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      rodwha reacted to Smokerr's post in the thread Remington 1858/Pietta with Like Like.
      Shoot it and see what it does and then make a decision on tuning (of course check the timing is good) I have nothing against the Pietta...
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      rodwha replied to the thread How to ream cylinders and to what size?.
      Yeah, the many issues with having a Colt are a reason for pause as well. Too bad nobody makes a Remington Police model. But I think a...
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      rodwha reacted to fishmusic's post in the thread How to ream cylinders and to what size? with Like Like.
      I am slowly learning that reaming the cylinder chambers is not a requirement. I recommend pressing a .35 ball into a chamber, removing...
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      rodwha reacted to Blackpowderart's post in the thread REGARDING 1862 5-SHOT POLICE MODELS? with Like Like.
      Pietta doent make a pocket police that's any comparison to the uberti. It's supposed to be a 5 shot, literally the 31cal gun with a...
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      rodwha replied to the thread Remington 1858/Pietta.
      I forgot to mention that the pressed front sight and lever catch are said to possibly fall out. Mine has had a lot of powder and lead...
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      rodwha reacted to hawkeye2's post in the thread 1858 REM front sight with Like Like.
      Buy a Uberti Remington front sight and have it dovetailed into the barrel. It will be correct and windage adjustable too.
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      rodwha reacted to Salty's post in the thread 1858 REM front sight with Like Like.
      Good idea! I hadn’t thought of having a dovetail cut. Thanks!
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      rodwha reacted to smoothshooter's post in the thread Spru possition with Like Like.
      I do not pay any attention to sprue location in revolvers. Most of my molds are the Lee brand which do not leave a protrusion where the...
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      rodwha reacted to M. De Land's post in the thread Spru possition with Like Like.
      I too have had that same fear of imbalanced patched balls by not getting the sprue perfectly centered and so always strive for it...
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      rodwha reacted to Rudyard's post in the thread Spru possition with Like Like.
      Probable voids at sprue .If its up you can see its up So logicaly its the better placement . But logic dosn't always apply If your...
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      rodwha reacted to nick_1's post in the thread Spru possition with Like Like.
      My thought is that if there is an air bubble under the sprue the act of swageing into the cylinder will hopefully crush and fill that...
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      rodwha reacted to M. De Land's post in the thread Spru possition with Like Like.
      Neat idea I have never considered before. One thing to keep in mind is that almost always any void found in a ball or bullet will be...
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      rodwha reacted to nick_1's post in the thread Spru possition with Like Like.
      This is completely un scientific. yesterday when loading my 1858 I placed the sprue up against the side of the cylinder wall so that it...
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      rodwha reacted to ZUG's post in the thread Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver with Like Like.
      I don't know why you want to remove the barrel when they sell/rent barrel forcing cone tools. I got an email to a place that rents...
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      rodwha replied to the thread Remington 1858/Pietta.
      Back in 2016 I believe I wanted an Uberti model, but come Christmas the $199 w/ starter kit was too good to pass up. If you want to...
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