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    Issue with a flying flint

    I am still new at this, but the first dozen flints I ordered on the internet from a reputable supplier all cam in with such high peaks on the top of them that 11 of them would not even fit between the jaws of the cock. My lock is on the smaller size. I saw a comment from another poster that...
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    Swaged vs molded

    Spent the night thinking about my post, hoped to get on line and retract my conclusion before to many people called out my brain leak. I realized that considering the size of Hornady's operation, 300 balls ,all from the same lot, doesn't make for a representative sample. My only (lame) excuse...
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    Swaged vs molded

    Well, I am new enough at this game that I ought to keep my mouth shut- but, when I first started I got Dutch's book and it has been a great help to me. However some things do change over time and most of Dutch's tests were done several years ago. When I first started, I bought 300 Hornady .395...
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    Need advice on a Uberti 1861 Pistol

    To all of you who took the time to reply, Thanks a million. If I can't solve the problem with al of that info, I don't deserve to have it go BANG. By the way, although this is my first BP revolver, I have been shooting modern arms for over 50 years, Hell will freeze over before you catch me dry...
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    Need advice on a Uberti 1861 Pistol

    I am a new BP pistol shooter and took my 1861 Uberti Navy to the range last week end for its inaugural firing and would appreciate some advice on a problem I ran into. I could not get one cylinder to fire - cap would not go off. on close inspection the nipple appeared to be shorter than the...
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    Newbie in Georgia

    Give me a second while I pick my self up off of the floor! I am the worlds oldest new be and have been setting in the background trying to locate some one else in the area that shoots PB. (Acworth, GA., just east of Kennesaw) Suddenly Georgia boys are dropping out of the trees. jdw276, I will be...
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