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heres the thing, i kinda need some help with an 1860. if someone could post a picture or two showing how far down the ball is when seated on 30 graisn of pyrodex p(sans filler or lube) and a second one showing how the rammer down on that roundball when seated id be rather grateful.

am wondering on the existence of converter units that allow for the use of 45 colt ammunition in a 45-70 single shot rifle. am considering a trapdoor springfield in the future, and woult like to know a chamber adaptor exists.

im wondering how i can get a good machinist style drawing of the frame and grips of black powder revolvers, ideally walker/dragoon or 1851 or even 1860. have some interest in replicating colt top strap experiments but need good dimensioned drawing before i can even start basic work.

i have a good question, have gotten little luck elswhere, and when i get luck its contradictory. i was told that if i had a revolver with a transfer bar, REGARDLESS OF SA OR DA/SA mechanism, that if i loaded it, fired it once, kept the trigger pulled all the way back, and pulled the...

heres a good one for you people here to wake you up to reason and logic. the common saying is not to get a cartridge conversion for a 1851 colt in 44 as the frame "couldnt stand" the pressure as it was originally intended for .36. however the wise sages say the 1860 colt army revolver is...

thinking to get either a sw 38/357 or a saa in 45 or 38. Just how does the newer k,l,and classic lines hold up now/ and just how good is the accuracy with the two piece barrels?

heres the thing, a cb revolver will drop a deer no problem. in this day and age the experts claim you need massive power, so i will summise with this list ruger black hawk or redhawk in 45 colt taurus 627 in 357 7 shot 4 inch barrel taurus 44 5 shot 44 mag 4 inch barrel most...

not sure where to put this specifically. Since cowboy ammunition hit store shelves, people tell me that that is the "safe" stuff to use in a SAA. for example the 45 colt seems to top out at 800 fps with a 250 grain bullet in most cas loads, and well it is decent for plinking and target...

might be a repost, the site is wacky tonight for me. if a bullet moving at any velocity and impacts water, or a feather pillow, is considered absolutely worthless by gunsmiths for the practice of slugging a barrel. then how can the fired bullet be 1. measured and given a caliber 2. be...

is something hardly talked about. When someone is learning to shoot a revolver, what is really best in regards to sights the weapon should have? adjustable or fixed? With adjustable sights it can be assumed you can find an accurate pistol shot to sight it in for you so you can have an...

in most trials, the crime labs are always able to take a bullet from a crime, and determine the caliber, and the bore diameter and the depth of grooves. However when i wanted to slug the barrel on my rifle, i suggested to several gunsmiths if it would be ok to simply load a roundball up...

heres a question that ive had new disturbance on. why do we let some people set themselves up on soapboxes and spout forth words and make ourselves take it as "truth"? for example ive put up with years of being told that the 30-30 in a 16-18 inch barreled rifle is completely worthless for...

long barrels are considered best for hunting because more barrel puts a longer sight radius so you can get better optimum accuracy. now ive seen an article on an actual police shooting from the 1970s in which an officer used a 4 inch barrel revolver to bring a suspect down at 165 yards...

just how good is it? Ive heard a negative is its runny. Im giving up on Hoppes Elite as it takes a massive soaking to get an 1/8th inch streak from a single land out of my rifle after a single round. smells good but i need something effective.

read a handgun rag today in which they said the Colt Multi-Cal and or Medusa would be reintroduced in a year or so. Also found an article review utilizing a new sw handgun in which sw used a new rifling pattern that would allow the use of lead bullets in addition to standard fmj type. i...

i have a reloading question here. Everyone knows the blackhawks are supposed to be stronger thne a conventional revolver in that caliber. My question is can the 9mm be uploaded a bit in a convertible cylinder?

saw on an episode tonight on sportsmans channel that the entire genre of subcompact and compact semi autos are only intended to be used to a maximum of 5-10 feet, and any accuracy past that is non existent. if that is the case, and at 5 feet the gun pros had a time to stay on target, then...

when i look at articles on loading shotshells for center fire revolvers, the wisdom and guide is always look at the reloading data for the cartridge you want to load shot in, select the weight of shot you want to use, scroll to that weigh tlisting in your cartridge and just use the starting...

question here for everyone. is there even any kind of interest in a pinfire conversion set up for bp revolvers? the open tops are the best bet because the gun is set up like all original pin fires.

went to a gunstore today, found a semi auto i wanted to look at for a weight comparison. the genius working the counter got unhappy looking wheni asked for it. it was handed over and i checked it out. somewhat strong spring but thats good. however the slide stop refused to release the...