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    Uberti spare cylinders

    Until recently the cap & ball revolvers didn't cost a heck of a lot, think I paid just over $200 yankee dollars for an F. LLI Pietta 1862 Police, fit and finish overall, was quite good, I think. I mean, for a couple hundred bucks whattaya expect?
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    Do I just have a “short-range” rifle?

    Inspect the crown or muzzle area closely. Improper use of cleaning jags or otherwise causing dings or nick damage in this area could cause problems like you describe, I expect.
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    General Black Powder Shooting Stupidity

    Have seen this same phenomenon across different hobbies or subjects or whatever. Sometimes apparently folks like this are referred to as "Askholes". It's a type of character where the same question is asked over and over, sometimes phrased slightly different, but designed to elicit a specific...
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    Modern vs. Period Black Powder

    Glossing the powder corns with graphite goes way back, it isn't some new-fangled process. Well before the Civil War anyway. One other attribute in addition to those mentioned is it helps prevent moisture absorption. It's why the "g" is listed after the powder granulations - FFFg for example.
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    Modern vs. Period Black Powder

    1863 isn't 200 years ago, black powder was practically a "mature technology" by then. They had excellent, top quality powder available at the time, but they simply weren't available in the staggering quantities needed for the Late Unpleasantness, and even if they were, government has always...
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    Strange caps

    "Nothing special" is pretty dang special right now though.
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    Modern vs. Period Black Powder

    It certainly wouldn't be surprising that bulk US government-issue black powder was of a generally inferior quality compared to that of the best rifle powders available at the time. I would frankly be surprised if that wasn't the case.
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    Black Powder, Is there a shortage?

    There is legislation to consider, and then there is the large payment clearing, processing and financial firms to consider. Even if they don't formally criminalize "online" sales, it is effectively outlawed if (for example) nobody can pay for it through their bank. There is a considerable level...
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    Why This Wood and Not That on 18th Century Rifles

    That looks fantastic.
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    Ridiculous Cap Pricing

    Yep, it's well known that cap sizes and some nipples are all over the place. Rem #10 caps are basically roughly equal in size to CCI #11, the CCI #10 are generally too small for the italian repro Colt pistols.
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    Resin for varnish

    Vinegaroon is a black dye used on leather and wood for centuries.
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    Why This Wood and Not That on 18th Century Rifles

    I've wondered about that. Local makers and DIYers making one offs would have had reasons to try something different, mainly for the same reasons we do today. I had a rifle with the stock made with Oregon Myrtlewood, something not likely available to eastern gunmakers back in the day, but the...
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    Ridiculous Cap Pricing

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but if I modify the nipples to take CCI #10, then Rem #10 and CCI #11 won't fit very well. Or - maybe juuuust smooth the nipples very slightly with fine crocus, take off the high spots. Hm... A hardwood dowel or similar tool then may work well enough to seat them...
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    Why This Wood and Not That on 18th Century Rifles

    That's an interesting question. I'm not sure whether Chestnut was considered suitable for gunstocks or not. It was a very, very useful timber species for other applications that's for certain. As you know, the Chestnut blight wiped them out. It was a great tragedy similar to the complete loss of...
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    Cold weather shooting

    Not that I'm aware of. I volunteer to stay inside by the fire and drink coffee, while monitoring the situation closely however. Keep us posted!
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    Resin for varnish

    Might try brown Kiwi shoe polish. I've used it as underlying stain. Should dissolve and mix in certain solvents like Turp I'd think.
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    Ridiculous Cap Pricing

    Are you giving them away or? I hear they are made of Unobtanium right now. Naw, the factory nipples work OK, was just thinking outloud if maybe there was a good way to make those undersize caps serviceable.
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    Pyrodex pellets in a revolver...any one use these?

    Pencil it out per pound and report back
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    Pyrodex pellets in a revolver...any one use these?

    Pellets are kinda like the Keurig Cups of the Muzzleloading world. A bit of a ripoff, price wise anyhoo.
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    Ridiculous Cap Pricing

    I got to thinking (always a bit sketchy if this happens) am in OK shape with the necessary percussion caps but I do have a 94 count tin of #10 CCI that are too small for the revolvers I own, where #10 Remington fit fine. I discovered this of course the first time I went to fire. They did fire...
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