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I don't think anyone has explained this elsewhere.. I am a little confused as to how a drop-in 5 shot conversion cylinder, like a howell's, can index correctly in a frame built for a 6 shot front loader cylinder.. I mean, on pulling back the hammer, it drops the bolt and the hand rotates the...

I finally broke down and bought a pocket pistol.. actually, I couldn't decide between the remington and colt, so I got both... the remmie seems tight, I like the grip, hate the trigger.. the ubuert 1849 pocket might have a problem, and before I send it back to Dixie, I thought I would run...

I just picked up a .54 caliber shotgun, but nobody seems to sell that size cards. Most seem to equate .54 and 28 gauge, but .28 guage is .550. A nice chart at trackofthewolf shows the card diameters for shotguns, and it shows the cards or wads being just a bit larger than the bore.. a few...

I have a need to install an underlug, vertical bolt style, in the bottom of a blackpowder pistol. 15/16" octagon, .45 cal. the lug will be merely stabilizing the fore portion of the stock, probably a #6 or #4 screw. I don't want to do a horizontal wedge or pin style, there won't be enough...

Argh.... Now I know why the 1851 navy I picked up at a swapmeet was only $75.. one of the nipples is stuck HARD. (pietta 1851 .45) First, I broke a standard cheap-o nipple wrench.. So I soaked it in pyroil for a few days. I pulled out the bigger gun, a 4.5mm impact socket I had ground...