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    Uberti revolving carbine

    thanks guys this helps quite a bit. I have the Uberti 1858 which shoots excellant and entertained the carbine as a sort of companion piece. I guess a more practical companion might be another 1858 or just for a little differance an 1860 colt army. Once again thanks for the many voices of reason!
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    Uberti revolving carbine

    I'm guessing this might be the right place for this topic. I've seen pics of the Remington revolving carbine, essentially an 1858 revolver with an 18" barrel and buttstock. Does anyone here have any experience with these, I've read all the reviews at the sites that sell them but I'd rather our...
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    Traditions Trapper

    vthompson, I have the trapper in flint and it shoots great... after a few things. You really have to get rid of that rear "adjustable sight". It's for elevation only but the recoil, even with lighter loads tends to shift it and makes it adjustable for windage, esp when you don't want it...
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    How to make perfectly round balls?

    another thought about tumbling the balls to get rid of the sprue. All this does is kinda squash it down, where does the weight of that squashed sprue go? I think it puts an uneven weight forward, so if you can't locate where the sprue was to set it facing forward you just created an out of...
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    Inletting sideplate on Poor Boy/SMR?

    I've just finished a tennessee with all the iron fixens. I did alot of internet searching of examples and 99 + % are inlet either completely flush with the side or just a smidge proud of it. the darn thing is less than a 1/16th wide to begin with!
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    Pietta 1860 performance

    Don, another thought was what other types of 44s were you shooting? I ask this because if they had cylinders that held less volume, and then you have the 1860 that has a longer cylinder/more powder capacity this might affect things also. I'm not advocating loading these things to max capacity...
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    hello from the blue hen state

    hey birdman and flies, I'm in avondale pa, i'd like some info on the vous too, John welcome brother, brouse around and enjoy!
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    Pietta 1860 performance

    A few things come to mind, are all the cylinders tight, in other words does the 451 ball load rather easy, you may switch to 454 or larger round balls. the other thing is cylinder/barrel gap. is the front face of the cylinder at full cock pressed close to the barrel ? check the wedge see if...
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    can someone school me please PA long rifle

    It all depends on costs. If'n you want pretty any of tyhe old lancaster county styles, brass trimmed med to high grade curly maple,, 45 to 50 cal patch ball twist, 1/60 or slower will certainly fill the bill, check out track of the wolf for thier guns for sale dept, that'll give you an idea on...
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    pistols for match shooting

    another alternative is a pedersoli kentucky but the smallest i've seen was 44 cal. I have the trapper flint, I agree with the rear sight, i pulled it and replaced it with a fixed sight i picked up at tow. The locks are not the smoothest, but on mine the reason is it wasn'nt properly inletted...
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    Quality pistol accessories

    you can't go wrong at track of the wolf, they have decent pistol rods/starters, powder measures fkasks etc. there is a brass variable measure that has the nozzle end the one that enters the barrel, that when colsed over the measure levels off the charge. I believe this gives a bit more...
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    Lyman Plains pistol

    alot of the gpr lock parts are interchangable, but the overall plate is smaller as are a few of the internals. the hammer is interchangable hence the fly cut out. I've been wondering for awhile if I could make a flinter out of it but after cutting and pasteing I'd have the cost of a semicustom...
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    RCBS .530 RB Mould, or Mold

    I've been using the lee 6 cavity handles on my lyman and tc mold block no problem. avoid eeekbays buy me now for these, midsouth shooters supply has them for much less !
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    Breaking in a new Lyman Plains Pistol

    I Have the 50 cal it takes 490 and waly world ticking, same as the rifle version. The barrel is essentialy a piece of the rifle barrel cut down to pistol length. I always wondered if a replacement lock and barrel could be done> I really like the triger on the plains pistol. As for loads 30...
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    TC Patriot

    interesting. I'm currently refinishing a patriot stock that I just recieved today. It was advertised and appears to be unfired with good reason. The hammer hits on the stock. I looked at the hammer to nipple geometry and the hammer was off on the edge of the nipple. there was an indent on...
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    gpr "Jamming"

    sounds like you guys are giving me new ideas. The patch jag combo maybe pushing the crud down into the breech and blowing it out with the co2 might be a quick field fix. I am using 3f powder, its giving me the best accuracy so far. tried 2 f the gun didn't like it!
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    gpr "Jamming"

    I'm using .490 lee cast roundballs, actually they mic at .493 walyworld ticking, .018 to .020 at rest then compressed they go down to .015. The patches have a nice dark light ring combo with no blow by or scorching. I'm using ballistol 7:1, but this was happening with 6:1 and the homemade...
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    gpr "Jamming"

    I've been having a problem with my GPR 50 cal percussion "jamming". The problem is from that little patent breech clogging after every 10-15 rounds. I've been patching after each shot, I've tried using a 38 cal bronze brush every 5 rounds, followed by patching on a slotted 22 cleaning rod...
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    Lyman GPR 50--.490 or .495 Balls

    Just to throw my hat in the ring, I'm using the lee 490 rb and walyworld ticking. With 6/1 ballistol lube it shoots into a quarter with 50 gr 3f. The group stays pretty tight up to 90 gr but off the bench starts to smart my boney shoulders. I use the same in my GPR 50 flinter and it stays...
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    investarms Hakens .54 cal Stocks 1"?

    let me clear up a few things. Greenmountain does make barrels 15/16 wide. the max caliber for that width is 54 that I've seen. The Investarms/cabellas, Italian versions all seem to be 15/16 across. You can use the green mountain barrels in 15/16, provided you either cut the under rib, the...
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