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    Shooting blanks

    Thanks for the response, vic. Unfortunately, despite the ability to substitute pyrodex for BP in specific applications, there is not a 1:1 correspondence in properties, especially when there are differences in the degree of confinement. For instance, pyrodex is almost useless in fireworks...
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    How to best use a cap and ball revolver

    [One man tried deer tallow with the recipe I listed but later told me it wasn't as good as mutton tallow.] I'm surprised it was worth the effort - I've always heard venison is very low in fat - a good diet food, in fact. [Obviously, I'm not as familiar with sheep as you are! ] Ouch! :haha...
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    How to best use a cap and ball revolver

    Ah, shoot. Sorry, I should have finished reading the whole thing before I posted instead of doing this piecemeal. "Lanolin" is made in sheep's sebaceous glands (in the skin) and the commercial product is derived from the wool of sheep during the washing after sheering. Tallow OTOH is "meltable"...
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    How to best use a cap and ball revolver

    I do not believe that the wax toilet gaskets commonly sold in home improvement centers and hardware stores actually contain real beeswax. Natural beeswax is far too expensive for such mundane use. It is more common in certain cosmetic products, such as a thickener in cremes used as skin...
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    Shooting blanks

    Can anyone tell me what the recommended loads (relative to normal ball loads) and techniques are for firing "blanks"? I help shoot several professional fireworks shows each year, and know from experience that it takes a lot more powder to fire a loose-fitting shell than a tight-fitting...
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    Pyrodex

    Er...no, they're not. Smokeless powders are stailized mixtures containing nitrocellulose or a combination of nitrocellulose and nitrogylycerin. Pyrodex and the other BP substitutes contain nitrates or perchlorates, but no nitrated organic compounds. -Old Dog
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    Test results with Old Army and 30gr. pellets

    They work fine in a brass-framed Pietta 1858. (Yes, I know it's not really a replica - sorry. $99 brand new was too hard to pass up, and it was my first C&B revolver). My main complaint with Pyrodex is that it just doesn't have that "real" smell and feel. I'm a fireworker by hobby (and holder...
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    Replica 1851 Colt Navy

    I came to the same realization when I reassembled my first Colt (an Uberti 1847 Walker) and got a HUGE gap. I had no manual to go by and didn't know about this web group, so I took it apart and reassembled it again. This time the cylinder was so tight it would not rotate at all. It finally got...
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