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Let's see how far down the Rabbit Hole this takes me....
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I love the fit and feel of a 51 navy,
Clean it good, and follow the advise you find here,,
Clean it good, and follow the advise you find here,,
Today was the first time I picked one up. It's true when you hear a guy say "they point like your finger". Definitely will be filing out the rear sight notch. My eye just laughed at me when I got a sight picture.
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Well, yeah!
Go shoot it with the original nipples, so that you have a base for comparison when you put the SlixShot nipples on.
Just thinking about it makes me smile!
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You'll like it 
The 1851 Navy just feels right in my hand, it's my favorite. It also happens to be the most accurate too.
The 1851 Navy just feels right in my hand, it's my favorite. It also happens to be the most accurate too.I have the same combination. The 51 is probably the best balanced cap and ball revolver available. The slixshot nipples are great
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Go ahead and use the factory nipples, you can expect a few cap jams with them. Just keep a metal pick handy to pop them out. Don’t want to hit you with too much tuning stuff right off, but down the road your new revolver will benefit from deburring and honing the hammer face and other internal parts, makes a difference for sure.
Yep. Invented a couple new cusswords, and cleaned her good with straight Balistol. That barrel wedge had me flustered almost as bad as putting my Ruger MK ll back together.
But I got er figured out.Do you happen to use paper cartridges in yours?You'll like it
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Not regularly, I have made them for fun but usually just load with flask and balls.
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I love my Uberti, 7.5" barrel is just a tad muzzle heavy but it shoots great groups right out of the box.
I tried making the paper cartridges as well but there is to much fussing around with them so just loading the powder and balls is easier.
I tried making the paper cartridges as well but there is to much fussing around with them so just loading the powder and balls is easier.
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Don’t go after the sights for a while. Shoot it enough to learn what it wants to be fed and where it hits before you begin removing metal.
Johnny Tremain
Silversmith in training
Caps, cap maker, balls, mold, wads, springs, I think my free 1860 is done.
Dont forget the paper cartridge kit. Justin (Guns of the West) makes the best one.
Ciggy papers, glue, acetone, powder drop, hope I didnt forget anything Ive found along the way down the bunny hole.
Dont forget the paper cartridge kit. Justin (Guns of the West) makes the best one.
Ciggy papers, glue, acetone, powder drop, hope I didnt forget anything Ive found along the way down the bunny hole.
First cleaning I'd take out or at least loosen the nipples before using the gun. Sometimes on a new gun a gorilla puts them in. After firing they can be much harder to remove.
