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  1. M

    Cap and ball revolver firing bird shot

    So if I have this right in my head..... The powder, a wad, then the #9 shot, then over that another wad with some glue or fingernail polish to keep the wad from allowing the shot to spill out when the pistol is holstered? I assume all that to get loaded and packed down with the rammer before...
  2. M

    Cap and ball revolver firing bird shot

    A range right outside the back door. Now that is living! OK so here is a question, please don't laugh... What is a gas check? I have a Colt Navy in 44 and it is small enough for me to tote around in a holster on the property. Everyday in Spring/Summer and Fall I go out looking for snakes. The...
  3. M

    Cap and ball revolver firing bird shot

    I guess I didn't think about how the shot will stay in one place before firing and not spill out. Seems like a wad on top of it would not help.
  4. M

    Cap and ball revolver firing bird shot

    Would it damage a cap and ball revolver to fire 7.5 or 8 shot out of it? We're seeing an unusual abundance of rattlesnakes near us and I can't find ordinary snake shot for modern revolvers lately.
  5. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    Well I wasn't thinking about doing so, just was wondering how safe it was. OK so I can buy any Traditions 44 cylinder and put it on my Navy?
  6. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    I keep seeing cylinders for sale on certain sites like Midway and Sportsmans. I have a Pietta. Some of these Cylinders are from Traditions. How do I know what will fit and what's good and what's not? Also a follow up, Whats the thoughts on the 45 cartridge conversions for these?
  7. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    OK will fire tomorrow or the next day, again at 50 yards. Fire, then run a patch of something with a lube on it, then fire again and repeat. I usually only have time for about 5-7 rounds before I have to pack up in time enough to allow for cleaning. I'll report back my accuracy and results...
  8. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    In the mean time, would pre-lubed patches such as the EZ clean patches do until I get the time to mix up that formula?
  9. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    So some brown on the patches came back, not a whole lot but still enough to get me motivated again. This time I used JB Bore polish. HOWEVER: I put a very thin amount on the patch, ONLY on the sides and not the face of the jag. I was concerned that I would end up pushing a bunch of it to the...
  10. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    I have Pyrodex but after reading much on this forum, I'm not sure I should use it with a barrel I've been fighting rust in.
  11. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    OK I need to come up with a system! My hopes were that, I could just set the gong out there, shoot from the deck outside the backdoor, while also manning a BBQ. I wanted to shoot a few shots, set the rifle down, clean off my hands and flip the burger/chicken/ribs what have you, then fire some...
  12. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    Moistened with what? Powder solvent?
  13. M

    CVA Pennsylvania cap and ball .50

    OK well, finally fired it today. I started out with a .490 ball on a patch for a test fire. I didn't find the patch to see. So I moved over to the PA conicals. I am a fan. A little messy and hard to get started down the bore but they grouped nicely. I was firing from a small tripod rest, so...
  14. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    Loading 454's into mine was difficult, I had to really try to get that lever down. They shot fine but I just was hoping I wasn't hurting the gun during the loading process.
  15. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    So a .451 ball would be better than a .454 ball I presume?
  16. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    I have a couple canisters, maybe I'll try to trade it away.
  17. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    Any disadvantage or advantage to using Pyrodex?
  18. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    I've heard folks say, 777, 3f, 2f, what are the differences? Is it burn rate? I think I heard 4f is for flash powder for flintlocks. I think I have 2f and 3f GOEX. I also have the Pyrodex equivalent but I've never used Pyrodex.
  19. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    Should all these screws be tight? I had an experience once with a malfunction. I can't remember what the issue was but I took it to a gunsmith, he'd never worked on one of these before. He tweaked one of those screws and it was fixed. But he didn't tighten it if I remember right, He just...
  20. M

    Conical bullets in a cap and ball revolver

    All 4 of them? What about the one on the other side?
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