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DUH! Thanks for reminding me! I have that carbine somewhere, literally haven't seen it in 20+ years. I got to go dig it out and give it a whirl. A looong time ago, I shot it over a chrony, with some 200 grain Buffalo Ball-ets and round balls thru it. Both got lower velocity with the...

Cast up some of the Era's Gone Kerr .44 bullets for the first time, they weigh 225 grains out of pure lead. Shot them over the chrono today in my Pietta 1858 Remingtons, completely stock, 5.5" and 8" barrels. Used Hodgdon 3f 777, Pyro P, and Swiss 3f. Loved the ease of loading these Kerr...

You are indeed fortunate. Watch this video, especially the last couple of minutes, and you will see the disgust Mike has for the Pocket Police. His experience mirrors mine, and every other person that I know who owns one of these guns. Yes, mine are mostly reliable now, but miffed that I had...

This afternoon I decided to do a little experiment using my Pietta 1851 Navy in .44. It is completely stock, about 25 years old. The experiment was to simply see if it would fire. No biggie, until you realize it has been loaded and riding around in my old, beater hunting truck since at least...

I have three Uberti's that had the same problem, a 1849 Pocket, 1862 Police, and a Pocket Navy. Replacement nipples helped slightly, but never could fire five shots without multiple cap jams. I replaced the main springs with ones made for a Pietta 1851 Navy. Ground them down to size, and cap...

Nope, just something I had laying around. Just curious how "powerful" it was compared to a .22 in a handgun. I love everything traditional muzzleloading, but my daily carry is something more modern and powerful than a .22. If I had nothing but a .31 cap and ball using round ball, I'd shoot...

We have a very warm day here Missouri, so I decided to bust off a few caps. Was curious about "power" (hate that word to describe performance) and penetration on boards of my 1849 Pocket vs. another handgun. I am not mentioning the other handgun, and this thread is about the relative "power"...

If your Pocket Police is like any other Uberti Pocket Model (1849, Wells Fargo, 1862 Police and Navy) the spinning of the cylinder will be small potatoes compared to the other problems you will encounter. Unless they have gotten better, you will be buying replacement nipples and installing a...

I get my .58 Minies from Pat Kaboskey, AKA the Civil War Bullet Man. He sizes to to whatever you want, and lubes them if you desire. They shoot great in my original Civil War muskets. For hunting, I'm with some other fellas, a PRB is the way to go. Conicals are powerful on paper, and...

Whatever revolver you go with, a 5.5" barrel will give you around 200 fps less velocity with equal loads than a 7.5" or 8" barrel. That is a fact that I have ascertained over decades, determined by shooting many revolvers over different chronographs. That may not be a deal breaker for you...

Society worries about too many trivial issues these days. Shoot all the lead you want, eat all the critters you have taken, and you will be fine. Regulations are not about the enviroment, they are about gun control. Take the bullets, or make it so cost prohibitive, that folks will stop...

Took my rarely used Uberti 1849 to the range today. When you read my results and trials and tribulations with it, you will understand why it is rarely used. I have made all the mods recommended, heavier mainspring, after market nipples, etc. I know as I write that, someone who is more...

I have had a .54 Trade Rifle for about 40 years, it is a great shooter with PRB's or Conicals. It especially liked the Hornady Great Plains Buller, which I believe is no longer available. Also have a drop in barrel in .40 caliber. Very heavy, and not much practical use, but very accurate and...

Crisco, or it's off brand equivalent. No need to complicate it. When I go to the range. I literally shoot hundreds of rounds per session thru revolvers. Crisco over the ball has my cylinders turning more freely after dozens of reloads than when the gun was clean. Doesn't matter if it is my...

I have never shot real black 2F in my life in any gun. I use 3F in everything when using real black powder. Goex is not nearly as hot as subs, measured volumetrically. From a lot of shooting, literally thousands of shots thru many different guns, I have concluded that Pyrodex P is equivalent...

I use a lot of Pyro RS in my revolvers, as I bought many jugs of it years ago for $1 per pound. (Walmart end of season clearance) It has always performed well, and actually performs better than Goex 3f in MY revolvers shooting over MY chronograph. I have tubs of it over 20 years old, and I see...

Hey Pete, 3:15 in the morning here in NW Missouri, just came in from letting my 140lb. Great Dane/Lab mutt out. I enlarged the loading port on my Pietta Remington 1858. I load my "Colts" off the gun using a loading press. Getting conicals started straight is a BIG PITA! Off the gun, I use...

I have the 300 gr. in .54. Shoots well in my Pedersoli's, a Rocky Mountain Hawken (1 in 66"), Frontier Rifle (1 in 65"), and in my Charles Daly (Investarms) Hawken (1 in 48"). The REAL bullet shoots to the same POI as a PRB in my rifles, at normal muzzleloading range. Attached pic is from a...

In the frigid North Missouri woods right this minute with my Colt Special 1861 Musket, mfg. 1862. Waiting for a nice buck, couple of does went by a few minutes ago.

The rifle is very reliable, and as fast as any of my custom flintlocks. I have a percussion lock for the same rifle, 2 minute swap from flint to percussion, or vice versa. Unscrew lock, take out vent liner, screw in drum and nipple, install percussion lock. Shoot it well in percussion mode...