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    Hickock 45 Dry Balls It

    It was pretty clear from the outset that his was about the heat of battle leading to a no powder load and he set it up that way as an excuse to show the technique (which was novel to him) and enable him to make a vid that would make it past the censors.
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    Hickock 45 Dry Balls It

    Yeah, it was obviously a new idea for him that he thought would make a good vid that would get past the censors, and he really was not that familiar with it. At that, I am sure many who saw the procedure, especially if they were not previously familiar, benefitted from it. But then again, how...
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    Hickock 45 Dry Balls It

    Yeah, they applied censorship to many who share our sport.
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    Hickock 45 Dry Balls It

    Seen that. Not everyone is an expert, but you can learn something from just about everyone, even if it is how not to do it. Insofar as the vid I posted, I didn't see much wrong with what he did, other than his choice of screwdriver. Thousands of us have done it to clear a projectile loaded...
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    Hickock 45 Dry Balls It

    One way to skin a cat.
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    SOLD 1858 Remington Carbine by Uberti

    Uberti?
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    I have to rethink the spare cylinder idea

    Weight is the drawback there, not so much for cavalry, but for someone on foot, yes. The tactical operators of the day likely carried both
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    How long does 1’000 caps last for an average shooter

    I tend to go through them fasted with revolvers, next with shotgun and slowest with rifles and muskets.
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    Toy Caps in a Black Powder Revolver

    At one point I know ground glass was added to priming compound to give it more oomph.
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    Toy Caps in a Black Powder Revolver

    Interesting experiment, probably been touched on here before, but the difference in cap brands was enlightening.
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    Percussion caps ,,get them while you can !!

    Yeah, theirs is one of the worst, but they have been around a long time, been ordering from them for decades. I believe at one point, and it may still be they were a sister company, or related in some way to Midsouth, and have been around as long. Somewhere around here I have a catalogue from...
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    I have to rethink the spare cylinder idea

    Those cavalrymen were gifted highly skilled and trained horsemen who generally carried a rifle or shotgun (sometime both) revolvers and a saber, and were able to employ all three easily, riding a horse with both hands free is not that big a trick, especially if the horse is standing still. The...
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    Percussion caps ,,get them while you can !!

    @rp77469 Graf's has RWS #11s for $329 for 2500 https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/88989 Natchez has CCI 11s in stock on sale for $104 and a free HAZMAT code on their home page for two days on orders over $99 https://www.natchezss.com/cci-11-percussion-caps-1000ct-cc0311
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    Percussion caps ,,get them while you can !!

    Just got an email from Midway this morning, the code to punch in for free HAZMAT is FHM910E
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    I have to rethink the spare cylinder idea

    Capped you'd want some sort of pouch or secure holder. Uncapped you could throw three or four in a pocket without worry. Hence the Dirth of pouches. Because of doctrine, this would not be military, and more individuals or like the Pony Express rider mentioned above, where weight and the...
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    I have to rethink the spare cylinder idea

    There is little evidence our army issued or promoted the use of spare cylinders for reloading, likely due to the doctrine of using the handgun to to close and them employing the saber. Most troops did not carry a handgun, they were mostly limited to officers and cavalry troops (hence the saber...
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    I have to rethink the spare cylinder idea

    Short article but interesting reading: https://truewestmagazine.com/article/got-a-spare/ And then there is this: https://stewartsmilitaryantiques.com/german-mid19th-century-prussian-navy-marked-holster-spare-cartridge-pouch-1851-colt-navy-pistol.46447.archive.htm
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    Seeds shot? Anything used HC. PC

    Rock Salt? Ain't that what Granny used to use? :D
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    Seeds shot? Anything used HC. PC

    Sand/pea gravel.
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    How to clean out lead contaminated(?) cast iron

    Actually, Lyman molds are made out of Meehanite a type of cast iron, don't know for certain about the rest, but that is what my Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook says. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meehanite
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