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  1. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    We had the family over for a big bonfire tonight. Drinks and good memories. Thanks for all the advice. I'll take a look at the tightness of screws tomorrow.
  2. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    I'll take a look at the tang and bedding. The barrel seems secure when I use a small tool to hammer the wedge home. I aim where I alway aim, I cut the target in half and aim at that point. I do see a very small crack developing in the stock. There is no bedding compound. The barrel is...
  3. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    OK. Will do later. Thanks for all the replies.
  4. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    I like it. Wish I had thought of that at the range. I've been looking online and it seems 3/8" dovetail is standard.
  5. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    Hmmm. I like that. I'll have to come up with something.
  6. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    Any math guys around? How much of a rise in the front sight if it shoots 12" high at 50 yards?
  7. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    The thicker patches made no difference. It was the pillow ticking .015. I shot both. Now the sight question, is there a general width of the cut or is everyone different?
  8. M

    Shooting High, Do I Need A New Front Sight?

    I took a new to me TC .50 percussion to the range today. I had a devil of a time attempting to hit a target a couple weeks ago, so today I used butcher paper at 25 yards, and 50 yards. I shot 80gr FFF Pyrodex with patched .490 round ball. Patch was .005 , also tried thicker patch with no...
  9. M

    Shooting the mountain pistol

    Rafterrob, man, that pistol is a keeper.
  10. M

    Shooting the mountain pistol

    Thanks for the video. I'm going through the process of sighting in a used .50 Hawken percussion. Yes, I have adjustible sights but the process is what I need to standardize. I took the rear sight apart and found a rusted spring that was catching, making elevation adhustments unreliable. I...
  11. M

    Ruggles Patent Underhammer Pistol

    I'm very impressed with your skills. Interesting to see the step by step work you are doing. I've not handled one but you have peaked my curiosity. Thanks.
  12. M

    Colt 2nd Gen Navy .36

    OldNo7, that is a thing of beauty. I need to find one to absolve this lingering regret I have for selling mine. I even registered with an online auction house to look for black powder weapons. Surprisingly, I found an auction that offered a few. I'll keep looking. Randy
  13. M

    Uberti 1851 Stuck Barrel

    After reading this thread I'm hesitant to buy a Uberti. Are all the Italian revovlers made so poorly? Can you contrast this to the 2nd gen Colts? Do they also have these issues?
  14. M

    Colt 2nd Gen Navy .36

    So a sad story is that I bought a Colt .36 Navy in Idaho when I was stationed at Mtn. Home AFB, but sold it for college tuition in 1979. As I recall Gibsons store had a heck of a deal. I think I spent just over $100 for the pistol in 1977. It shot great, and killed many a whistle pigs in the...
  15. M

    Hello from Oregon, Columbia County

    I'm here on my way to relearn some Black Powder skills. I have an offshore .54 cal Hawken cap & ball and a TC .50 Hawken cap & ball. I'll have some questions about some repairs on the TC, but that is a used gun and I'm hoping it will shoot well. Randy
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