell me the one I have to return due to the tang safety issue. Has...

Does anyone know of a source that still offers .358 in hollow base. This search is becoming quite frustrating. Lee, Lyman, RCBS do not offer them any longer. I found one source that will accommodate (Wild West), but they want an arm and a leg to make one.

Before I take it apart again I want to ask if any of you have had the conversion cylinder rotate slightly the opposite way when de-cocking (is that a word?) the revolver. I am of the mind that I need to make an adjustment to the hand but I would rather not be guessing. Any input here?

I just bought a very nice pair of 1851 Pietta Colts. The action on one seemed much smoother than the other so I dove in. After a complete disassemble I examined the hand assembly, bolt, trigger and hammer. To the naked eye they looked smooth and I could see no bumps or rough edges. Just for fun...

I am considering ordering conversion cylinders for my navy 61 uberti colts. The cylinders convert .36 cal to .38 long colt. I want to reload my own but I am not sure what die set to use. I already have a RCBS .38/.357 die set. Will this be ok? The new hollow base .38 come in at .358. Should I...

I think I have come to the conclusion after reading and researching the pros and cons of the 629 to the Super Redhawk to go with the Ruger Super Redhawk based on the stronger design..... Anyone want to talk me out of the Redhawk in favor of the 629, I am listening.

Where did Ruger hide the serial number on the Security Six? I bought it around 1973. I want to change out the grips and I need to know the serial number to see if I can get replacements.

I shot my SA XD sub compact in 9mm for the first time today. I put 200 rounds of hardball through it without a single problem. Accuracy was very good. It did take a bit to get used to the trigger but once I figured out that I could take the slack up on the trigger it began to feel like the...

.530 round balls roll down the barrel with the help of gravity only....this rather surprised me. I will try the .535 next to see how that goes. Being too small for the barrel the ball was all over the place on the target. The ball never had a chance to contact the rifling and pick up any sort of...

I have been doing some reading on different forums and there seems to be a difference of opinion regarding the need to resize new, unprimed cases. One opinion was that new cases already come resized and recommended chamfering only. The other article recommended running all new brass through the...

I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has experience in shooting a Hawken .54 at 200 yards. I would be interested in loads for roundball and loads for sabo's and any ballistics you could provide. I have not shot at anything further than 100 yards....I could work up a load.....but I...

Ok...my new 1861 arrived with a loose loading lever wedge, and thanks to the help of many forum readers I solved that problem with a very minor application of a brass punch to the dovetail....sweet. So, next I wanted to break it down and give it a nice hot water bath the soak off all the grease...

I recently purchased a pair of Uberti 1861 Navy's that are beautiful. Both have very smooth action. One of them has a loading lever holder wedge that is so loose that if the gun is tipped it will fall out of the wedge holder with a little shaking. I want to secure the wedge in place, but I am...