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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 well working Colt would be really satisfying as well as looking so sharp, and I tend to prefer the older blocker design. -
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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 through it developing loads and found the most accurate was a weighed 33 grns of 3F Olde Eynsford, an energetic powder no matter the projectile (up to my 195 grn... -
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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 shoot much of anything besides a ball the loading window will need modified. The safety notch wouldn’t fully engage so I had to address that too. The chambers run... -
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How to ream cylinders and to what size?
I’ve long thought a Colt Pocket Police would make a nice little backpacking trail gun, but a lot of work would need to be done, including reaming and chamfering the chambers. -
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How to ream cylinders and to what size?
Curious why you’re reaming them out so large. My Pietta Remington had 0.446” chambers, now 0.449”, and has .4535” grooves. -
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How to ream cylinders and to what size?
I agree, .005” is a bit much and just creates a larger ring to deal with. -
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How to ream cylinders and to what size?
Chambers reamed to .375” and using a .380” ball. -
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How to ream cylinders and to what size?
Did you find a sufficient reamer? A hand reamer by chance? Or did you have to send it off? I’ve eyed a hand reamer for my Pietta Remington that’s been reamed to .449”. It has a .4535” groove. Not sure what my Ruger’s are but .453-4” sounds good to me. However I’m hesitant as I’ve read you can... -
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Ruger old army loads
I’ve tested mine fairly thoroughly. It does best with a weighed charge of 38 grns 3F Olde Eynsford or equivalent Triple 7 and I’ve tried a ball, and two of my custom conicals. I was getting 3-3.5” groups at 15 yds. -
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How to ream cylinders and to what size?
What did you end up doing? I’ve been wondering what a .36 cal would be reamed to. I think the Uberti Colt Pocket .36s have a .373” groove diameter so chambers of .374 or 5” should do the trick. -
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Swiss Powder Designation
Depends on where you live. In Europe they use 4F in handguns. Note the designations of their previous powder bottles: 4F was used in Hazard’s paper cartridges during the Civil War. 36 grns of powder that was found to be energetic much like Swiss 4F and pushed a 211 grn bullet. It’s how they...- rodwha
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Newbie needs 1862 Police info
For about the same weight you can carry a .44, which I’d prefer between the two. However with the Pocket you get a lightweight and compact design that you can choose in the sleek Police version or Pocket Navy version. I’m not that fond of Colt’s streamlined look, liking the older style better... -
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Pyrodex “P” High Pressure Cylinder Over Rotation…..
I’m wondering if the flash channel through your nipples are too large. It’s a part of why Colt shooters replace the nipples from what I’ve gleaned, that it also ejects spent caps into the lock work. -
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Ruger Field Carry
Just so you know (I have ToTW nipples on mine too) they’re sized for the standard, non magnum version of CCI #11 caps, they won’t work right with the magnum version. I’ve not been able to find a tin locally to try, just the magnums so I’ve been using Rem #10’s, which have worked flawlessly as...