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I've got one of the S&W model 64-6 revolvers with the bobbed hammer that were on sale from J&G Sales a few years ago and I was wondering about lightening its trigger pull. The trigger pull is very smooth but heavy, so it's not needing smoothed up, just lightened up. Anybody done that on one of...

I injured my hand last year and afterwards I have had trouble with the small grips on my Taurus M85. It has Pachmayr Compac grips on it because the originals were too small when I got it, but now they're too small.. Does anyone make a full size grip for this little gun? Thanks

I'm trying to put together a reduced pressure load to feed the .308 Chilean Mauser I recently purchased and I'm hoping someone here can answer this question.....are all jacketed bullets created equal? If you go to the Hodgdon or Alliant reloading site they give loads for specific powder and...

As the title suggests, I'm wondering about getting a Howell conversion cylinder for my Pietta 1860. I'd like some feedback from anyone who's had experience with their 5 shot cylinder for the 1860. I once had an 1858 with an R&D and liked it, but am wondering about the 5 shot. Thanks

As the name of the thread says, how tall above the barrel should the front sight on a Zouave, be? I haven't put the mic's on mine, but it looks to be about 3/16" tall. My barrel's undersized from the .58, it should be, so I shoot .562 round ball, and it shoots about 18" high at 50 yards. I...

Ok, this is just something that made me go hmmmmmm. I was thinking about fire pistons the other day, and since BP firearms is never far from my mind, I had an idea. Why not build an in-line with a firepiston on the back, instead of a primer/cap ignition system? Part of the power's going to...

Well sometimes it pays to watch Craigs list. Yesterday morning I checked the sporting goods section and saw a Lyman Plains Pistol listed for $40. I knew from the pictures it wasn't a Lyman, but it is a Plains Pistol. Just a little while ago I took delivery of a CVA Plains Pistol, in .50 cal...

A while back, I bought a Zouave, and have been trying to work up a good load for it. I've got some questions, I'm hoping someone can help me with. When loading a .576 ball (supposed to be .575, but measures out at .576), I'm having to smack the living-crap out of the ball starter, to get it...

I'm gearing up to load 12 ga., so I went to the local skeet range, where they let me take any and all hulls I wanted. After culling the Mirage, Federal, and Rio hulls out, I ended up with around 150 Win AA gray and red hulls. I also ended up with about the same number of Remington Shurshot...

I noticed a flintlock pistol for sale on Gunbroker, made by Hy Hunter. It's .90 cal..:eek: Has anyone ever seen one of these? Is it supposed to be loaded as a shotgun, or round ball, and would I need forearms like a gorilla to shoot it? I haven't heard of this company before and I'm...

Checked into my local pawn/gun shop the other day, thinking about a flintlock. On the wall was a very nice looking, two mile long percussion rifle. The owner of the shop thought it might be a Springfield clone, (he brought out an actual CW Springfield that had been chopped, to show me the...

I've about talked myself into selling one of my guns, and I'm hoping someone with a blue book would kindly tell me about what it's worth, please. What I've got is a 1973 EUROARMS 1858 Remington in pretty good shape. It's got some holster wear on the barrel, and a ring around the cylinder (of...

Can anyone tell me the differences between .45 Colt and Schofield brass? I've tried the search function but struck out. Somewhere I got the impression that Schofield is shorter than Colt, and that it might be useable in Colt revolvers. Any truth in this? I was thinking that using Schofield...

I went to the gun show today and at the first table I came to was a brass framed .36 cal 1851. Exactly what I've been wanting. I'm trying to figure out who made it though. So far I've ID'd the markings for the Italian proof houses, and the year of manufacture AH (1981). On the barrel--...

I bought an older Euroarms 1858 Remmy, with an R&D conversion cylinder, and want to start reloading for it. I bought a Lee Classic from Midway to reload with, as I won't be doing a really large number of shells. The nice man I bought it from is being very helpful to the newbie, but I can't...

I had an odd thought the other day about the Dance Brothers .44 navy. I believe that Pietta makes these, do they not? Would a Kirst conversion cylinder fit into one? Since the Dance Bro.'s were slab sided would a kirst work without having to modify the gun?

If ya'll will remember I had some trouble with wonderwads doing wierd things in my 1860 Pietta. Since then I've used my homemade lube pills without problems. Then I stiffened the next batch up with a little more paraffin and made them a little thicker, 1/4 in., to compensate for lighter loads...

Does anyone else have trouble with Wonder Wads? I've loaded a half dozen cylinders with them and for me they're just more trouble than they're worth. A. they want to fold up and go in edge wise:mad: B. they blow out between the barrel and the cylinder and jam the gun:fire: C. parts of them...

I figure if anyone has an answer to this it'll be ya'll. I've got an 1860 Army that I'm awful fond of shooting and it, like most, makes a nice big fireball at night and a mess of smoke during the day. I load anywhere from 20 to 30 grains of Pyrodex P depending on the mood I'm in. 25 gives me...

Can someone tell me please, how long will a flint last in a flintlock? I've been thinking about getting one since I've had so much fun with my C&B. I know that some there's no set time but an approximate number of shots? Thanks Bill