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    Don't avoid new Uberti sixguns

    I never liked the Italian guns habit of covering nice walnut grips with a muddy red finish. If there is walnut under there, I strip them and just use a few coats of True Oil rubbed to a satin finish. Here is a Pietta 1858 Remington that I refinished. Even though it had plain grain but nice...
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    Uberti Remington

    I finished grinding the grip pictured above. Only changing the arc of the grip behind the trigger guard by about 1/8" off the curve made a big difference in the comfort for the middle finger knuckle. I can still take off more if I need to as there's still plenty metal there. The T-4 solution...
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    Uberti Remington

    I have an 1858 Pietta Remington 44 That was bothering my knuckle joint pretty bad using a full grip. I did the little finger under the grip hold and it helped a lot with heavier loads. Today though I decided to open up that space behind the trigger guard. I'm using a drum sander from Harbor...
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    Thoughts on Percussion Caps

    It is probably a store-by-store decision by the home office if sales would warrant carrying the black powder section or if they have the space available. At least that was the way it was when I used to manage a big box store. I had hunting guns, ammo, camouflage stuff and black powder guns and...
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    Thoughts on Percussion Caps

    I was in LaGrange Kentucky Walmart Thursday and the two pegs for caps at $5.62 had only a few on them. I looked up above the pegboard and on the top high shelf was a whole open shipping carton full of caps that had not been stocked. I pulled it down and bought 6 tins then filled the pegs...
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    Thoughts on Percussion Caps

    Most Kentucky Walmarts in rural areas had lots of #11 caps for $5.62 as I traveled around this week. I stocked up there because every other gun store ranged from $10.99 to $12.95 where I saw them in stock. I hope the Walmart price will force the others to stop the price gouging that has been...
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    Pietta Remington NMA new cylinder fit problem

    My Pietta 1858 Remington .44 was made in 2020. The spare cylinder I ordered from muzzle-loaders.com just came in. It dropped in and worked perfectly. It was the only place I found one for $64 in stock with fast free shipping too.
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    Real black powder

    I have no problem getting Swiss & Schuetzen black powder for my flint guns by driving a little over an hour away. I prefer to load my percussion revolvers, which I shoot the most lately, with 777 because of the easier cleanup and my wife does not complain if I use the utility sink in the...
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    Do you display your flintlock or other guns in your home

    I like having a couple that I built myself out for display. Just fairly plain guns with very good wood figure which is the way I like them. The house has plenty of alarm coverage and cameras, so I try not to worry about it too much.
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    firing cone trouble

    My experience with a new Pietta 1858 Remington was not good with #11 on the stock nipples. It fired great with the few #10s I had left but the larger 11s exploded into fragments that stuck between the nipple and cylinder and had to be picked out. Some even fell off the nipples before firing...
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    1858 Remington Grip Strip

    I would guess someone even in the old days made some antler grips on a percussion revolver. I have some old legal ivory bought from Boone Trading many years ago that I used on some knife handles. It was just not enough to make two revolver scales, or I would use that. I can't believe so many...
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    1858 Remington Grip Strip

    I have stripped and refinished a bunch of long gun stocks and handgun grips over the years. After trying most available products I have the best results with the Kwik Strip Spray. It foams up and lifts even the thick plastic finishes which I hate so much. One coat usually does it with a rub...
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    1858 Remington Grip Strip

    Yes its a Pietta. I was going to make some better fancy walnut grips but after the strip turned out nice I will wait a while. White Ivory imitation grips can look great if done with quality material.
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    1858 Remington Grip Strip

    My grips were so sloppy done that the brass ferrules were even stained red with the finish. I think they just spray it on and be done as is. I like walnut to be oil finished natural unless trying to hide sapwood.
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    1858 Remington Grip Strip

    I really like my new Pietta Remington except for the muddy looking stained red walnut grips. I used some spray Quick Strip that removed it all off in one coat. Then washed them in acetone. This is how they look after light sanding and only one coat so far of True Oil. I like them much better...
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    The Big Dixie 1858 Remington NM

    I have a Pietta Remington 1858 Sheriffs Model that I plan on reshaping the front of the grip frame as shown in a YouTube video by Lame Beaver Trading Company. It's the one titled "Pietta Remington Sheriffs Model Modifications." It starts with some chamfering of the cylinder then shows changing...
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    1850's Percussion Squirrel Gun 32 cal.

    As far as I can see down the small bore there seems to be shallow straight rifling with the hexagon shape all the way down. There is no twist that I can determine. Here is an overall picture of the gun.
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    Why I would recommend someone not get into muzzleloading

    I got this Remington 1858 Model at Cabela's a few weeks ago for $319. The nipples were tapered .168 to .162 at the tip end and were a bit loose for #11 caps. I wanted to keep them blued so I got the PIR-LI stock number nipples from Track of The Wolf for #11 caps. They measured .168 to .166 at...
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    1850's Percussion Squirrel Gun 32 cal.

    A friend brought over this family heirloom gun to show me. It has what appears to be Pennsylvania Rifle Works on the lock. It has an octagonal bore that I guess must have been forged over a mandrel maybe. It was in pretty used and abused shape and was the first octagonal bore I have seen on a...
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    Kentucky lock replacement

    I bought a L&R Replacement Lock for a Dixie Tennessee Rifle to change it from Percussion to Flint. It had a thicker mainspring that required enlarging the stock inletting a bit but was not hard to do. It produces showers of sparks and I'm very happy with it. The Lock plate fit fine.
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