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Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Most definitely! However it isn't always clear how that kind of damage translates to immediate stopping power. In the Civil War, for example, many soldiers passed away over time, sometimes hours or days after these wounds. However, this is not necessarily effective in a self-defense or combat... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
I wonder how the jugs compare to the "meat targets". With 30 grains and about 840FPS, according to Paul Harrell's video, through the Ruger OA, the balls broke the front ribs, did damage to the oranges, and made it through the rear ribs, coming to rest in the shirts. With your 25 grains, I'm... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
OK, I was finally able to put my 'new' 1979 Armi San Marco to the test. The results were both good, and disappointing in some respects. But mostly good. To begin with, just to make sure the thing shoots straight so I could safely shoot it through the chronograph, I tried it on the nearest... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Very nice! That's a better group than I get! -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Haha! Unfortunately I can’t make it today, will be spending time with my parents. Besides I haven’t made all my cartridges yet! Will be making 27 grain, 30 grain, and 32 grain paper cartridges to shoot through her. -
Northern Neck of VA?
Wow, that’s awesome. Could you please ask her if she knows the folks who own the property just to the north of the crossroads? Am trying to get permission to photograph and map it. By the way I notice you’re in “SE WV”, I’m in Fairmont myself. We drive through Princeton/Bluefield quite often... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
It’s a Armi San Marco made in 1979. I think it was from before they developed the larger cylinders for the later .44 1851 Navy guns. It looks more like the .36’s, with the large forcing cone. So technically it looks more “authentic”, sort of. My guess is they had the old .36 cylinder molds... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Well after disassembling her I’m realizing how different she is from the modern Pietta’s. As you can see in comparison photos w my new steel Pietta .44 Navy, not only is the front sight taller and the cylinder smaller, but the hammer seems quite a bit shorter or differently shaped. So I don’t... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Hey I’m in FL now, let me know when you do that! -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Yikes, be careful! There are a few YouTubers who have tested 3F through these revolvers and found that once you get beyond about 35 grains of powder, you are not going to get any more energy. Because the chamber is too long, as opposed to wide, so the powder will not burn all the way down the... -
Northern Neck of VA?
Outstanding, nice to “meet” you. Templeman’s Crossroads is named after my ancestor so my ears pricked up! Am doing some historical research on the Crossroads, does your mother in law happen to live right next to it? It’s a pity that new on-ramp destroyed part of it. -
Hello from Virginia
Have you heard of former Navy SEAL Don Shipley? If I’m not mistaken he has a place on the Eastern Shore where he hunts ducks etc.- Schutzer
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Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
I’ll be in Mount Dora, is that anywhere near? Yep, after only putting a couple of cylinders of rounds through my new (2021) Navy, the cylinder completely locked up (which was really embarrassing as it happened at the public range with everyone curious about it and watching!). Taylor was very... -
Help with an 1851 Navy, alignment?
Great advice, will do exactly that. Have found with my steel guns that half the time, cleaning and reassembly solves the problem. That’s good to know, so this is not an uncommon problem. I think an interesting test might be to put the same amount of powder through this gun and my steel one... -
North-South Skirmish Association's Spring Recruit Skirmish March 25 at 10AM Winchester, VA
Awesome, sounds like fun to me