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Are Some BP Revolvers Just Not Reasonably Accurate?
Those who have told you that your cylinder mouth might be to small is spot on. I have had Uberti 1858 Remington reproduction that shot patterns at 25 yards of 12- 16” at 25 yards . I the chamber mouths measured .444-.446 The barrel measured .450 I got a .451 reamer and reamed the chamber... -
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Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.
I do not live in fear of being attacked . But I do carry everyday. I know a lot of people do not carry a gun. Does that make me paranoid? I also do not worry about getting in an auto accident . But I do have auto insurance Does that make me paranoid? I also do not worry about my house burning... -
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Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.
I know a lot of “aged” people that have no experience or wisdom with guns . I dealt with people of all ages and differences of experience and wisdom everyday in class. It isn’t just young people that are “know it alls” when it comes to guns. In fact the worse students to have in a self defense... -
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Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.
Well Muzzleloadingat 18… You asked a question and the thread drifted off to “Why an 18 year old feels the need to carry a gun” ! My reply would have been “ Why should anyone feel the neeed to carry a gun if an 18 year old shouldn’t?” As to your carrying a cap and ball for self defense? Many... -
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Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.
Situational awareness? As in filling your gas tank ? Or even sitting at a red light in our nations capital of Washington DC and being car jacked ? Where is this safe haven you are talking about that one can move about freely with no worry of crime touching their lives? -
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Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.
Hmmm? You don’t understand why an 18 year old feels they need to be armed ? Why does anyone feel the need to be armed ? What does age have to do with it? -
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Lack of cylinder safety pins
You can put your own pins in the cylinder ..I bought a gun where the pins were broken off by a fanning idiot. the cylinders are soft enough to drill your own holes and put pins in. -
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How fast can BP revolvers be reloaded?
Not trying to be funny ,,but trying to load a cap and ball revolver fast is harder than kissing a chicken on the lips. I have been shooting cap and balls for close to 50 years and never attempted to load one fast or had the need to load one fast. But if I needed more than 6 rounds ,,I would do... -
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Modern shotgun barrel conversion
took an old jammer sxs and made brass plugs 1” long for chamber then drilled and pinned them in place amd also silver solder them so they could not be taken out . I also cut the stock down to just a pistol grip amd cut the barrels to 12“ . Uses shotgun primers . pistol grip is a bit to straight...- m-g willy
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To much is made of short arbors
Tell me where your pistol shooting championships are held. If hitting a 2” bullseye at 20 yards makes one a champion I want in on that shoot! -
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To much is made of short arbors
A short arbor has a lot to do with accuracy. In fact if the arbor is not seated tight against the frame you will never get consistent “ good” accuracy. If your targets are man sized targets at spitting distance then yes arbor fit isn’t no big deal. But at those distances and size of targets... -
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Easy fix for short arbor
Thought I’d repost this thread for those asking about short arbor fix -
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Increased Prices of Replica Percussion Revolvers
Good point,,,I feel much safer knowing the average law abiding citizen can not have easy access to full auto weapons,, Like the criminals do! -
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Percussion Wheel Gun Accuracy
I had a Uberti with .447 chamber mouths and a .45 bore,,It shot 12”+ patterns at 25 yards,, Once I checked the bore and chamber mouths I got a .451 reamer and after reaming the cylinder mouths my groups shrunk to less than 3” at 25 yards,,and that is shooting while on my hind legs with a two... -
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Have you filed the sight notch in your Colt’s hammer for sighting adjustment?
I used a Dremel to cut my rear sight on my 1851 navy revolver,,I worked up a load and then cut the rear sight down to bring bullet impact down to point of aim,,I then filed the sides of the front sight to make it look like a post from the rear but still has the same profile from the side,,Then I... -
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Uberti short arbor question
If it is a good deal don’t let the short arbor stop you from buying it,,It is an easy fix,A search on this site will give you multiple easy fixes to chose from, -
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Want to purchase an Uberti 1851 Navy, but have some questions
My two cents is buy a Uberti 1851,,,Then shoot it ,,a lot,,then decide what you want or need done. I have close to 20 cap and ball revolvers and my Squareback 1851 Uberti is the most accurate of all of them,,The only thing I did was replace the. cones/nipples which fixed the caps falling off... -
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1861 navy questions
Just a word about Unerti 1851 navy,,Out of all my cap and ball guns ( 14 ) my Uberti ranks as the best,,I did some work on the sights ,,filed down the sides of the front sight so from the rear it looks like a post,,Amd filed the rear sight on the hammer to a square notch and filed to bring point...