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  1. Stantheman86

    The more you shoot, the more you learn

    Nothing replaces quality time behind the trigger. You learn new weird quirks about guns, get to try new things, and experiment I just bought a 2nd round barrel ".44 Reb Navy" to make a brace , with one I had for a while. I antiqued it to match the other one The new one shoots 3" to the...
  2. Stantheman86

    Fun with 777 in a pair of Piettas

    I got a 2nd Pietta .44 Navy from a fellow board member , and having dropped in full flute cylinders into both of them. I had to touch up the forcing cones and set the b/c gap to about .003 I took my Dad with me today so I wasn't really doing any serious shooting. I loaded them with 30gr of...
  3. Stantheman86

    Interesting thoughts on barrel/cylinder gap

    I found an article about shooting blackpowder rounds through Peacemakers, obviously "unmentionables" but the information applied to percussion revolvers The writer claimed he had revolvers with .002 b/c gaps that ran perfectly fine for 100+ rounds before gumming up....because the fouling on...
  4. Stantheman86

    Random Observations on revolver shooting

    I figured I'd burn up some old Pyrodex P , so old it has a price tag of $14.75 on it.....it still lit off fine despite being opened in 2008 or so. I often shoot 100 or so rounds on a range trip, and I notice that sometimes .....not always....after lots of sustained shooting , say 10 or...
  5. Stantheman86

    Range Trip with a pair of the $230 MidWay Pietta "clean up guns"

    After wiping off the factory oil, and fitting wood grips from 2 other Pietta Navies I put other grips on......it was time to shoot these 230 buck Pietta Clean Up Guns If you have OCD and need perfect finishing , stay away from these. The frames and barrels look like a kit gun that was...
  6. Stantheman86

    Who wants to roll the dice on a $300 Mystery Revolver?

    I've never heard of anything like this....give Bud K 300 bucks and you get a random revolver "made in Spain" they say. I assume they mean Italy It's almost tempting to see what turns up as long as it's a revolver and not a Traditions Kentucky pistol
  7. Stantheman86

    Adding some versatility with a Uberti 1858 Carbine

    I don't even remember when Uberti started making these , probably longer than I've been alive. I saw them in stuff like Gander Mountain catalogs as a kid in the 90's and thought they were cool then. I always kinda wanted one , so I finally just bought one. My range doesn't want "long guns...
  8. Stantheman86

    My pair of Pietta Midway Frankenbrassers

    I picked up a pair of the $230 .44 Brassers from MidWay , they used the Dance & Bros cylinder and what looks like parts bin brass frames . The actions are ok, lockup and timing are good, I need to clean the oil off. The black grips are trash. They don't even fit, and flop around inside the...
  9. Stantheman86

    Hell on Wheels , cap and ball action galore

    If you ignore the pretty much blatently historically incorrect use of .44 Brass Frame Piettas all over this show, there are tons of well done shootouts with cap and ballers, and in case anyone hasn't seen it , it's worth watching. It's old enough where the boxed set is probably 10 or 20 bucks...
  10. Stantheman86

    Shooting Pietta Navies with red toy caps

    I installed the nipples by TapNTool that he has altered to fit red toy single shot caps. He also enlarged the flash hole to let more flame in. I brought OE 3f , 100 red toy caps and CCI #11's just in case. Loaded up 6 rounds with 25 grains, .375 balls and topped with Crisco. The toy caps...
  11. Stantheman86

    Shooting the Zouave with the "Zouave " Sight

    I finally, tried the famous "Zouave" sight out on a Zouave Rifle The rear sight seems to be made for this sight, as the half-circle sight notch lets the front sight globe sight right into it for a clean sight picture 60gr of 777 and .577 Minies do ok, it shoots well enough for target...
  12. Stantheman86

    1F in my Walkers is a winner

    I cut down two of the cheap $10 Indian made flap holsters I had laying around to make Walker holsters. I figured it would be a period correct "frontier modification " 😀 The cartridge box holds a small flask with a 50gr spout, caps , 18 balls and a tin full of Crisco. Mainly just for fun...
  13. Stantheman86

    777 in the Pocket Navy .36

    I took my 2nd Gen Colt Pocket Navy out today, and loaded it with the 15 grain spout on my flask full of 777 "3f" , .375 balls and CCI #10 caps. No lube or wads. 15 grains seems ideal as 20 would probably blow the excess out the short barrel unburned anyway With the ok quality rig from...
  14. Stantheman86

    Friend needs help ID'ing this percussion target rifle

    My friend at work sent me these pics because I'm the "old gun guy", but I am really more into military muskets and rifle-muskets so I have no idea what this is. It "feels" Belgian or French to me He's not looking to sell it , his dad passed and they found this in his stuff. He just wants to...
  15. Stantheman86

    SOLD Indian P53 .58 Smoothbore $500 shipped

    Indian made P53 smoothbore .58 Musket from Middlesex Village . These currently sell for $775, and the wait time is a few months. For $500 total shipped to free states that allow shipping of a muzzleloader to your door, you can have this one now. Priced to move, no lower off offers please...
  16. Stantheman86

    Firing 777 through a Pedersoli CS Richmond and getting decent results......

    So basically, I decided to make use of a bunch of stuff I've had laying around for , in some cases over 10 years... An old metal-lid jar of 777 I bought back when it was 18.99 a pound so about 2008ish, maybe. A MagSpark adapter threaded for 8-1 to fit Italian repro military rifles , and I...
  17. Stantheman86

    CS Richmond "sharpshooter" rifle, blasting rocks at the range

    I had what appears to be a tang sight for some kind of older rifle , that had been on this ArmiSport CS Richmond before.....so I put it back on along with a Pedersoli "Zouave" front sight which is in reality a copy of the 1855 Springfield "marksman's sight" . I had burlap I had bought at a...
  18. Stantheman86

    Shooting Military rifles like they were designed to be used

    I don't want to come off as a "Gatekeeper ", an Elitist or a snob. People can use their firearms any way they want. I nor anyone else has the right to "tell" anyone how to use something they paid for and own. I have just seen , over the years, countless videos , some from "Experts" ...
  19. Stantheman86

    SOLD Uberti 1858 .44, fired 18 times $400 shipped

    I recently bought this brand new , the only rounds through it were posted on this forum thread 😃 Post in thread 'Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model' Colt 1860 Vs Remington New Model It's basically a new gun that I have test fired for you. It's a solid gun, I'm just not a Remington guy and I also...
  20. Stantheman86

    Springfield vs Enfield

    The Colt vs Remington thread was very entertaining, how about a Springfield vs Enfield thread? I own both, repros and originals, and it's honestly hard to pick one way or the other but I have to lean toward my Enfields mostly because of the Parker-Hales , and also the Pedersoli Confederate...
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