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  1. K

    Earliest elongated bullets?

    That is the same source I drew my knowledge, too. Somebody has mentioned to me that he knew of some non-spherical (elongated) bullets used in XVIII century firearms, he couldn't state any details, mantioned some strange "composite bullet" moulds (?). Roberts' classic book is dated, perhaps...
  2. K

    Earliest elongated bullets?

    Hi All, Were elongated bullets used or experimented with before the 1830s? Does anybody here know of any source of information concerning any existing evidence of them? Cheers Andrzej "kropek"
  3. K

    Zouave or Enfield?

    Did you need to size the minies? I recently bought a 1977 Zouave by Zoli, I haven't shot much yet, mostly using round balls that came with the rifle. Cheers
  4. K

    Ratchet on Pietta worn - bad?

    Thanks for your help. No surface finishing will remedy the problem, I think. The hand would still work right against the edge of the ratchet, too close to its axis. There is some scoring on the cylinder, made by the cylinder stop which I assume hits the surface too early - before the hand...
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    Ratchet on Pietta worn - bad?

    Hi, After last shooting session with my Pietta I noticed a wear ont the cylinder ratchet that worries me a little. I've put a little over 100 shots through this revolver. Here is a close up of the ratchet: The wear is on the edges and some burring is already visible. It looks like the...
  6. K

    Greeting from California

    A warm welcome from a newbie dreaming of California on such a rainy day over here in Lublin :grin: .
  7. K

    A newcomer from Poland

    Thanks for the welcome! I didn't take the pictures although I quite like them :wink: too. Please do not mistake me with a serious BP shooter, I'm hardly a shooter at all. I cannot speak for the community which I only recently joined but being one of the few Poles posting here (I think) I...
  8. K

    A newcomer from Poland

    I have found a lot of information already, even before posting. :grin: I forgot to thank you guys for all of it, big thanks! :bow:
  9. K

    Lock bolt - a problem?

    Hi, I have a brand new Colt Navy .36 by Pietta. After shooting the first cylinder I noticed scorring of the cylinder surface around the engagement notches. It looked as if the bolt was too wide for the notches. After disassembling the revolver and the clean up I had to remove the burrs with the...
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    A newcomer from Poland

    Hi All, and let me make a little introduction of myself. I recently acquired a Pietta reproduction of Colt Navy in .36 calibre and joined a small and since 2004 steadily growing BP community here in Poland. In the year 2004 we were "liberated" and finally allowed to own legally and without...
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