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    carry a '51

    Better than nothing, but still modern guns are better. Ah, Indiana, where you can get a CCL at 18, but cannot buy a handgun yet due to federal law. I would recommend having your parents buy you a modern handgun once you get your CCL.
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    Pietta problem

    My Pietta 1851 from 2010 seems to be an oddball. It works great with CCI #10's, but Remington #10's fall off all the time.
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    Black Powder- should I be mad?

    Some of the ones I've been to do allow it, but yeah, I'm hunting for guns mainly. Blackpowder would just be a convenience.
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    Black Powder- should I be mad?

    I've been trying to do this for a while, but I can't find a local who carries it. I guess I'll look around to see if anyone carries black powder at the gun show this weekend. I bet that I will get the same confusion when I ask.
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    Black Powder- should I be mad?

    I did ask for some traditional archery stuff at Basspro when I was too lazy to order from Three Rivers. The salesman told me to go to Three Rivers instead since that's where he shopped for his traditional stuff. When I asked for black powder at Basspro I got silence for a few seconds. I told...
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    BP at Bass Pro

    The local one has empty cans on shelves with a sign telling you to ask for it. They take a photocopy of your ID and off you go.
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    Pietta revolvers yes or no

    That's the best price I've seen since April 2009 ($180 for a steel Navy). Jump on it. Current Pietta's are pretty great and there is always Cabelas' return policy.
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    Colt & Remington Pistols - Can someone help?

    They look like they were hand engraved like you see on Khyber Pass gun copies.
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    Glad I ain't a cowboy!

    On the James D Julia auction site, I have seen cased Paterson revolvers that include a spare cylinder. I don't recall seeing any for cased models of later patterns. Does anyone have any figures on the spare cylinders shipped from the factory? That would be a good primary source of info.
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    Shooting BirdShot from pistol

    Perfectly legal, smoothbore or not.
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    Help ID this Wheellock - First post

    Cool, I live not too far from the NFM. Haven't been there in years though.
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    Removing pin ('63 Remington .31 Pocket)

    Yeah, probably epoxied or pressure fitted. What about cutting off the old pin?
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    51 Navy chamber diameter

    I rammed a ball into a chamber of my Pietta and pushed it out with a rod. If I remember correctly, it came out as .367 or .368. Then I used it to slug the barrel. As I was pushing it through the barrel, I took my Surefire and shined it in the other end. I didn't see any light. It also took a...
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    Cleaning 1851 Navy Revolver?

    Hmm, that US Army idea sounds good. I may have to try that this summer.
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    Good... Trade...

    What kind of Vz.24 did you trade? Money wise, maybe not. But to get a gun that you will enjoy, totally worth it.
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    Non-Toxic Round Balls

    Oh yeah, that's reliable. I meant the rubbing on paper or ceramic.
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    Non-Toxic Round Balls

    But wouldn't the rub test pick up other plumbous metals as well (zinc, tin, etc)? I wonder how the marker works. I can see it working if it only reacts with lead and nothing else.
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    Non-Toxic Round Balls

    Hmm, never had that happen around here to either me or my friends. Then again, the limited hunting I do is on private property. They could carry around devices to check for lead. Every element has a unique spectrum when hit with light. All they have to do it hit the ball in question with the...
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    Non-Toxic Round Balls

    I think lead checks for round balls is about as likely as broadhead checks and bow weigh ins for archers, lead pellet checks for shotgunners, and FMJ checks for centerfire riflemen. It would be based on the honor system.
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    '51 Navy repair update, & question

    Same on the bolt. I bought a new Pietta bolt that had the angle for my 1851. My Pietta 1860 made in 1989 I got from kwilfong has the level top.
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