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    Pistol Lube

    Thanks for the ideas guys. I will try some of them.
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    Pistol Lube

    Thanks. Yes, some fouling is unavoidable. I just try not to add to it! :grin:
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    Pistol Lube

    The area I live in here is actually considered desert. But some years can be very wet (like the last couple). The biggest difference in Texas and New Mexico where I grew up and here is the longer winters and shorter days this time of year. I do tend to leave my guns if I'm not using them...
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    Pistol Lube

    Actually, since I use the warm lube for everything from protecting the gun in storage to lubricating it in use, to soaking my felt wads to coating my long guns to filling tins and my tallow hole for lube in the field ... it's really no trouble at all- the exception being seasonal, as noted...
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    Pistol Lube

    I never used Ballistol. Any issues with tarring or deposits if the gun is fired without first cleaning the bore?
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    Pistol Lube

    I always avoid petroleum based oils on cylinder and bore due to fouling. And since those are 2 of the largest parts I just soak everything except the grips, then wipe the excess from the outside while still warm. Any residual "mess" is kind of insignificant after you've loaded up a few times...
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    Pistol Lube

    I generally melt some home made bullet lube in a pan- in the oven on its' lowest setting- then soak all revolver parts (unassembled) in it. Then I reassemble the firearm. This seems to protect as well as lubricate the gun very well ... most of the time. But it's winter now, and on even...
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    Load 2 round balls per chamber?

    Well, I had to try it ... Fired from my Uberti 1860 Navy .44. Fired 1 .454 0ver 10 gr 3F as a baseline. I fired a .433 over a .454 over 10 gr 3F. Had a little more kick. Spread wasn't bad and pretty much one right over the other. The .433 depended on grease over the round to hold it in place...
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    Uberti 1860 Army

    All the parts are in the oven now. It cleaned up pretty good. Even the barrell looks to be in good shape. The only problems seem to be as noted. But I won't know for sure until next week when I (hopefully) can get it to the range. I am wondering about securing the barrel stud though. I might...
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    Load 2 round balls per chamber?

    A lot of good info. Thanks. I wondered about the reduced powder capacity. Interesting it is done for target shooting. And Hawkey's split bullet sounds feasible too. But since the context of the conversation was using the gun for combat, I'm not sure putting 2 balls out with less "OOMPH" behind...
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    Uberti 1860 Army

    "No, honey, I didn't NEED it; but ..." I bought a used Uberti 1860 Army steel frame. The parts are soaking as I type. It's a project. The barrel stud slips out, and it looks like he tried to tack weld it in place (without success). There was a lot of space between cylinder and barrel. And while...
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    Load 2 round balls per chamber?

    I guess this one would come under the heading "The only stupid question is the one you didn't ask before trying something REALY stupid!" I have heard that you can load a C&B revolver with 2 round balls per chamber. This supposedly increases effectiveness when using it at close range. Now, I...
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    A cure for cap sucking Colt C&Bs

    Well, it took a while as I went slow on the metal removal. But I just got back from the range and it performed well at 25 and 30 gr. loads. It still splits the caps, but the main thing is the caps are not being drawn off the nipples by the hammer so that they fall into the action. I can see the...
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    A cure for cap sucking Colt C&Bs

    Well, it fires good most of the time. I generally use light loads since I've heard the brass frae can stretch over time. @ 15 gr. But with heavier loads I get occasional malfunctions. So I'm going to have to keep honing. Even though I'm shooting light loads most of the time, I still want it to...
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    Problem Cocking Pieta 1851 Navy

    Just an update: I tried driving the wedge in tight, and sure enough the problem returned. So I backed it out a bit at a time. The problem lessened each time, until finally it preformed flawlessly. So that was the problem. Soon as I get the problem solved with it destroying caps, I think I'll...
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