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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
I went to the range yesterday and tried out a variety of paper cartridges. I had made three types: cigarette paper with bullet wrapped inside the paper cartridge when the cartridge was being formed, cigarette paper where the ball was glued in one end after the cartridge was formed and nitrated... -
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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
Nitrated some phonebook paper today following one of the tutorial's on this site. Worked great; well, at least it burns like a fuse and burns completely. Really excited to try it out in the revolver. Todd -
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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
My original goal was to faciliate easy loading at the "range" which is a field. We set up a card table and put a target up in a safe place. It is a little awkward measuring out powder in a relatively open place and can get messy. I thought of putting powder in paper alone or possibly doing a... -
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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
Thanks for the reference. I was just wondering, based on experience, does one method work better than another. In particular, I wondered if it worked better to just make a powder-charge wrapped in paper or to incorporate the ball/bullet in one of the many fashions. I just had a hunch that not... -
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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
Thanks, Crockett. Looks like I have another method to try. -
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Paper cartridge w or w/o bullet
Is there a better/preferred way to make paper cartridges for a C&B revolver, specifically with or without the bullet as part of the cartridge? Todd -
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Paper cartridge longevity
I'm wanting to go out shooting my C&B revolver next weekend. I have never done paper cartridges. I have some Zig Zags and some phonebook paper and I'm going to try different methods and loads. I do have a couple of questions. 1) Is there a shelf-life for these cartridges? Does the BP absorb any... -
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Just picked up a Pietta 1858.....
A couple more revolvers and you'll be well armed as well as any Missouri Bushwacker that ever lived! I need a rainmaker like you have in my house. Congrats. -
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Timing Issue
I contacted Dave Chicione and he has a few copies of his book available but not many. I'm getting one.- paleryder
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Timing Issue
Thanks to the both of you. There is some movement of the cylinder, more in the ASM than the Pietta. I might try replacing a spring to see if that has and affect, positive or negative. I'll search around for the recommended book. I find this quite interesting. I'm hopeful just to learn how these...- paleryder
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Timing Issue
Okay, this is odd. The observations I made before may not have explained what happened at the range. While cycling through the chambers, at one point the cyclinder quit revolving. I cocked the hammer several times and it would not move. All of a sudden, it moved. I cycled through several times...- paleryder
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Timing Issue
Thanks, Crockett. Yes, it's a little much and I'm getting my head wrapped around the inter-relationship of the parts and their working.I'm going to do some reading like you suggest. The bolt is rubbing the cylinder on the bolt's trailing edge, not it's lead edge. A groove was even starting to...- paleryder
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Timing Issue
I went to the range the other day and I was trying to pay attention to the functioning of my two 1851 Navy replica revolvers. I was with my boy so I probably missed a lot but I did have a couple of occasions where one of the revolvers didn't turn the cylinder fully, at least when my son shot...- paleryder
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New holsters for my Navy Revolvers!
Well, if you think the holsters looked nice in the prior photos, I think they look nicer once they are modeled appropriately! http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a480/paleryder1/holsters/PC300192.jpg http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a480/paleryder1/holsters/PC300191.jpg I figured they'd... -
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Cleaning Lunatic
Gents, Thank you so much for your help. Flash rust, huh? Fitting description. I will try out your suggestions. The idea of getting a revolver cleaned in under an hour makes me salivate...just not ON the revolver. May it be blessed, Todd -
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Cleaning Lunatic
Just got back from shooting my two 1851 revolvers. It has taken me hours to clean them. Why? :-) I disassembed the guns (quick). I remove the handle, spring, trigger spring, bolt, trigger, etc... everything. Upon inspection, just about everything was dirty. I do put lube in the chambers when I... -
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New holsters for my Navy Revolvers!
Well today is my birthday so the holsters are formally my present to myself. The kid with the holsters in the photo is one of my posse. :wink: I have a nice belt on the Christmas list. Can't wait to get the whole kit together. While I might not survive the zombie apocalypse with this kit, I... -
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New holsters for my Navy Revolvers!
I received two new holsters for my 1851 Navy revolvers the other day and I wanted to post the pics. Here are some photobucket links: http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a480/paleryder1/holsters/PC150181.jpg http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a480/paleryder1/holsters/PC150180.jpg...