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Well the British used a hollow based bullet with a wooden plug and a clay plug. It was to HELP with expansion. I believe a felt wad would only help, not hinder expansion also.

Except there’s no cream and no wheat. 🤣🤣🤣

I’d be interested to know how you extrapolated the notion from his comment.

Purchase out of state.

No matter how long it sits in a pretty case, it’s still a just Uberti with Colt markings.

Obviously cut down, but by whom? Early CW a lot of those were cut down for cavalry use by CS. After the war, some were cut down to sell as cheap shotguns to poor folks. Still, it has it has history all its own.

No no. Not cnc “operators”. Real machinists.

Well the lathe was already 100 years old and Eli Whitney came up with or improved the milling machine around 1818. The shaper goes back to the late 1700’s as well. Most of todays machinist could most likely walk into the old Colt factory and go right to work.

Visit your local dry cleaners.

Drill it out, retap it for a new liner. Open it up to 3/32”.

They are not the third world county most believe them to be. If you take any kind of medication, prescription or otc, it probably came from India.

Really? The early 70’s. That’s a half a century ago.

Walla walla wallaby? 😀

Simple and full.

That wasn’t in question. They did, but that’s not one of them.

The ones that came here had specific markings, which this has none.

I found an original civil war Enfield Who’s civil war? Not US civil war.

“ Is chain fire more likely from the front end with ball or conical bullet ?” Neither. They both shave lead. Conicals have a rebated base to fit into the chamber, thus assuring proper alignment, thus proper lead shaving.

“explicitly allowed” Case closed.

I’m really not sure I see a problem with a plugged threaded hole in a barrel. A) The chamber end is threaded and plugged. B) The percussion nipples are threaded and screwed into the barrel. C)Percussion drums are threaded and screwed into the barrel. D) Many flint guns have touch holes...