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Chamfer Cylinder
I think its personal preference, I like a 3-4lb trigger but the ruger isnt like that. Like i said i prefer to squish the balls in rather then cut rings of lead off that can get caught in the bullet path and cause accuracy issues. If your loading outside the gun this isnt a problem but in the... -
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Slugging Pietta 1858 Barrel
Thats how a good gun should be, but your right thats just one more issue with these reproductions is the small spot at the forcing cone. I could do it the other way i guess but i still think ide see gaps even at the choked part. These things are good enough really for what most people do with... -
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Rate of twist
Ive used the bore butter and the Tompson center T7 and they both still dont help the fouling enough to match the accuracy of a freshly cleaned barrel. Here is my results. If i dont swab the barrel the grups open up, this is only at 15 yards. I tried T17(the blue stuff), swiss and pyrodex and... -
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Chamfer Cylinder
A good clean crown lets the projectile exit the muzzle evenly. If the crown has any damage on it that can affect the gas on that side as the projectile exits and disturb its flight. I doubt you can see on our BP guns but on other guns you have you may. A good cut crown should leave even plumes... -
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Slugging Pietta 1858 Barrel
Ill tell you, i went round and round with my guns and couldnt figure out what i was doing wrong but if you keep reading these forums and asking questions you will eventually dig tips and tricks outta these old timmers that have been doing this for years. It took me a few months of asking and... -
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Slugging Pietta 1858 Barrel
So the grooves are deeper then the chambers? So when you ram the ball into the cylinder at and it fires out at .444 the lands are being filled in by the ball but the grooves are alowing gas to escape. Here is what i did, i push a ball into the chamber on one of mine. Then i pushed it into the... -
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Slugging Pietta 1858 Barrel
I got this from the THR forum where this guy gave me the links and stuff. It sounds crazy to do this but you have to remember your going from .451 to .454 or so, your just shaving the chambers a few thousands all the way around. Its not a whole lot but you will be suprised how much it really... -
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pietta 1851 colt high shooter
It easier to reverse a taller front sight then it is to fill back in a ground down rear hammer. I can bairley see at 25 yards let alone 100 so i should set all mine up to be fixed at 15 -
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Rate of twist
When did you get the gun? What are the date codes on it? The newer ones have a faster twist wich some believe its for the conversion cylinders it can help stabilize a conical bullet faster Even though its a faster twist IMO it only benifits us if the lands and grooves are deep enough that... -
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working up load for Rem 58
See thats where people get confused i feel. Lets say the bore of most reproduction guns is .454 then the idea is to use a .454 ball? well the problem is the chamber is .451 so as you ram the ball down and it shaves off that little ring you just made the .454 ball a .451 but the bore is still... -
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Slugging Pietta 1858 Barrel
only 15 yards and i was using a rest but i atleast know the gun can do that if i can hold a still enough shot. Im handicap in a wheelchair T12 parapaligic so i dont have any upper trunk support for one hand shooting. The gun extended infront of me is enough to tip me over. I always know i cant... -
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Pietta 1858 New Army and Conicals.
Many guys do it to improve accuracy. (a little off topic) Here is what you do: First remove the cylinder. Then get a new ball and using a wooden dowel or a cleaning rod hammer the ball from the muzzle of the gun down to the forcing cone till it drops out. Now take that ball you just rammed... -
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Remington & Triple 7
I found 2F in almost all the substitutes to be the most accurate. What i found with pyrodex is its forgiving like black powder. What i mean is from load to load if you pack one chamber tighter then the next its forgiving and still shoots accurate. T7 is finiky about how hard you pack it. If... -
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Remington & Triple 7
I use a level scoop of T7 3F and a level scoop of T7 2F If you ask me 2F is more accurate then 3F using T7 -
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working up load for Rem 58
I dont care what anyone else says IMO wads cause accuracy issues because they stick to the ball and can change the way the ball flies out of the barrel. I used them at first because of the whole chainfire scare but im past that and now my concern is hitting where i aim. Ive found the filler... -
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Slugging Pietta 1858 Barrel
It works i did this to a few guns that i have and then used a .457 ball and ive never shot a colt better then i have after i did this. I bought 2 tools off amazon they were both adjustable reamers (one was like $4. the other was like $7.). I even did it with a hand drill and it still turned out... -
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Cylinder rotation
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Back into B/P with a Euroarms Rogers & Spencer
Is there any videos of this? I dont want to get rid of mine but i hate shooting it because of the trouble i have taking it apart to clean. I TRY not to get the action dirty on all my guns. If i can get away with just cleaning the barrel and cylinder i try but i get powder blast on the cylinder... -
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Cylinder rotation
What if the tension on the hand spring is so stiff that as it lowers back into the frame its pulling on the cylinder a little? -
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1858 .44 starting loads?
Now try and push it threw the barrel. Your chambers could be swagged, if they are then yes it will be easier and may not shave a ring. I actually prefer a swagged chamber mouth i feel its a more clean load. Lead can sometimes bind up when it shaves the little ring off. I think it can cause...