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  1. bisleyjohn

    Help Again Please

    Somewhere here I readsomething regarding Uberti revolvers and that some early ones were not of the 'best' quality. I have the chance to buy one https://www.gunstar.co.uk/uberti-36-black-powder-revolber-36-revolver/Pistol-Hand-Guns/989420 The date code looks to be AD (1985?) can anyone tell me...
  2. bisleyjohn

    577 wads - your thoughts please

    I make my own pistol wads and during lock-downs I have probably made about two years supply for about fifteen quid. My thoughts turned to my PH Enfield and ways of making life better. I have amost, i think, found the right sized bulet but, in resizing, most of the lube is removed. Woke this...
  3. bisleyjohn

    What did you do today

    I’m fed up with lock-down. I have authority to buy two ‘new’ revolvers but can’t get to go and get them ndd,, what's worse the ranges are all closed. I have powder, charges made up and, I’m getting in top of my domestic duties - sort of......... I went out to the fettling shed while my wife...
  4. bisleyjohn

    Decision to make

    .36 revolver, I have a choice of two. 5 1/2”. Both similar condition bores good. Should I chose Pietta or Uberti, and why please?
  5. bisleyjohn

    More help please

    I am someone who, learning by my mistakes, ‘messes’ with machinery rather than a machinist. I have offered to (try to) make a foresight for a friends Pedersoli Kuchenreuter. He, naturally, is reluctant to pay ten times the cost in postage of one from TOW. Can anyone tell me what angle cutter I...
  6. bisleyjohn

    My latest aquisition

    The TV series ‘Sharpe’ raised the price of Baker rifles beyond my budget. I built a kit because I had craved a Baker long before the TV show. Now, following the sad loss of a dear friend, I have this. Sadly, it’s only 10” long but the patch box opens and the ramrod comes out
  7. bisleyjohn

    Time Management

    Has anyone ever analysed the amount of time they spend on shooting matters as percentages? i mean, reading about it, preparing for time on the range, casting, cleaning before and after, travelling to and from, waiting in line and then actual time pulling a trigger? I have. Trigger time is...
  8. bisleyjohn

    Advice Please

    Given the speed of renewals here, it may be a while before I can get my hands on one of these. My friend is making me one in .50 calibre.. I know it will peeve the re-inactors, I know it isn’t a replica, I know it probably doesn’t look right to some. I also know it’s going to be seriously...
  9. bisleyjohn

    Isolation Blues - Not Me

    The government advice is for old codgers like my wife and I to isolate ourselves due to the Corvid19 virus. So, taking that advice onboard we repaired to Bisley. we have a mobile home with power, water and sewerage. We have satellite T.V. Wine, beer, tea (most important) coffee and a ‘fridge...
  10. bisleyjohn

    Getting the best from my Parker Hale

    I am 'getting in to' my Parker Hale Navy Two Band. The learning experience of load-testing is progressing. My shooting year is all but over and I am hoping to spend the winter months preparing to make further (hopefully) improvements next year. I have two Lyman 575213PH moulds with two different...
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