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    Shooting old guns

    This is probably one for Zonie and all you engineer nurds out there (no offence!). In the case of old, original guns - and I'm talking particularly of Civil War era revolvers, do we know what effect the pasing years are likely to have had on the steel. Does steel become more brittle with age...
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    Army -v- Navy calibre

    I've often wondered why the Navy always chose .36 calibre instead of .44 as used by the Army? Was it to do with reducing weight of shot on board ships? Considering the limited use, I can't imagine that would be an argument. Or is it just that the Navy had to be different? There must be a...
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    Stuck Nipples (again)

    Having read the thread below on stuck nipples, does it really matter if they are stuck fast on an original? If they are in good shooting order is it worth risking damaging a valuable antique trying to get them out? Or does it make more sense to carry on using it occasionally and only worry about...
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    Replacement tubes/cones for original revolver

    I've recently ordered an original (antique) Rogers & Spencer .44 Army revolver (c.1865) from the U.S. Has anyone had experience of a supplier for replacement tubes/cones for originals? Most of the suppliers and adverts apply to modern repros which will have a metric as opposed to imperial...
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    Ball molds and sizes

    I have three double cavity round ball molds in .451", .454" and .457" from a certain well known manufacturer. Having cast a quantity of ball recently I decided after a few days to check to see how close the finished ball is to the stated size on the mold. I was a little surprised to find they...
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    To Grease or not to grease?

    I'm talking percussion revolver here. Anyone carried out a test, or read of a test, comparing grease over the ball as against a felt wad under the ball and no grease? Obviously, grease is messy and it's cleaner to use a wad. But is accuracy as good or does fouling build up and accuracy fall...
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    Bisley in January

    Ruger Old Army .45 loaded with 39g Swiss #2 at 25 metres. 3 bulls, 2 nines and OK the gun hides the seven! Tight Wad :haha:
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    Cylinder Loading Press

    Bought this from Thunder Ridge last year for use with my Ruger Old Army and Rogers & Spencer revolvers. Didn't have much luck using it initially as the brass ram didn't line up very well with the chambers of the cylinder. Finally got around to filing the slot that the brass ram slides in and it...
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    Trimming Wood Grips???

    Just added a pair of Indian Rosewood grips and a set of AMPCO Beryllium nipples to my ROA .45. Haven’t had the chance to try it at the range yet, but the chequering on the grips seems to give a surer hold than the smooth factory ones. Don’t feel the gun wants to slide around in my hand like it...
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    Contacting DGW ???

    Anyone had a problem contacting Dixie Gun Works? I put in an order that hasn't arrived (though the invoice note did and my card was debited) and have emailed them, contacted them via their web site and finally faxed them - all with zero response. Seems weird - all I wanted to know was the...
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    West Coast Gun Stores?

    Hi all My wife and I will be spending 3-weeks visiting the west coast USA next summer. Specifically LA, San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Sacramento and Ft Worth. Just wondered if any of you have any recommendations for 'must visit' gun stores or ranges? I intend to visit Cabela's Ft Worth...
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    AMPCO Nipples

    Just ordered a set of AMPCO Beryllium nipples from DGW for my ROA. Anyone used these? The stainless steel nipples as originally supplied on both my Rugers work fine but have, IMO, too large a flash hole bored through. Sometimes they allow powder grains/dust to flow through when filling the...
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    Nipple Keys

    Anyone manage to get hold of a decent nipple key? I have one of the cheap Italian keys made of soft steel for my Pedersoli Rogers & Spencer (#11 caps). The nipple slot is too sloppy and like when you use the wrong screwdriver on a screw, it boogers up fast. Ideally i'd like a stainless steel...
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    Something to look out for when buying

    I just sold my perfectly good Euroarms Rogers & Spencer .44 repro revolver for an up-market Pedersoli version of the same gun. Cost of the Euroarms when new a few years ago was
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    Field Stripping the Rogers & Spencer .44 ?

    Anyone know, or know where I can find, the correct procedure for stripping this revolver? I owned a Euroarms version until recently and always struggled when stripping it right down. Now i'm waiting on a pricey Pedersoli version and would like to know how to strip it down properly. The problem...
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    Fake Rogers & Spencer (Pictures this time!)

    Sorry, last time couldn't get the pictures to load properly. Hopefully this time I've had more success. Tight Wad
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    Bought a Fake Rogers & Spencer

    Thought this might be of interest to fellow BP pistol shooters/collectors. I've shot a Euroarms 'Rogers & Spencer' Army .44 repro for a few years and have grown to appreciate its finer points. So when I walked past a gunshop window display recently and saw an 'original' for sale at $1200 in...
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    Mystery Black Powder ?

    Bought 2 x 500g containers of black powder today but never heard of the brand before. I've heard of the Italian 'Black Silver' brand but this is just labled 'Silver'. Comes in square opaque plastic containers. Granule size described as 'medium' is polished/glazed and slightly larger than TS2...
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    Cleaning blackpowder revolvers

    I'm one of those people who travel to the range, shoots their percussion revolver for an hour and then spends two hours stripping down the gun and surgically cleaning it. I mean undoing every last screw and completely stripping out the action before cleaning, drying, oiling and reassembly. I...
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    Cleaning blackpowder revolvers

    pistol-ML-122293-ML- This post fits the Pistol Forum to a T, so it was moved there.
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