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    The ring of lead itself is not the goal. What you are after is a band on the bullet, be it ball or Conical that seals from the powder...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Conicals for revolvers.
    Its worth a try on the Kaido. My experience says there are no givens, you have to try various combination of ball (mostly) or the...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Ruger Old Army.
    I don't see the problem, loading .457 in mine is no issue. .454 a tad easier. Keeping in mind what people ask for these and what...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Conicals for revolvers.
    Back to if you have the right sized projectile you don't need goo over the chamber. Statistically you may get away with the goop...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Conicals for revolvers.
    That would be a case of pushing to an extreme and then saying lube works. Well, sort of. Any failure in the lube and its coverage...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Conicals for revolvers.
    There was zero research done back in the day. You will note that the same Army used a Jacket bullet in the 1911 because it would...
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    Great to see a gun like that. New to me. Very cool
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    1858 Rem vs a Brass Frame or vs Open Top ? I figure everyone has their druthers, I like my 47 Walker and the open top has been an eye...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread For sixty years......
    Other than it does not have to be Dawn, that is the method I have settled on. Any grease fighting detergent will work. I am...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Do Colts Open Tops Shift POI?.
    Well this was with an unmentionable but 1 inch group at 25 yards and 6 shots hand rested, amazing. I should have gone home right...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Accuracy.....
    At 41 yards that beyond amazing. I am still trying to figure out why one day I can shoot a 2.5 inch group at 25 yards and a week latter...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Do Colts Open Tops Shift POI?.
    Mike, Thank you. I am getting some wild stuff on the posts so a bit of a hard time working through it. Has to do with formatting...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Do Colts Open Tops Shift POI?.
    Anyone else getting lots of format options and weird stuff with reading some of the Posts?
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Do Colts Open Tops Shift POI?.
    Mike: Thank you. I am a bit lazy in once I got it working I tend to leave it. I will keep an eye on it. There is one large spacer...
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    Smokerr replied to the thread Help for a rookie please.
    I am seeing some wild stuff on replying to the post. All sort of setup stuff and have reported it. The basic thing on Black...
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