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    Olde Eynsford

    I used to buy my powder from Grafs. It took about 3 lbs to negate the hazmat fee vs having bought the same T7 at Bass Pro, and 3 lbs was a reasonable about to spend. But they no longer carry it. I think it’s back in production. Where can I buy the amount elsewhere? They do still sell Swiss...
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    1861 Navy paper cartridges

    For me it was how gritty it was when it was dry. Maybe I dissolved too much, but it was a bit messy and tedious watching to spare the glue strip.
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    1861 Navy paper cartridges

    I also noticed little shards of paper in the chambers and would remove them but then decided to leave them and see if they caused an issue. I only had 3 more cylinders worth of loads, but not a hiccup. It might not be an issue. I use flax seed papers from American Spirits. I tried nitrating...
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    Pietta Spiller & Burr Revolver

    I ordered springs for my 2016 Pietta NMA and noticed mine were off too. I swapped them and checked them for fit and function and all worked just fine so mine are sitting spares.
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    Yeah, the many issues with having a Colt are a reason for pause as well. Too bad nobody makes a Remington Police model. But I think a well working Colt would be really satisfying as well as looking so sharp, and I tend to prefer the older blocker design.
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    Remington 1858/Pietta

    I forgot to mention that the pressed front sight and lever catch are said to possibly fall out. Mine has had a lot of powder and lead through it developing loads and found the most accurate was a weighed 33 grns of 3F Olde Eynsford, an energetic powder no matter the projectile (up to my 195 grn...
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    Remington 1858/Pietta

    Back in 2016 I believe I wanted an Uberti model, but come Christmas the $199 w/ starter kit was too good to pass up. If you want to shoot much of anything besides a ball the loading window will need modified. The safety notch wouldn’t fully engage so I had to address that too. The chambers run...
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    I’ve long thought a Colt Pocket Police would make a nice little backpacking trail gun, but a lot of work would need to be done, including reaming and chamfering the chambers.
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    Curious why you’re reaming them out so large. My Pietta Remington had 0.446” chambers, now 0.449”, and has .4535” grooves.
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    I agree, .005” is a bit much and just creates a larger ring to deal with.
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    Chambers reamed to .375” and using a .380” ball.
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    Did you find a sufficient reamer? A hand reamer by chance? Or did you have to send it off? I’ve eyed a hand reamer for my Pietta Remington that’s been reamed to .449”. It has a .4535” groove. Not sure what my Ruger’s are but .453-4” sounds good to me. However I’m hesitant as I’ve read you can...
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    Ruger old army loads

    I’ve tested mine fairly thoroughly. It does best with a weighed charge of 38 grns 3F Olde Eynsford or equivalent Triple 7 and I’ve tried a ball, and two of my custom conicals. I was getting 3-3.5” groups at 15 yds.
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    How to ream cylinders and to what size?

    What did you end up doing? I’ve been wondering what a .36 cal would be reamed to. I think the Uberti Colt Pocket .36s have a .373” groove diameter so chambers of .374 or 5” should do the trick.
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    Swiss Powder Designation

    Depends on where you live. In Europe they use 4F in handguns. Note the designations of their previous powder bottles: 4F was used in Hazard’s paper cartridges during the Civil War. 36 grns of powder that was found to be energetic much like Swiss 4F and pushed a 211 grn bullet. It’s how they...
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    Newbie needs 1862 Police info

    For about the same weight you can carry a .44, which I’d prefer between the two. However with the Pocket you get a lightweight and compact design that you can choose in the sleek Police version or Pocket Navy version. I’m not that fond of Colt’s streamlined look, liking the older style better...
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    Pyrodex “P” High Pressure Cylinder Over Rotation…..

    I’m wondering if the flash channel through your nipples are too large. It’s a part of why Colt shooters replace the nipples from what I’ve gleaned, that it also ejects spent caps into the lock work.
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    Ruger Field Carry

    I also have a similar rig as yours:
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    Ruger Field Carry

    Just so you know (I have ToTW nipples on mine too) they’re sized for the standard, non magnum version of CCI #11 caps, they won’t work right with the magnum version. I’ve not been able to find a tin locally to try, just the magnums so I’ve been using Rem #10’s, which have worked flawlessly as...
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    New to cap & ball revolvers

    It’s all my Pietta has been fed, though it was eventually reamed to .449” and chamfered, but it loaded .457” balls just fine.
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