In the past there has been talk of pistol timing of the cylinder when the hammer did not strike the nipple directly. Another subject has been not to dry fire and ways to dry fire using leather, rubber and even aquarium plastic tubing.
While in the gun shop I noticed some pre-cut tubing...
Awhile back I purchased one of these off ebay which are the same ones that DGW sells for abt 80 bucks. Once I got it I saw why it was so cheap. The hammer would not hold and if it did you could bump it and it would fire so I just used it for display.
I broke it down one day and put a grind...
Spain, past and present. Would those of you who know any and/or all please name them. Even one will help. Just the name if nothing else would be great but known if in business or not would help even more.
I'm still trying to locate who made this rifled .60 cal Moutain Howizter. Never heard...
Has anyone seen these type stamped markings on any other military rifles of the war between the states? I've loooked in various places over the years and have yet to locate any company, regiment etc that these would be for. Only suggestion I've heard so far is that these may be armory stamps for...
About a year ago I found a cannon on ebay that really caught my eye. As many have probably noticed most there are desktop models and not very large. I've always had this thing for getting a full size cannon but for the type I've wanted I couldnt justify the price.
When I saw this one listed...
This will be my first post to the forum here and to be honest I'm really glad to have found this place. I have, or have had a few black powder weapons and all but one have been replicas.
My first question concerns a Pietta 1860 Colt Army 44 I purchased at Dixie Gun Works last year. It is...
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