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    Dragoon problems

    If there is anyone you should listen to WRT an open top Colt, It's Mike (45D) Brackett of Goon's Gun Works. He has turned 3 "unshootable" project guns into bullet-proof fighting machines.
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    Prices of repro Whitneys

    Lots of no longer manufactured guns are commanding stupid prices. Supply and demand. If you really dig the Whitney, get a Spiller & Burr, which is basically a brass Confederate knockoff of the Whitney design...for 1/3 the price.
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    Goex buy online auction

    I don't have an issue with auctions in general, only auctions that net the seller 20 times what the item sold for new at retail. A recent example was a tin of 100 Remington percussion caps on one of the more popular gun auction sites which was listed at starting bid of $49.99 and sold for quite...
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    Goex buy online auction

    Auctions...for basic gun supplies. That's what it's come to. The seller knows what he paid and knows what it's worth. Selling to the highest bidder seems cheap and tawdry. Says a lot about a man's character. Just my two cents and worth every penny.
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    My experience with Walker cylinder gap and some other notes.

    It's really easy to pooh-pooh the idea of needing a 'Goonerized' gun (or equivalent) until you actually hold and shoot one. Then you realize the difference and wonder why you waited.
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    Pietta vs Uberti frame size question

    Uberti revolvers are accurate to the actual size while Pietta is not. Compare an Uberti 1858 Remington to a Pietta and you will see the difference quite clearly, both in frame size and weight. Armi San Paolo are also much closer to original. Also, Pietta uses their same 1858 NMA frame and...
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    New to the forum

    Welcome to the forum!
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    WANTED Gunsmith: Repair for 1858 Remington

    Second vote for Goon. Fantastic BP gunsmith and tuner, and a heluva nice guy to boot!
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    I'm in a bit of a quandary

    Personally, I think you might find the error in your favor. Navy caliber guns use less powder and lead in general, but can get a little ho-hum after a while. JMHO
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    Just got a brand new lemon

    Check with Dixie Gun Works
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    Just got a brand new lemon

    QC has been brainwashed to think that "short arbor" is not a real thing. In fact, there is an Uberti video floating about that shows how to properly "adjust" barrel gap using the wedge as an "adjustment"... Unless the wedge is driven in firmly to bottom out the arbor in the bore hole, no two...
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    Just got a brand new lemon

    Uberti is completely ignoring the short arbor issues, which may be connected to the problem you are having, by pretending it does not exist. My brand new Uberti Richards-Mason required shimming the arbor right out of the box. You have three choices; either read up on the issue (Google will give...
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    Open tops are just sexy

    FWIW, the newest date code arrangement (numerals) began in 2020 (CZ) somewhere along the mid-year. Guns built in 2020 can have either the CZ or 20 designation depending on when they were built during that year. Guns built in subsequent years are using the digits (21, 22) Here is the most...
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    Open tops are just sexy

    The newest gun have the last two digits of the year produced in the box rather than letters; e.g. a gun built in 2021 will have the numerals "21" in a box.
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    Where ya at

    Northeast Illinois.
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    Two Feathers

    I will second that opinion of Two Feathers' work, and work ethic. The balls bag I ordered was excellently constructed, great communication, and heck; I think I even made a friend out of the deal!
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    Lyman 1858

    Mine is an ASP.
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    WANTED Black Powder Themed Necktie

    Heck with a tie. Just wear your powder horn.
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    Dutch Schoultz : A Mighty Tree Has Fallen In the Forest

    R.I.P. Another great hole in the black powder fabric that will never be mended.
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    Lyman Trade rifle

    I have one I bought new in the mid '80s. Love that gun! (Investarms...I think the new ones are Pedersoli) I used to shoot Lee REAL bullets with mediocre results (1:48 twist is supposed to be good for either bullet or ball) but found out that a tightly patched .495 RB (mine is a .50) turned it...
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