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  1. M

    Tungsten Powder

    One possibility I have not seen mentioned is swaging (probably spelled that wrong). It would be expensive but perhaps with Corbon tools the lead powdered and tungsten powdered could be mixed uniformly and swaged?
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    Pet Peeves

    Since traffic has come up... One of my bigger pets are all the people who can't seem to go the speed limit. 15 mph in the 25 mph zone, 30 in a 45 etc. You inconsiderate idiots may not have any place to be at a certain time but others do. They've timed their commutes to maintain the speed limit...
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    Skychief Load

    My understanding is, load powder, nitro card, shot, over shot card, then the heavily lubed cushion wad on top of it all. It has been put forth that it may be acting as a wind break thereby preventing shot spread for some distance from the muzzle.
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    Hangfire Questions

    I had one of these, the breech is as Zonie showed. Cleanliness is absoluty neccesary. If you have not had your vent out ever, I would suggest you remove it and use a little brush, pipe cleaner or similer instrument to ensure that that flash channel is spotlessly clean. With that done make sure...
  5. M

    Ever clock your shotgun?

    Perhaps not, but with the other poster quoting "book" velocities so much higher and my own reading of other materials that confirm what was stated, I have to question my methods. The brain trust here is fantastic and I was hoping to tap in to see what was possible.
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    Ever clock your shotgun?

    Equal volumes is the square load I mentioned in the post, My patterns are about as perfect as I could hope for. Better then my 11-87. The question was one of speed. I'd like to get 1150 out of it maybe.
  7. M

    Montana roll call

    Why yes, I am in Montana, Denton to be specific. Didn't spot your post till just this second. Howdy!
  8. M

    Ever clock your shotgun?

    I just clocked my shotgun 12ga 1 1/4oz - 2F square load. Highest velocity no matter the wad column was 1086fps. Just curious if others get more/less with theirs?
  9. M

    A plea for help finding...

    I have been searching, That's the reason for this post, to see if anyone out there can point one out to me. I would take a "multi-choke" which I would call screw in chokes, or fixed/permenent chokes in full/mod. Anybody have a friend or co-worker that has one and is not really into...
  10. M

    A plea for help finding...

    I have wanted a double 12ga WITH CHOKES for some time, Cabela's showed one on their web site as recently as a couple of months ago. Gone now. Now that I'm in a place to afford one, the only ones on there now say "slightly choked". I want screw in or mod/full. Does anyone know of one somewhere...
  11. M

    Bending a butt plate

    O.K. I went to the Proctologist and had a Cranium-ectomy, Looked on TOTW web site which plainly said it is wax cast steel. Thanks anyway guys.
  12. M

    Bending a butt plate

    I have a butt plate from TOTW it is the BP-SHOT-C-2-I. Does anybody know if this "iron" butt plate is cast, ductile, or actually steel? The reason being, I hate inletting butt plates. If I can strighten this one out a bit it will save me lots of the hated task. Has anyone bent a butt...
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    Wad diameter question

    I was concerned because of a seemingly thinner breech area on the shotgun compared to a rifle. Having virtually all my experience in (not shotguns) I didn't want to make a bomb by mistake with too tight of wads x3 or 4 per load. Sounds like it my not be such a big deal after all.
  14. M

    Wad diameter question

    Do they carry .730 diameter wads? Part 2 of this is please show me where.
  15. M

    Wad diameter question

    A friend of mine gave me a CVA SxS 12ga kit 2 weeks before he passed. He'd been sitting on it for years and years pristine and rust free in the original box. I offered to help him put it together but he never seemed to want to, anyway now it's coming together. The question of wads, the barrels...
  16. M

    Stuck nipples

    I know this thread has gone a little stale but would like to point out my method as no one else has. Fabricate a wrench from a 1/4 drive socket. Use an adapter to get it on your impact drill/driver, hold cylinder by your preferred method (securely) and out they come. I use a dirt cheap 12v...
  17. M

    Walker .44 and Dragoon Revisions

    I have a 3rd model Dragoon from Uberti, the latch fell even with a 30 gr. charge. I searched for an answer. At first I was leaning in the direction Wulf has suggested, to put an 1860 style lever latch on it. In order to "make it nice" I would have to buy another lever for a Walker (thanks again...
  18. M

    3rd Model Dragoon load lever latch

    Exactly the information I was seeking in the alternative, I always find your posts to be the most informative. I thank you for taking the time for me.
  19. M

    3rd Model Dragoon load lever latch

    Last thread got hi-jacked, Since no one seemed to know the answer to my second question in the hi-jacked thread..., I'll try a different route. For anyone who may have access to both pistols, Are the dimensions of the Walker and Dragoons loading levers the same at the rammer end? How about...
  20. M

    3rd Model Dragoon barrel cylinder gap

    I understand all the replies so far, I just didn't know if this model needed a gap that large for some reason, I suspected not but figured I'd ask. When I tightened the arbor/cylinder pin on my well shot Uberti 1860 I also lengthened the arbor so it would seat and set the gap to .008. It seems...
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