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    Incremental scales

    Perhaps not too handy for revolver shooting, but for my single-shot FWB History No.1, I am using a Lee Perfect Powder Measure to pre-fill sample vials (tiny plastic bottles like these: Chuck's Powder Vials ) with my desired charges. For the small 2cc vials I use (my charge is only 10.5gr) 50...
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    Nipple wrench with "screwdriver" action?

    Perhaps a Ted Cash hex-drive nipple wrench (they can be purchased without the ratcheting handle) and a generic hex-drive screwdriver handle...
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    Jeff Tanner moulds

    The balls that I have cast from the mould I got from Jeff measure 0.362" using my (admittedly inexpensive) digital micrometer.
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    Jeff Tanner moulds

    +1 on Jeff's moulds, I have a 0.362" he made for me to match the bore of my FWB History No. 1 underhammer pistol.
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    Speer .433 Round Ball

    My H&A Offhand rifle's barrel is marked as .45 cal, and I get very good results with both Speer and Hornady .440 balls using a 0.015 patch - no difficulty seating them whatsoever.
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    Black powder availability

    The hazmat fee on caps and black powder (as well as smokeless powder and primers) is not a "Government Fee", it is a surcharge imposed by UPS or FedEx that simply contributes to directly to their respective bottom lines (less the cost of the sticker they put on the box, of course). The only...
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    match pistol trigger weights

    I recently got a Feinwerkbau History No. 1 underhammer target pistol, out of the box the trigger pull was about 3.5 oz. I actually have increased it somewhat via the adjustment mechanism as that was just a bit too light for me...
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    Another History No. 1

    Seems that almost everywhere I've looked for these odd-sized .362" balls, Jeff Tanner's name comes up... Given that I've already got an old Lee Production Pot, all sorts of mold handles, and a whole pile of unused lead flashing (all inherited from my late father), I went and ordered a mold from...
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    Another History No. 1

    Thanks, some very interesting stuff there. The significant difference between the Feinwekbau History No. 1 and a Dedinski Billinghurst (other than the price :shocked2:) is the actual bore size; Dedinski uses a "standard" .36 caliber bore of .360", whereas Feinwerkbau (for whatever reason)...
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    H & A Heritage underhammer thoughts?

    I have a .45 H&A under hammer - The Offhand model. When I first acquired it, the barrel had just a bit of vertical "wobble", which I was able to eliminate by placing a 0.008" 5/8" ID shim between the barrel and the receiver and re-installing the pin. I have been told that firing just one or two...
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    Another History No. 1

    Took it out last night just to fire a few shots - the vast majority of my pistol shooting for the past 15+ years has been modern "IPSC-style" stuff, and it was obvious that my precision bulls-eye skills have seriously deteriorated... Only fired five shots - but every one of them seemed to go...
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    Another History No. 1

    The instruction manual has a pretty specific load recommendation, but unfortunately, the components specified are metric so you end up with the 9,2 mm ball / 0,3 mm patch "translating" to 0.362" / 0.012" respectively. I have found posts where people have mentioned using a 0.358" ball with a...
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    Another History No. 1

    Modern in what way? :confused: This pistol is pretty much an exact reproduction of a William Billinghurst pre-Civil War target pistol.
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    Another History No. 1

    I've been spotting these in posts on a number of forums lately and decided I just HAD to have one, a Feinwerkbau History No. 1. .36 caliber underhammer target pistol. Now I'm looking (everywhere I can) for some load data, short of a custom mould, I cannot find any source for the recommended .362...
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    concussion ignition?

    I stand corrected - as kids we were told that paper caps had "black powder" in them.
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    concussion ignition?

    seems to me that concussive ignition is what made the toy "cap guns" of my youth work...
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    Underhammer again

    Congrats on you acquisition - I also was watching that auction. Take a look on eBay for Hopkins & Allen buttplate - there are a few listed that look lust like the one that's on my H&A "Offhand" underhammer rifle and Numrich certainly used the same parts on many different models....
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    Peep sight for an H&A Underhammer

    I actually got one of those for the time being, but it is the adjustable barrel mounted rear sight, not the receiver mounted aperture sight.
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    Peep sight for an H&A Underhammer

    Thanks to all.... hawkeye2 - Those pictures are exactly what I was looking for, I had been thinking of something far more complex (typical engineer :headslap: ) garra - Thanks for the email address, I will contact him and see what he may have. The one on the Buffalo Arms site looks nice, but...
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    Peep sight for an H&A Underhammer

    Mountain Dewd, If you're willing to part with the post, please PM me. I'm pretty sure I (and my lathe) could cobble up an aperture disk :)
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