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Cleaning revolvers
After about 150 rounds over the past two weeks the residue in my Uberti 1861 Navy frame was very gritty in texture. It may be from RWS caps, but I do not feel like shooting up a lot of Remington #10 caps to see. One thing for sure if the gun had been grease packed it would have been an abrasive... -
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Pietta Problem
I shoot snubbies and off the gun loading is necessary. A Powder Inc stand is used to load the .36 Navy and it works quite well and it works well with .451" ball but for me not so much with .454' or .457". for the 1861 Army. respectfully Bunk -
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Pietta 1860 Army
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What’s your favorite BP substitute.
Presently laying on my bench loaded, capped, and ready is my 1861 Uberti Navy loaded with Alliant Black MZ (an American Pioneer Powder product) under a 128 grain Eras Gone Colt paper cartridge bullet . APP under any name works well in revolvers and my Smith carbine. I see no reason it would not...- wb78963
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Cleaning revolvers
I tried packing on a Ubrti 1851 Navy .45 Dragoon did for me and found after a little over 100 rounds that the red grease was black and gritty. I guess it was lapping all the parts to smoothness but that was redundant because the Goonster had already done so if it works for you that is fine, but... -
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My arbor has a hole in it???
exactly why I use the back of a magnetic sign on my work area. Little steel parts hit and stick.any place that makes signs will have scrap or outright buy a piece. respectfully Bunk -
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Cleaning revolvers
it does not need that every tie, but every 100 to 150 rounds it is a good idea to clean out all the muck and munge that collects in the frame. A lot of manure (carbonized randomly accelerated particles) will find a way down into the recesses of the frame where the working parts are. respectfully Bunk -
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pietta or uberti??
All this talk has me going to get my Pietta 1861 Navy revolver out and do some serious shooting tomorrow. i just broke into a pound of FFFg powder which is KIK brand. Round ball and CI#11 caps and away we go! Holding center we shall see Bunk -
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4 wing musket cap
I had a few tins of those new style CCI c(R) aps which I mostly used to clear the firepath on my Sharps. With it they were perfectly useless. After Larry Flees did his fix on my Smith carbine the shorter, better firepath work he did now it works perfectly with CCI c(r)ap. I have almost a full...- wb78963
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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Cleaning revolvers
If there ia a possibility of something going "sprong1" try working in a big zip lock bag that will catch flying springs, or what ever. -
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Cleaning revolvers
using a dish washer to clean guns is the apex of laziness. Cleaning is not hard if you have a system and mine is done on my bench top for handguns and work table for long guns. It is called a dish washer for a reason. Was he able to salvage it and did he learn a lesson? a smart man learns from... -
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Cleaning revolvers
I just line up a row of empty cap tins and each one gets that set of what ever parts left to right as you take apart.. then go back together right to left. My work area is the back of a magnetic sign so dropped parts do not roll off onto the floor and get eaten by the dust bunnies. Better to... -
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Cleaning revolvers
here is the link. It is IMPORTANT you will need gunsmith screwdrivers. They are NOT a wood working shape blade. Gun screws have a parallel sided slot and require hollow ground blades. Brownell's #080000021 is what I use. Mot cheap, but last forever. Those screws are very tight so use caution on... -
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Cleaning revolvers
Look at Mike Beliveau's site duelist 1954 there is a video of completely how to do that work. The first thing you need is a set of gun smith hollow ground screw drivers. This is important because gun screws have a different shape slot in the head. It is a very simple lock work dating from 1847... -
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Capper for RWS caps?
my system to avoid the Remington tiny cap wells is to only shoot Colt type open top guns. But that is just the way I am, Bunk -
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Capper for RWS caps?
I don't know what gun you will be using the Tedd Cash capper on, but it may take some tweaking. I have two of them (one got lost, replaced and found) and both needed a bit of careful filing to work on my open top Colt revolvers both Uberti and Pietta. I like them and they both work with CCI#11... -
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Report on Slix Shot nipples on my Pietta 1851 Colt Navy
All my percussion gun with two exceptions have Slixshot nipples. The Slixshot is made especially to fit Remington #10 caps and work very well there. CCI#11 work most of the time. However RWS 1075 caps are fairly consistent only on second strike.but not on the first strike. Great dry fire... -
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Pietta 1860 Army Question
yes it is Colts tribute to the Texas navy for their Patersonrevolver purchase the Texas rangers used that kept Colt in business.