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Dragoon cylinder gap
Colt 3rd Dragoon (made around 1980) with over 0.010" cylinder gap, Also, that gap is dependent upon exactly where it is measured because the back of the barrel (cone?) face is way out of flat. This was right out of the box. Had to grind off over 0.005" to clean this up. NOW it's flat... -
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1858 Pietta Army Cylinder Problem
As others have said, run a tap through it. These guns are pretty roughly made, lots of sharp edges that were never de-burrred, no chamfering on holes, etc, and the threads are no exception. Mine had a few stubborn nipples right out of the box and a pass with a tap fixed it. If you re-tap the... -
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Stupid stuck nipple
Spark plugs and exhaust collars were notorious for getting stuck on old motorcycles. We use powdered graphite anti-seize since it was capable of enduring high temperatures and lasted forever. A dry, slippery gray-ish powder, it reminded me of a crushed up No.2 pencil lead. I use this stuff on...- borne2fly
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Hello from California
Back in the ‘70’s I got a Jukar Kentucky pistol, and always enjoyed it. Just recently decided to get back into black powder with an 1858 Remington (Uberti) and 1848 Dragoon (black box,”Colt New York”, etc, which I think was probably made by Uberti for Colt). Fit, finish, and function are...- borne2fly
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Better nipples for a Dragoon?
Both my Dragoon and Remington now have nipples for #11 caps. Got them from Track of the Wolf but they’re probably the same as Slixshot. CCI caps fit perfectly, a very slight press fit, they don’t slip off.