cap and ball

Did Samuel Colt or anyone else ever try to make a smaller caliber revolver like the .31 or .36 with a longer cylinder to hold more black powder? If someone were to accomplish this would it give a significant increase in velocity and over the colt navy or the 1849 wells fargo or would it be a...

Hello, I obtained few botched pietta screws and a piece of barrel from my local gunsmith for a few bucks. I always wondered if this big 'black powder only' inscription on the barrel was a liability thing or had some merit to it. So I had a local machinist test it for hardness. Here are the...

I received this stainless Colt 1860 2nd gen in the mail today. When I bought it, it was listed as “very good” condition. What I received is like new and I’d be pretty safe in assuming it hasn’t been fired, though there is some evidence that the cylinder has been turned. I had a feeling it would...

I am experimenting with keeping a C&B revolver loaded. If I load it with real BP without lube, I get chain fires. If I store it loaded with lube ( I have tried a wonder wad under the ball and alternatively, bore butter on top of the ball), the lube seeps into the powder. I notice...

When I've looked online to see what's available for .36 caliber and .44 caliber lead free balls, nothing really shows up. Does anything exist for cap and ball? I've been thinking after doing my rifle build that I may get a Uberti cap and ball 1851 Navy .36 caliber just to have one to shoot every...

For a family that are long time friends. Three sisters now in their 60's. Great Americans but they are definitely not gun folks. They have asked me to see if I can cut trail on this thing. It belonged to their late father, and the only provenence they can provide is "Civil War?". No...

I have a brand new in the box, never been fired Uberti 1851 Colt Navy London model. It is a beautiful gun and feels wonderful in my hand, but I cannot remove the barrel to prepare it for firing. This is a gun that I recently purchased from Midway USA. I can remove the wedge without any...

I’ve been shooting C&B since 1998 when I bought my first Ruger Old Army from the Anchorage AK K-Mart at the age of 18. After selling that Old Army in 2001 I took a short break from C&B until 2005 when I bought a 5.5” stainless Pietta New Army. I’ve since acquired a Pietta 1860 Army and another...

I have a question, what are the dimensions of the cylinder in the SAA BP, specifically, how deep are the chambers compared to a 1858 NMA? I ask because in the pics ive looked at, it appears to be a shorter cylinder than the 1858, but could simply be that it is thicker in the SAA and gives that...

http://www.wideopenspaces.com/load-black-powder-revolver-video/ I wrote this as something of a guide for new shooters getting into black powder revolvers. There is a lot of good info out there, and some not so good. I try to set things straight here and I hope it to benefit forum members new...