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As was mentioned, this is a traditional muzzleloading forum. We do not discuss in-line, modern guns or guns that are based on a style that were made after 1865 here. We also do not discuss conversion cylinders, sabots or bullets with plastic parts. Our sister forum, Modern Muzzleloaders is set...

I think using a .015 thick patch with the .490 diameter ball will make starting the patch/ball into the bore a bit tough. Although that combinitation is often used in rifles, a rifle is much easier to get a good grip on and resting the butt of the rifle against the ground provides the kind of...

The Flayderman's Guide says the Starr DA pistol cannot be cocked and fired like a single action pistol can. He says, The unusual Starr D.A. mechanism was by no means of the conventional type. The so-called double action is unique and may more aptly be termed 'self cocking' as the gun cannot be...

The Colt Lightning was a pump action rifle. We don't talk about Colt Lightning rifles or any other guns that shoot self contained cartridges on the forum. Now, if you want to talk about the Colt "Revolving rifle" that's ok. The first one was made in 1855. They came in both sporting calibers...

Well. Since this thread has sunk down to the bickering stage and I'm tired of editing/deleting posts, it is now closed.

Wikipedia answers the question about West Virginia as follows: The secession of the slave states wasn't the only case of secession in 1860s America. The western portion of Virginia seceded from the Confederate state and named itself West Virginia, the Mountain State, forsaking the rebellion of...

By having the trunnions below center the cannon will force the breech of the barrel downward into the carrage or the adjustable support that controls the elevation when it fires.

Remington used 6 slots on the rear of the cylinder to trap the nose of the hammer. It was one of the changes they made when they designed the "New Model Army and Navy to comply with the Army's requests after the Army first rejected the revolver.

No. A "square load" is a load where the powder measure used to measure out the powder charge is also used to measure out the amount of shot that's going to be put down the barrel. If a 60 grain powder measure is being used, it will pour 60 grains of powder down the barrel followed by 7/8 ounces...

The seller titled this sale "WTS Uberti Navy Remington 1858". "Navy" was a common description of a .36 caliber revolver in the 1850-1870 time period so yes, I am sure the pistol is a .36 caliber.

Thank you for posting a link to the proof testing marks. It does bring up a question for you. Is proof testing required for all barrels made in Spain? I ask because I have a CVA 12 guage double barrel shotgun and your list caused me to check out my shotgun to see when it was made. There are...

I can't make out the fine details but from what I can see, your shot patches look fine to me. As long as the center and the area where the ball met the bore isn't cut or burned thru, your in business.

It's quite common for all cloth patches to be badly frayed around the outside edge when they have been shot. That's what happens to cloth when it meets supersonic wind blasts like the patch does when it leaves the muzzle. The old pre-lubed patches that cause problems are usually either...

Use the 3Fg black powder in the pan. Tests have proven that the 4F powder is only a few thousandths of a second faster and that amount of time can't be sensed by a person. Also, grinding up powder will result in more dust than actual powder granules. As for using Pyrodex in the pan, it rarely...

If you were just using that "one straight push" as a description of how easily the load went down the bore, that's fine but, if you really did ram the ball with one big straight push, do yourself a favor. Don't do that again. The right way to ram a patched ball down a barrel is to do it in...

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Treat it with kid gloves when you get it. If the stock hasn't been treated with oil for a long time, the wood will be dry and very easy to damage and if you do "ding" it, the wood fibers will break instead of bend. If the fibers bend, the dent can be steamed out. If the fibers are broken...

The long barrel tang and long trigger plate I used on my Tennessee have long machine screws going thru them and the wood at both the front and at the rear. This gives a great deal of extra reinforcement to the wood in the thin wrist. Good thing that it does. The wood grain in this walnut stock...

I agree. Talking about which units used the 1842 Springfield can be useful information. When we get into who wore kilts we're getting too far off topic.

While your looking for real black powder, here's a few things to remember. It's against the Federal law for a dealer to sit real black powder out on a shelf with the other powders. Federal regulations require the black powder to be kept in a locked, approved storage unit. Put another way...