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It is very easy to get into trouble with fine threads on small screws even bigger screws for that matter. Care must be taken when...

Your thinking is not flawed but you want to shave off enough of a lead ring to seal the cylinder totally. Your cylinder interior may...

I would add to centershots post - after using the steel wool/oil treatment you will need to degrease the area thoroughly before you...

A couple drops of gun oil on a piece of 0000 steel wool, rub it on the spot gently. You may also need some cold blue to touch it up...

You can use a nipple wrench or your thumb and finger to start the nipple. Grasp the nipple and place it in the hole then rotate it...

My first BP revolver was a brass frame Hawes 1860 .44 caliber revolver that I purchased used in 1970. It was well used and showed its...

I will agree with of the other suggestions here - bullet not seated on top of powder - not rammed all the way home. This would give you...

The only way I think would result in this is if the load was loose. With the slug well off the charge the pressure had a lot of volume...

Been there, done that. Got a replacement AND a spare and off E*** after trying to get a local shop to make some - 'sure', they said...

*harrumph* Read the instructions? Turn in your Man Card immediately, sir! wm

Get on line & print out the owners manual. It's free! Most "44" cal cap & ball revolvers use a .454" diameter ball, but the ROA requires...

There are "BAD PEOPLE" out there. If the deal looks too good then 99.99% of the time it is a scam. I no longer buy stuff from online...

That little screw in the bolster would not bother me a bit - in fact I find it a "plus" especially if the gun was "dry balled":ghostly:

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VERY NICE RIFLE for sure!;):thumb:. You do very nice work and as ZZ TOP SONG SAYS - "SHARP DRESSED MAN"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!